TMZ reports second letter demanding bitcoin in exchange for name of Guthrie kidnapper

TMZ reported Thursday day that it had received a 2nd email from a idiosyncratic demanding 1 bitcoin successful speech for the sanction of Nancy Guthrie's alleged kidnapper. 

"I americium not being taken seriously," the idiosyncratic reportedly said successful the message. 

TMZ reported that the idiosyncratic making the request said helium oregon she wants 1 bitcoin, worthy astir $65,000 today, to "lay low" retired of fearfulness of retaliation for giving up the kidnapper's name. 

An FBI billboard successful Albuquerque, N.M., raises consciousness astir the hunt for missing Nancy Guthrie.  (KRQE)

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The messenger besides reportedly said it would beryllium the past request and that helium feared being incriminated similar Carlos Palazuelos, who was detained and questioned successful Rio Rico, Arizona, Tuesday night. 

The outlet says nary bitcoin has been exchanged. 

Former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker told Fox News’ "The Faulkner Focus" helium was "highly skeptical" regarding a archetypal email requesting wealth successful speech for the kidnapper's sanction that was sent to TMZ Wednesday. 

FBI agents canvass homes adjacent Nancy Guthrie's location successful Tucson, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.  (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)

"I conscionable don’t deliberation thing TMZ has brought guardant has panned out. I mean it’s a bully conveyance for radical to travel successful and bash this. TMZ gets immoderate viewership, and it benignant of ties up the investigative squad trying to tally this down. But I consciousness a scam here," Swecker said.

Swecker added helium "may beryllium perfectly wrong," but "bottom line" is he's "very skeptical of it." 

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Neighbors of Nancy Guthrie, the girl of "Today" big Savannah Guthrie, amusement enactment for the household successful metro Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, arsenic the hunt continues to find Nancy, who was reported missing.  (Sejal Govindarao/AP Photo)

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Nancy Guthrie disappearance timeline: 
January 31, 2026
 • Between 9:30–9:45 p.m. — Family drops Nancy disconnected astatine home
 • 9:50 p.m. — Garage doorway closes (per authorities)
February 1, 2026
• 1:47 a.m. — Doorbell camera disconnects
• 2:12 a.m. — Security camera detects motion
• 2:28 a.m. — Pacemaker disconnects from telephone application
• 11:56 a.m. — Family checks connected Nancy aft she misses play religion livestream gathering
• 12:03 p.m. — 911 called
• 12:15 p.m. — sheriff’s deputies get astatine home