{"id":1611,"date":"2026-02-10T12:20:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:20:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1611"},"modified":"2026-02-10T12:20:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T12:20:48","slug":"nancy-guthries-suspected-kidnappers-havent-been-in-contact-with-family-since-6m-ransom-deadline-fbi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1611","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Guthrie&#8217;s suspected kidnappers haven&#8217;t been in contact with family since $6M ransom deadline: FBI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F02%2Ftmz-harvey-levin-nancy-guthrie-ransom-note-comp.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nancy Guthrie\u2019s suspected kidnappers don\u2019t appear to have contacted her family since the daunting <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/09\/us-news\/nancy-guthries-final-ransom-deadline-passes-as-stricken-daughter-savannah-notes-hour-of-desperation\/\">deadline to pay a $6 million ransom passed<\/a>, the FBI said \u2014 as more details about the \u201cchilling\u201d threats were revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline set by the 84-year-old\u2019s purported kidnappers <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/09\/us-news\/nancy-guthries-6m-bitcoin-ransom-demand-still-unpaid-with-deadline-just-hours-away\/\">expired at 5 p.m. Arizona time (7 p.m. ET) <\/a>on Monday \u2014 with no sign of the ransom being paid, or proof the grandmother was still alive.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The deadline set by Nancy\u2019s purported kidnappers expired at 5 p.m. local time on Monday. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy NBC Universal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201c[The FBI] is not aware of any continued communication between the Guthrie family and suspected kidnappers, nor have we identified a suspect or person of interest in this case at this time,\u201d an FBI spokesperson said late Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are currently operating a 24-hour command post that includes crisis management experts, analytic support, and investigative teams. But we still need the public\u2019s help.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cSomeone has that one piece of information that can help us bring Nancy home,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<p>It came as TMZ founder Harvey Levin, whose news outlet was among those to receive one of three unverified ransom notes, revealed the purported abductors had warned there would be \u201cconsequences\u201d if the demands weren\u2019t met.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is a direct, stark statement about consequences if they didn\u2019t get that money,\u201d he told CNN, adding that the note said \u201cit\u2019s in the best interest\u201d of everyone to resolve the matter quickly.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Harvey Levin revealed that alleged abductors warned of \u201cconsequences\u201d if their demands were not met. <span class=\"credit\">CNN<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s all I will say\u2026 but it is chilling when you read that sentence. It is short and it is to the point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added there was no evidence any money had been deposited into the bitcoin account in the hours since the deadline lapsed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Savannah Guthrie speaks in a video message, thanking supporters and asking for help in locating her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie. <span class=\"credit\">Savannah Guthrie via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A sign and other objects showing support from neighbors are posted at the home of Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, on Feb. 9, 2026.  <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s nothing there. It has not been deposited,\u201d Levin said, stressing that his team has been watching it constantly.<\/p>\n<p>However, he cautioned that it is possible a different bitcoin address was sent in later notes to other outlets.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/10\/us-news\/nancy-guthries-suspected-kidnappers-havent-been-in-contact-with-family-since-6m-ransom-deadline-fbi\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nancy Guthrie\u2019s suspected kidnappers don\u2019t appear to have contacted her family since the daunting deadline to pay a $6 million ransom passed, the FBI said \u2014&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1612,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}