TMZ received two more purported ransom notes Monday claiming to know where Nancy Guthrie’s body is — and who is responsible for her kidnapping, the outlet revealed.
The pair of notes was sent from the same mystery person who, nearly two months ago, demanded one bitcoin in exchange for information related to Guthrie’s Feb. 1 disappearance.
“We got another letter today from this person, an email saying, ‘I know where her body is, and who the kidnapper is, give me half a bitcoin and I’ll tell you,’” Harvey Levin said on air Monday — the same day Savannah Guthrie returned to the “Today” show for the first time since her mom went missing.
That note claimed, “She is dead.”
After that first note was addressed on “TMZ Live” by Levin, the gossip site founder, another note came in from the same person, stating, “I saw her alive with them in the state of Sonora Mexico,” according to the outlet.
TMZ said it’s alerted the FBI.
The person claims they will surrender the information for half a bitcoin with another half transferred to their wallet when there is a public arrest, the outlet reported.
Levin noted that the sender has been “persistent” despite knowing that they could be charged with a crime for the hoax.
The person behind the notes appeared to vent that they have been “disregarded as a scam” by law enforcement.
“It’s unbelievable that millions have been wasted and yet here I am willing to deliver them on a silver platter since the 11th of february for a bitcoin but I am disregarded as a scam … they are free and the case is frozen but the ego’s remain hot when it comes to me,” the first letter reportedly states
“Arrogance at it’s finest.”
While the person is claiming to hold the valuable intel, they also claimed they had nothing to do with the “horrific crime” by insisting they’ve been out of the US for more than five years.
The person also argued in the second letter that they’re not motivated by greed.
“I just want whats fair and to live peacefully with enough to start my life again quietly with out having to join a witness protection program,” the demented individual claimed.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office, which is leading the baffling case, said in a statement it is aware of reports about possible ransom notes tied to the case.
“All tips and leads are being taken seriously and are forwarded directly to our detectives, who are coordinating with the FBI,” a sheriff’s office spokesperson said.
Embattled Sheriff Chris Nanos and his team have so far failed to turn up any suspects in the case.
The missing person’s case has been filled with mysterious twists and frustrating turns, including a series of earlier messages sent to media outlets in early February.
Guthrie said late last month in a “Today” interview that most of the ransom notes sent to her family were fakes – but she noted, “I believe the two notes that we received that we responded to, I tend to believe those are real.”
Savannah Guthrie made her comeback to the airwaves Monday morning, making no mention of her mother’s disappearance during the show.
“Good morning and welcome to ‘Today’ on this Monday morning. We are so glad you started your week with us and it is good to be home,” she said.
Nancy, who requires lifesaving daily medication and has a pacemaker, was last seen alive on the evening of Jan. 31 when she was dropped off at home by her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, who is married to her other daughter, Annie.
