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EPISODE · Jul 12, 2026 · 1H 1M

Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Emailed TMZ WHAT?!

from Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns · host Hidden Killers Podcast

Nancy Guthrie's case has drawn a mysterious emailer who keeps contacting TMZ from the same address, claiming to have a phone containing video of the 84-year-old grandmother and her alleged kidnapper from what was likely her last day. It's one of several communications investigators are now weighing against each other in a case with no body and no arrest five months after Nancy disappeared from her Tucson home. The FBI has already arrested multiple people for sending fake ransom notes tied to this case, and Sheriff Nanos has publicly dismissed the emailer's latest claim as probably another fraud. But according to reports, the FBI is simultaneously investigating that same emailer, a contradiction nobody in law enforcement has explained. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer and criminal defense attorney Bob Motta break down how investigators separate a credible tip from a hoax when the case has already drawn so many false ones, and what it would actually take to authenticate a claim like a hidden phone with video evidence. There's also a second note, sent directly to a Tucson television station, that law enforcement described as a legitimate communication from the real kidnappers rather than another fake, one that reportedly claimed Nancy had died shortly after she was taken. If genuine, it may be the closest thing to a written confession this case has produced. All claims discussed remain reported and unconfirmed, and no one has been charged. Nancy's family, including her connection to a recognizable national broadcast name, has watched this play out in public for five months with no resolution in sight. This episode lays out every communication investigators are sorting through, and what happens when a sheriff and the FBI don't seem to agree on which ones matter, and which ones can safely be ignored. SOCIAL LINKS & LEGAL FOOTER Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1 Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice. HASHTAGS #NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #HiddenKillers #TMZ #RansomNote #FBI #TrueCrime #Tucson #PimaCounty #JenniferCoffindaffer 

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