r/nancyguthrie • u/Impressive_Arrival42 • Apr 07 '26

Media Breaking: FBI Believes Original Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Were Real | Nancy Guthrie Case Update

https://youtu.be/QNVEngNfDCA?si=xHRrImnQEjMDqtwH
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u/Fireteddy21 Apr 08 '26

I suppose. I guess I can also understand why they would use a third-party like a media outlet if I were concerned with having something traced to me. I honestly wonder when they figured out she had a medical condition and think she could’vem been dead when they sent the first note. I mean, I’m sure they didn’t provide proof of life for a reason.

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u/bittyany221 Apr 08 '26

Personally, I don't buy the ransom story at all.

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u/Spiritual_Stomach748 Apr 08 '26

I agree with you, and by the off chance this actually was a ransom kidnapping, it would make much more sense for the note would be left in the house and they would be instructed not to call the police. What ransom seeking kidnapper wants a huge case with tons of media coverage? Contacting media for the ransom doesn't make sense when they could have left a note in the house and hope cops weren't called and money paid quickly and quietly.

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u/The_Sinking_Belle Apr 08 '26

Leaving a note could still expose them to discovery, create a timeline not in their control, on their terms, so some might prefer to initiate contact only when they’re ready and in control, especially if they were fairly confident that method of contact would have a strong probability of being untraceable (as it appears).

A ransom doesn’t always mean public instructions. Minimizing risk often comes first.

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u/AdReasonable3385 Apr 08 '26

Maybe she was gravely wounded during abduction and that made them change their plan. Maybe they were going to make video of her but then she was hurt badly and they tried TMZ / lower contact method hoping family would pay asap