Nancy Guthrie: FBI clarifies it is investigating some extortion demands as legitimate

Statement comes a day after report that three messages received in case were determined to be fake The FBI is investigating extortion demands related to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance that “may potentially be legitimate”, the agency said on Wednesday. The update comes a day after Reuters reported that kidnapping notes received in Guthrie’s case were fake. Continue reading...

Dani Anguiano and Uwa Ede-Osifo · Wed, Jul 1, 2026, 5:46 PM
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Nancy Guthrie: FBI clarifies it is investigating some extortion demands as legitimate

Statement comes a day after report that three messages received in case were determined to be fake

The FBI is investigating extortion demands related to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance that “may potentially be legitimate”, the agency said on Wednesday.

The update comes a day after Reuters reported that kidnapping notes received in Guthrie’s case were fake.

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