The disappearance last Saturday night of Nancy Guthrie (84), mother of the famous NBC News Today presenter Savannah Guthrie (54), has left the American audience in shock. New details are gradually emerging, shedding light on what happened.
Firstly, in images by Brian Entin, national correspondent for NewsNation, exclusively shown by TMZ, blood splatters are visible from inside the house to the porch at the entrance, where signs of forced entry were also observed.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department has confirmed that the DNA samples belong to the communicator's mother.
Secondly, on Tuesday morning, TMZ announced that they had received an apparent ransom note in which the alleged kidnappers demand a large sum in Bitcoin for Nancy's release. After conducting the necessary verifications, the American media outlet has confirmed that the address is real.
Additionally, the note specifies an implicit threat and a deadline for the payment to be made.
Harvey Levin, founder of TMZ, explained in a video on Facebook that the said note arrived via email describing how Nancy was dressed and some of the damages caused in the house valued at 850,000 euros.
Amidst this informational chaos, Sheriff Chris Nanos and his team stated: "We are aware of the reports circulating about alleged ransom notes in connection with the Nancy Guthrie investigation. We take all leads and data very seriously. Any information we receive is directly forwarded to our detectives, who are working in coordination with the FBI."
This case has gained such public attention that even Donald Trump has mentioned it in one of his recent media appearances. The White House leader stated his intention to allocate more federal resources to assist in the investigation and confirmed the active involvement of the FBI in the search for Nancy Guthrie.
Meanwhile, Savannah, who is understandably absent from her presenting duties, has urged her Instagram followers to pray for her mother.
In these delicate moments, the journalist and lawyer is surrounded by her loved ones, especially by her second husband, Michael Feldman, whom she married in 2014 and with whom she has two children, Vale (11) and Charles (9).