Another ransom note demanding $6 million in cryptocurrency in exchange for the safe return of Nancy Guthrie was sent to TMZ on Wednesday.
This note, the latest in a series, demanded the money in a cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin, which the previous notes had requested, according to the outlet.
The latest ransom note includes “a highly sophisticated demand” and “graphically describes the consequences if the ransom isn’t paid,” TMZ reported. The outlet said it forwarded the information to the FBI and would not release additional details.
FBI sources also told TMZ they had informed Mexican authorities about Guthrie’s kidnapping and asked them to keep an eye out for the missing 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.
Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Ariz., is about 75 miles north of the Mexican border. The feds do not believe she was taken to Mexico in the immediate aftermath of the abduction. Guthrie was last seen on Jan. 31.
TMZ has become increasingly involved in the case, with another man writing to the outlet claiming to have information about the kidnappers and requesting money in Bitcoin in exchange for the details.
The man’s latest note, sent to TMZ on Monday, read in part, “I know what I saw 5 days ago south of the border and I was told to shut up so I know who he is and that was definitely Nancy with them.”
However, Mexican authorities did not report any leads in the case. No suspects have been identified in the investigation; police said they have ruled out all Guthrie’s immediate family members as suspects.