The Guthrie family shared a second personal plea aimed at the potential kidnappers who left a purported ransom note demanding millions in bitcoin for their mother’s safe return.
Cameron Guthrie, the eldest of Nancy Guthrie’s three children, spoke on behalf of the family in a prepared statement after the note’s first deadline passed.
“Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you,” Cameron said in a video posted on Instagram Thursday evening.
“We haven’t heard anything directly. We need you to reach out and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward. But first, we have to know that you have our mom. We want to talk to you, and we are waiting for contact.”
Nancy, 84, hasn’t been seen since Saturday night. TMZ and KOLD-TV both received purported ransom notes demanding an unspecified amount of money in exchange for the ailing matriarch.
The authors of the note neglected to include a point of contact, but did specify a real address where the ransom could be deposited.
Law enforcement confirmed at a press conference Thursday morning that one suspected ransom note included a deadline for 5 p.m. that day, presumably local time.
TMZ reported that the “demand” detailed in the ransom would change if Thursday’s deadline wasn’t met.
There is still a second deadline set for Monday, but TMZ reported there will be “a more serious consequence” if it is also ignored, citing the note.