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Nancy Guthrie: TMZ Receives New, Bigger Demand for Money in Exchange for Suspect's Identity

The tipster demands one Bitcoin, about $67,000, to reveal Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper and claims urgency, with TMZ forwarding emails to law enforcement as potential crimes.

  • On Feb. 13, TMZ founder Harvey Levin said TMZ received a second email from a man claiming to know Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper and demanding Bitcoin payment.
  • Guthrie was last seen on January 31 near her Catalina Foothills home and has been missing for 13 days, while the FBI's Phoenix field office conducts an extensive search and Pima County asked neighbors within two miles to submit video from January 1 to February 2.
  • The tipster later sought $50,000 in Bitcoin now and another $50,000 after an arrest, framing the request as two bitcoin transactions tied to the FBI reward.
  • TMZ forwarded the emails to law enforcement and said a hoax would be a crime, while the tipster claimed the FBI reward increase to $100,000 aimed to discredit him and noted a delivery man was briefly detained then released.
  • Authorities say she was taken from her home against her will, is without necessary medication, and photos showing blood drops on the porch have drawn nationwide attention.
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Mediaite broke the news in United States on Thursday, February 12, 2026.
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