A former FBI agent has revealed why he believes Nancy Guthrie’s potential abductors have been “acting in bad faith” from the start. Savannah Guthrie’s mother remains missing.
“They would provide no proof of life, they didn’t take Nancy’s safety into consideration, according to physical evidence at the scene,” former agent Steve Moore told NewsNation’s Brian Entin. “Everything that they did was in bad faith.”
Moore said that one of the things that made the potential kidnappers seem less than serious was that the ransom letters were sent to various media outlets, including TMZ. He suggested that whoever was behind the notes wanted the negotiations to be public.
Earlier, ransom notes that were sent out demanded millions of dollars in bitcoin. One note even claimed to know the identity of Nancy’s abductors. Moore said that the FBI probably saw the notes as a negotiation rather than a straightforward transaction.
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“They weren’t going to play the game where someone dictated the terms,” Moore stated.
Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer weighs in on the ransom notes
Another ex-FBI agent, Jennifer Coffindaffer, recently suggested that Nancy’s kidnapper sent ransom notes to media outlets to cause “public humiliation” to her family. She also suggested that Savannah did the right thing by not paying ransom because “Nancy was likely deceased.”
Coffindaffer further said that those who abducted Nancy “knew they would not get paid $6 Million with no proof of life. They knew the FBI would tell the Guthries not to pay with no proof of life.”
“So basically, by going to the press with the demand and forcing the family to address the notes publicly, the public knows Savannah is worth $40 Million, but was not willing to pay even though Savannah believed the notes were real. We see the public backlash from the Guthrie family decision. People say why didn’t Savannah pay if she knew the notes were “real”?” Coffindaffer wrote on X.
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She added “It was the right decision because Nancy was likely deceased. It wasn’t enough that Porch Guy took her mom, they wanted her to receive public backlash too. Public perception has been exceedingly important to the Guthries; the kidnappers seemed to understand this.”
Months after Nancy went missing, there has been no update on her whereabouts, and no suspect has been identified. While the Guthrie family has been tormented by the uncertainty of the case’s outcome, her daughter Savannah previously even admitted that her mom may be dead.
Anyone with “actionable information” about the Guthrie case has been urged to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department nonemergency line at 520-351-4900.
