Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe believes that Savannah Guthrie's family may not have received a legitimate ransom demand from her captors yet, based on their recent desperate appeal for her mother's safe return. The appeal, which was broadcast on social media, appears to be an effort by the family to establish communication with Nancy Guthrie's alleged kidnappers.
McCabe interprets this as a "strong signal" that the family has not yet received a genuine ransom demand. He notes that such demands typically precede a negotiation process. By releasing their appeal now, the family is essentially saying, "We're ready to talk; reach out to us, and we just want to know you have our mother."
However, McCabe cautions against false leads or scams in these situations. The FBI and local law enforcement agencies are still investigating alleged ransom notes sent to various media outlets, including TMZ and local news networks.
It's worth noting that Nancy Guthrie would face significant challenges if she were being held captive, given her advanced age (84) and health issues. McCabe suggests that it's unlikely an organized kidnapping would delay serving a ransom demand.
The FBI is now deploying resources to help locate Nancy Guthrie, with Director Kash Patel heading to Tucson, Arizona, where the investigation is taking place. Savannah Guthrie has also reached out to President Trump, who has vowed to use all available federal law enforcement resources to assist in her mother's safe return.
As the search for Nancy Guthrie enters its fifth day, her family remains hopeful that she will be found alive and unharmed. The public has been urged to respect their wishes not to release information about the investigation at this stage, allowing detectives working alongside the FBI to do their job without interference.
McCabe interprets this as a "strong signal" that the family has not yet received a genuine ransom demand. He notes that such demands typically precede a negotiation process. By releasing their appeal now, the family is essentially saying, "We're ready to talk; reach out to us, and we just want to know you have our mother."
However, McCabe cautions against false leads or scams in these situations. The FBI and local law enforcement agencies are still investigating alleged ransom notes sent to various media outlets, including TMZ and local news networks.
It's worth noting that Nancy Guthrie would face significant challenges if she were being held captive, given her advanced age (84) and health issues. McCabe suggests that it's unlikely an organized kidnapping would delay serving a ransom demand.
The FBI is now deploying resources to help locate Nancy Guthrie, with Director Kash Patel heading to Tucson, Arizona, where the investigation is taking place. Savannah Guthrie has also reached out to President Trump, who has vowed to use all available federal law enforcement resources to assist in her mother's safe return.
As the search for Nancy Guthrie enters its fifth day, her family remains hopeful that she will be found alive and unharmed. The public has been urged to respect their wishes not to release information about the investigation at this stage, allowing detectives working alongside the FBI to do their job without interference.
This whole situation is super intense 
! But I gotta say, Andrew McCabe's insight about Savannah's family releasing an appeal for her mom's safe return is actually kinda wise 
. It makes total sense that they'd want to establish communication with whoever has Nancy, before even sending a ransom demand 
. And you're right, if Nancy was being held by some big-time organized crime group, they probably wouldn't be messing around with this whole "appeal" thing 
. Fingers crossed that Nancy is found safe and sound soon! 
... like, what if they're just trying to get attention and distract us from something else? I mean, think about it, a family making an appeal like that can be super desperate or even manipulative. And what's up with the fact that Savannah Guthrie reached out to President Trump? Isn't he a bit too invested in this whole thing already? 
Plus, have we considered that maybe there is more to these alleged ransom notes than meets the eye... they could just be some prankster trying to cause trouble. On the other hand, I guess it's possible that McCabe is right and they are indeed waiting for a legitimate demand, but can't we also assume that the family is genuinely scared and desperate? 
. The FBI's deploying resources to help find her, but it feels like this whole thing could've been handled differently from the start 
. I mean, can you imagine Savannah's mom just being 84 and dealing with health issues on top of this? 
It's crazy that her family is even doing social media stuff right now... don't they want to keep a low profile so the bad guys don't get too hyped? 
At least Kash Patel is taking it seriously, though. Hopefully Nancy Guthrie gets found ASAP and we can put this all behind us 
and now Andrew McCabe thinks her family might not even have received a legit ransom demand yet? that's just too much to handle 
but seriously, what's with the fam releasing a public appeal? is this just a desperate attempt to get attention or are they genuinely trying to negotiate? i'm low-key kinda rooting for them tho 
and btw, can we talk about how crazy it is that her mom's 84 & has health issues?! 
it's like, if she was being held captive, the kidnappers would've been like, "oh no, we can't kidnap someone with so many health probs... we'll just release them" 
or something. The FBI's still investigating those weird notes they got and I feel for Nancy, she's 84 btw, so this is super stressful for her fam too 
. And then there are all these potential scams and false leads going on... it's like searching for a needle in a haystack 
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. Savannah Guthrie's family needs time to focus on themselves during this tough time, and we should respect that 
.
. I mean, if the family is making a desperate appeal like that, it means they've been in contact with these kidnappers and haven't received any legit ransom demand yet...that doesn't sit right with me 
. And can you imagine being 84 years old and in poor health? It's just not fair 
. I hope the FBI is doing everything possible to find her ASAP 
, it's heartbreaking that the family is having to endure all this uncertainty 