A news outlet in Arizona has received a new message in the Nancy Guthrie case, the outlet reported on Friday.
KOLD 13 News in Tucson did not provide further details in their report, though the Pima County Sheriff’s Office issued a new statement.
“The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department are aware of a new message regarding Nancy Guthrie,” the statement read. “Investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity.”
They added, “While this is one new piece of information, the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department are still asking anyone with tips to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.”
They concluded the statement by noting the FBI is still offering a reward of “up to $50,000 for information leading to the recovery of Nancy Guthrie and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.”
A spokesperson for Pima County Sheriffs department told Page Six on Friday that “Detectives continue to conduct follow-up at the home and in the surrounding neighborhood, and noted that “The roadway in front of the home is currently restricted to provide investigators the space needed to complete their work.”
The 84-year-old mother of NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie was reported missing on Sunday, Feb. 1, after she failed to show up for church services.
Sheriff Chris Nanos — who has said that investigators believe Nancy was abducted in her sleep — explained on Thursday that authorities are “actively looking at everyone” as a suspect in the case.
A trail of blood confirmed to be Nancy’s on Thursday was seen outside her front door. FBI special agent and former CIA member Tracy Walder told Page Six on Friday that the mother of three had likely been “stalked for some time” before her disappearance.
TMZ founder Harvey Levin told CNN on Thursday that investigators had a “radius around Tucson” after receiving a purported ransom note in the case asking for billions in Bitcoin.
Cops also addressed reports of a “possible ransom note” earlier this week, releasing a statement saying they were “aware of reports circulating about a possible ransom note(s) regarding the investigation into Nancy Guthrie.”
“We are taking all tips and leads very seriously,” the statement continued. “Anything that comes in, goes directly to our detectives who are coordinating with the FBI.”
But Walder also told Page Six on Friday he doesn’t believe the case is necessarily about money.
“I, in my gut, feel like this is someone that either had some kind of obsession with Savannah because of how high profile she is, and this was a way to potentially get to her,” he said in part. “Or this is a person that has some kind of beef with Savannah because of whatever story she covered or whoever she interviewed.”
He added, “I am not convinced it’s fully about money. Her salary is for the most part public, but there are other people who make more money than she does.”
Savannah and her siblings, Camron Guthrie and sister Annie Guthrie, plead with the alleged captors in a recent social media video to provide “proof of life” amid Nancy’s ongoing disappearance.
Camron subsequently released another statement asking for whoever is involved in Nancy’s disappearance to reach out.
