TMZ founder Harvey Levin has revealed the disturbing details of a third letter he received related to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
He said the author demanded Bitcoin in exchange for the idenтιтy of the kidnapper who yanked the 84-year-old from her bed on February 1.
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Nancy Guthrie has been missing since February 1Credit: Instagram/savannahguthrie
Today show host Savannah Guthrie has been pleading for help with the searchCredit: Getty
TMZ founder Harvey Levin claimed to have received a third letter related to Nancy’s disappearanceCredit: Fox News
Speaking with Fox News on Wednesday morning, Levin said, “We got, kind of a bizarre letter, an email from somebody who says they know who the kidnapper is and that they have tried reaching Savannah’s sister Annie and Savannah’s brother, to no avail.
“And they said they want one Bitcoin sent to a Bitcoin address that we have confirmed is active.
“It’s a real Bitcoin address, and as they put it, time is more than relevant.
“So we have no ida whether this is real or not. But they are making a demand.”
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CASE TWIST
Furious delivery driver rages after questioning over Nancy Guthrie disappearance
One Bitcoin is worth around $66,000. The current FBI reward for information leading to an arrest in Nancy’s disappearance is $50,000.
Levin was one of the first people to report receiving ransom notes demanding money for Nancy’s safe return.
Since then, several newsrooms across the country have reported getting similar letters, and investigators have insisted they’re looking into each one.
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have addressed ransom demands in social media posts, with the Today host insisting at one point, “We will pay.”
But two ᴅᴇᴀᴅlines have pᴀssed with no sign of the elderly mother.
After days of eerie silence, the investigation into Nancy’s disappearance appears to be heating up, as authorities obtained surveillance of a masked and armed intruder outside the mom’s home.
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The terrifying individual tampered with the camera near the property’s front door the night she was abducted, and cops are pleading for anyone who can help hone in on an idenтιтy.
Hours after the footage was released, a delivery driver was detained and questioned about Nancy, but he was ultimately released.
The man, Carlos Palazuelos, spoke with reporters at his home in Rio Rico and insisted he was innocent, claiming to have no clue who the Guthries were.
Authorities released surveillance taken outside Nancy’s home that captured an intruder the night the mom vanishedCredit: AFP
Delivery driver Carlos Palazuelos, 27, was detained and questioned about Nancy but was releasedCredit: CBS
EERIE VIDEO
The eyes of America were scouring the surveillance footage released by investigators and searching for any clues that could lead to an arrest.
Savannah posted the clips on social media and wrote, “Someone out there recognizes this person. We believe she is still out there. Bring her home.”
Top security expert Brian Fitzgibbons with USPA Nationwide Security analyzed the footage and said he was stunned by the intruder’s outfit and body language.
“He is wearing bulky clothing to hide his body shape and thick rubber gloves, a full face mask – this was not a crime of opportunity and was not done in haste,” he told The U.S. Sun.
Fitzgibbons said the slow movement and gun in the intruder’s waistband could prove the individual was prepared for the horrific crime.
“You know, knowingly, on video, not caring just displays a tremendous amount of confidence for this,” he said.
“I would add that to the body language too, like this guy had zero frantic energy, no panic in his movements, like slow, methodical kind of behavior, no panic in his movements.”
What we know about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
Today host Savannah Guthrie’s mom is missing after she was abducted from her home Tucson, Arizona on February 1
Blood drops were seen on the front steps of her home
Nancy’s son-in-law was the last person to see her as he dropped her off following a family dinner
Local and federal authorities initially admitted they had no suspects, and no leads
Multiple news outlets have been sent ransom letters that contain specific details about Nancy’s home and clothing
The first ransom ᴅᴇᴀᴅline pᴀssed five days after the abduction, and a second ᴅᴇᴀᴅline which was said to have “much more serious” conditions also pᴀssed
911 reports were made of a suspected trespᴀsser lurking in a neighbor’s yard weeks before the abduction
Cops seized a car from Nancy’s home and removed a roof camera
Eerie new footage was released showing a masked and armed intruder at the home
A delivery driver was detained in connection to Nancy’s disappearance, but he was released hours later
HUNT CONTINUES
Nancy had dinner with her daughter Annie and her family. She was safely dropped off by her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, hours before she vanished.
She was reported missing the following morning after a parishioner at her church told the family she never showed up for service.
A heartbroken Savannah initially called for prayers, but has since asked for people across the country to keep an eye out for anything suspicious.
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“I’m coming on not just to ask you for your prayers but no matter where you are, even if you’re far from Tucson, if you see anything, if you hear anything, if there’s anything at all that seems strange to you, that you report to law enforcement,” she said on social media.
“We are at an hour of desperation.”
Timeline of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her home on February 1, 2026.
Timeline:
January 31: Nancy is last seen by her family
5:32pm: Nancy travels to her daughter’s home for dinner, about 11 minutes from her own house.
9:48pm: Family members drop off Nancy Guthrie at her home in Tucson. Her garage door closes two minutes later.
February 1: Nancy is reported missing and a search begins
1:47am: Nancy’s doorbell camera disconnects
2:12am: Camera software detects a person moving in range of the camera. There is no video, and Nancy does not have a storage description.
2:28am: Nancy’s pacemaker app disconnects from her phone, which is later found still at her house.
Around 11am: A parishioner at Nancy’s church calls the mom’s children and says she failed to show up for service.
11:56am: Family members arrive at Nancy’s house to check on her.
12:03pm: The family calls 911 to report Nancy missing.
8:55pm: The Pima County Sheriff’s Office gives its first press conference and reveals some clues found at Nancy’s home caused “grave concern.” Sheriff Chris Nanos says helicopters, drones, and infrared cameras are all being utilized in the search.
February 2: Search crews pull back. Nancy’s home is considered a crime scene. Savannah releases a statement thanking supporters for their prayers, which her co-hosts read on Today.
February 3: A trail of blood is pictured outside Nancy’s home, where there were reportedly signs of forced entry. Nanos admits they have no suspects, no leads, and no videos that could lead to Nancy’s recovery. He and the FBI beg for more tips and accounts.
February 4, 8pm: Savannah and her siblings release a heartbreaking video directed at their mother’s abductors asking for proof she is alive and saying they’re willing to work with them to get her back.
February 5: FBI offers $50,000 reward for information on the case.
5pm: First ransom demand ᴅᴇᴀᴅline for millions in Bitcoin pᴀsses. Guthrie family releases demand to speak “directly” to the kidnappers, saying, “We want to talk to you and we are waiting for contact.”
February 9, 5pm: Second ransom demand ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, reportedly with “much more serious” conditions.
