The FBI on Thursday said that one of the ransom notes sent to local and national news outlets about Nancy Guthrie did not include proof of life nor a way for her family and law enforcement to establish communication with the senders.
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The note did include mention of an Apple Watch and a flood light, said Heith Janke, FBI Phoenix’s special agent in charge.
“As with every lead, we are taking it seriously. We are in communication with the family. While we advise and recommend, from a law enforcement perspective, any action taken on any ransom is ultimately decided by the family,” he said.
Janke also said that all the ransom notes he knew of “were the same,” but declined to elaborate further.
The deadline given in one ransom note was 5 p.m. Thursday, an Arizona official said.
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Janke also referenced a second deadline contained in the note, but did not disclose the time or date.
“So we are continuing in a normal kidnapping case; there would be contact by now, trying to discuss that,” Janke said. “But those are the time frames we’re looking at as we move forward.”
He gave the information in response to a reporter’s question about at what point law enforcement would stop giving a ransom note credibility.
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