The disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continues to grip the nation \u2014 especially after ransom notes surfaced demanding $6 million for her return.Now, former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker is raising serious doubts about whether this is truly a kidnapping at all.\u201dIs this really a kidnapping?\u201dThe frantic search for Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of \u201cToday\u201d anchor Savannah Guthrie, has now entered its fourteenth day.Investigators were spotted setting up a tent outside the crime scene early Thursday, just hours after Savannah Guthrie shared an emotional video pleading for her mother\u2019s safe return.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Authorities have also asked neighbors to turn over any home surveillance footage that might help the case, and Arizona officials say they\u2019ve now received nearly 20,000 tips tied to the disappearance of the 84-year-old grandmother.Meanwhile, a disturbing new ransom note was sent to TMZ on Thursday morning.In it, the sender complained they were \u201cnot being taken seriously\u201dBut former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker says that he is \u201chighly skeptical\u201d about the third letter sent to TMZ, suggesting it could be opportunists trying to exploit the situation for their own gain.\u201dI just don\u2019t think anything TMZ has brought forward has panned out. I mean it\u2019s a good vehicle for people to come in and do this, TMZ gets some viewership and it sort of ties up the investigative team trying to run this down. But I sense a scam here,\u201d Swecker told Fox News\u2019 The Faulkner Focus and added that he \u201dmay be absolutely wrong,\u201d but \u201dbottom line\u201d is he\u2019s \u201dvery skeptical of it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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