“To those imposters who are trying to take advantage and profit from this situation, we will investigate and ensure you are held accountable for your actions,” an FBI official said.
The FBI announced on Thursday that it has made an arrest related to "an imposter ransom demand" in the Nancy Guthrie case, the mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie who was reported missing on Sunday. The FBI also announced a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the recovery of the 84-year-old, and/or the arrest and conviction of those involved. Authorities believe that Guthrie was "kidnapped."
"To those imposters who are trying to take advantage and profit from this situation, we will investigate and ensure you are held accountable for your actions," an FBI official said on Thursday afternoon. "We have made one arrest related to an impostor ransom demand, and a complaint will be presented to a magistrate judge later today."
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FBI Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke said regarding the arrest, "We believe that there's no evidence to connect this to Nancy's case. It was someone that was trying to profit from it, a total imposter."
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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos stressed that authorities have not identified a suspect of person of interest in the case, but "we are working our best to do that." Nanos said authorities believe Guthrie is "still out there." He added, "we just want her home and find a way to get to the bottom of all of this."
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He outlined a timeline of events between the evening of January 31 and the afternoon of February 1 that investigators have pulled together. At 5:32 pm on January 31, Guthrie left her home to go to her family’s home for dinner, and was dropped off back at home at around 9:48 pm, when a garage door opened. Two minutes later, the door closed.
He said that at 1:47 am, the doorbell disconnected, and it detected a person on camera at 2:12 am, however, there’s no video available because she did not have a subscription, so the video was overwritten. At 2:28 am, Guthrie’s pacemaker disconnected from its app.
Her family came to check on her at 11:56 am and discovered her missing, calling 911 less than 10 minutes later. Patrol teams arrived around 10 minutes after the call was made.
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