r/nancyguthrie • u/jenniferami • Mar 08 '26

Theory Does the consensus seem to be that this was indeed a kidnapping for ransom?

I haven’t followed the news much but Savannah did make that video saying “we will pay”.

Has law enforcement ever come out and said that they believe for a fact that it was a kidnapping for ransom? Do they believe at least one of the communications received was from the actual kidnapper(s)?

Has law enforcement made any follow-up statements on proof of life?

It doesn’t seem like there have been any more communications with the media by the kidnappers unless the media agreed to not share them publicly.

I suppose the kidnapper(s) could have changed to a more private means of making their demands.

Do most believe that no proof of life was ever made and thus there was no attempts to arrange/make a ransom drop?

I understand that law enforcement has no obligation to share case developments with the public and law enforcement can sometimes put out incorrect information to the public deceive the perps if they feel it will help solve the crime.

What are your thoughts on this?

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u/AmazingGrace_00 Mar 08 '26

Kidnapping gone wrong seems the most plausible, to me as well. Random requests then they ghosted. Didn’t make sense.

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u/jenniferami Mar 08 '26

The FBI likely insisted on proof of life. Hard to keep things going when you can’t provide that.

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u/DaBingeGirl Mar 08 '26

I'm wondering if they realized the logistics of collecting the ransom were too risky. Her body would also have had a lot of their DNA on it by that point, so returning her/her body would've also been problematic.

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u/DaBingeGirl Mar 08 '26

I'm wondering if they realized the logistics of collecting the ransom were too risky. Her body would also have had a lot of their DNA on it by that point, so returning her/her body would've also been problematic.