Tucson, Arizona.. It’s been a week since the Today show. Savannah Guthrie The girl’s mother disappeared from her home in Arizona in what authorities say was a kidnapping.
Investigators are examining the ransom notes and looking for evidence, but have not named the suspect. On Friday, officers returned to the 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie Home near Tucson and to the surrounding neighborhood to follow Their research.
Here’s what you should know about the case:
Family members told officials they The last time he saw Guthrie It was 9:48 pm on January 31 when they dropped her off at home after eating dinner and playing games together. The next day, the family learned that she had not attended church. They reported her missing after they went to check on her.
Guthrie has a pacemaker and requires daily medication. Her family and the authorities are concerned that her health may deteriorate day by day.
Authorities believe Guthrie was as well Taken against her will From her home in an upscale neighborhood located on mountainous desert land. DNA tests showed that blood found on Guthrie’s front porch matched her own, the county sheriff said.
Investigators found that her doorbell camera had been disconnected early Sunday and that software data recorded movement in the home minutes later. But investigators were unable to recover the footage because Guthrie did not have an active subscription to the service.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told the Associated Press In an interview, investigators did not give up trying to access those photos.
“I wish technology was as easy as we think it is,” Nanos told the AP on Friday. “This is the picture, this is the bad guy. But it’s not.” “There are pieces of information coming to us from these technology groups that say, ‘This is what we have and we can no longer have it.’”
The president of the Catalina Foothills Association, a neighborhood group, thanked residents in a letter for their willingness to speak with law enforcement, share camera images and allow their property to be searched.
At least three media organizations reported receiving alleged ransom notes and handed them over to investigators. Al-Sharif said that the authorities arrested a person after the ransom note turned out to be fake.
It is not clear whether all notes are identical. Details include requesting money with a deadline set for Thursday evening and a second deadline for Monday if the first is not met, said Heath Jahnke, head of the FBI’s Phoenix office. At least one note mentioned a spotlight in Guthrie’s home and an Apple Watch, Jahnke said.
Investigators said they take the observations seriously.
KOLD-TV in Tucson said Friday it had received a new email related to Guthrie’s case. The station said it could not reveal its contents. The FBI said it was aware of the new message and was reviewing its authenticity.
Concern is growing about Guthrie’s condition because authorities say she requires daily medication essential to her health. She has a pacemaker, high blood pressure and heart problems, according to the sheriff’s dispatcher Broadcastify.com.
Guthrie’s children were registered Two separate video messages to their mother’s kidnapper and posted it publicly on social media.
Savannah Guthrie I portrayed an emotional message at times On Wednesday, they ask the kidnapper to prove that their mother is alive. She noted that today’s technology allows this Easily manipulate sounds and images The family had to know “without a doubt” that she was alive and in the hands of the kidnapper.
Police did not say they received any fake photos of Nancy Guthrie.
Savannah Guthrie described her mother as a “kind, loyal, loyal woman with a deep love for goodness and light” and said she was funny, brave and smart.
“Talk to her and you’ll see,” she said.
She spoke some words directly to her mother, saying that she and her siblings would not rest until they were together again.
The FBI offered a $50,000 reward for information about Guthrie’s whereabouts.
The White House said President Donald Trump called and spoke with Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday. He posted on social media that he was directing federal authorities to help where they could.
On Friday night, he told reporters traveling with him to his Florida home on Air Force One that the investigation was going “well” and that investigators had some solid leads.
The kidnapping is the latest kidnapping of Attracted the attention of the American public.
Other famous kidnappings in US history include the son of singer Frank Sinatra, the granddaughter of newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst, and the 9-year-old girl for whom the AMBER Alert is named.