Desperate Search for Missing Tucson Woman Continues as Ransom Messages Surface

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Good morning, this is Tucson Local Pulse for Sunday, February eighth. We begin with a developing situation that has gripped our community for nearly a week now. The search for eighty-four-year-old Nancy Guthrie continues as her family makes increasingly desperate pleas for her safe return. Nancy disappeared from her home in the Catalina Foothills area north of Tucson after being dropped off around ten p.m. on January thirty-first. She was reported missing the next morning when she failed to show up to church. Investigators believe she was taken against her will. DNA tests confirmed blood found on her front porch matches Nancy. According to the Pima County Sheriff's Office, no suspects have been identified at this time. The investigation has taken on new urgency this week as multiple ransom messages have surfaced. The Tucson television station KOLD received an initial email on Monday evening, just two days after Nancy's disappearance. The message included details about items Nancy had with her, though officials have not released specifics. A second message arrived on Friday afternoon without providing proof that she is still alive. Yesterday, the Guthrie family released a video message directly addressing whoever may be holding their mother. Speaking alongside her siblings, Today show host Savannah Guthrie told potential kidnappers that the family is willing to pay for her mother's safe return. Investigators say they are taking all messages seriously, though the authenticity of the ransom notes has not been confirmed. Searchers returned to Nancy's home for the third time on Friday as they work to recover additional evidence. Law enforcement has been canvassing nearby businesses requesting surveillance footage. A blue SUV belonging to Nancy was towed from her garage as part of the investigation. Authorities note that a doorbell camera at the home was disconnected early Sunday morning, just before Nancy's pacemaker disconnected from her phone around two thirty a.m. There is growing concern for Nancy's health. She requires daily medication for heart and blood pressure issues and relies on a pacemaker. Sheriff Chris Nanos has stated her condition is likely worsening by the day. The FBI is offering a fifty thousand dollar reward for information leading to her recovery or the arrest of those responsible. If you have any information, listeners are urged to call the FBI tip line at one eight hundred call FBI. On a lighter note, the University of Arizona Wildcats softball team faced number three Oklahoma yesterday, falling twenty-one to three in five innings at Hillenbrand Stadium. Thank you for tuning in to Tucson Local Pulse. Remember to subscribe for more local updates. This has been a Quiet Please production. For more, check out Quiet Please dot ai. For more http://www.quietplease.ai Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.

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