The FBI is currently looking into a threatening letter sent to “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie regarding her missing mother. This comes as police in Arizona urgently search for the 84-year-old grandmother, Nancy, who disappeared from her Tucson home on Saturday night.
One letter received by Guthrie came from an individual claiming to know about her mother’s kidnapping, though it was also filled with offensive language. This letter referenced suspected murderer Luigi Mangione and the January 6 Capitol riots, according to officials.
Unfortunately, this is just one of many contentious letters that have surfaced since Nancy went missing.
Other communications, sent to various news outlets like TMZ, allegedly contained details about Nancy’s home, her attire at the time of her abduction, and even a multimillion-dollar ransom demand in Bitcoin.
The investigation is being led by detectives from the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, but the FBI has deployed considerable resources to assist local authorities.
Federal forensic teams are helping to analyze the purported ransom note and are tracking data in the surrounding Tucson areas. They’ve also been examining cell tower information to identify anyone who may have been near Nancy’s neighborhood around the time of her disappearance.
Search warrants for Nancy’s digital accounts were quickly issued by the FBI to aid in tracking her movements, and agents have been actively bypassing Arizona’s jurisdictional issues to follow up on leads.
Located just 110 miles from the Mexican border, Tucson is also seeing participation from Customs and Border Protection, which is supplying dogs for ground searches.
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This federal assistance comes after President Trump assured reporters in the Oval Office that resources would be made available for the investigation.
Trump, who has interviewed with Guthrie before, mentioned, “Savannah and I have always gotten along very well. It’s a very unusual situation, but we’re going to figure it out.” He added, “I think it’s terrible,” and expressed plans to contact her later.
