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Savannah Guthrie Sends New Message to Captors “We Will Pay” as Search for Her Mother Nancy Enters Week Two| Crime Alert 6AM 02.09.26 · Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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  Speaker 1: Crime Alert im s Grace Breaking Crime News now straight
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  Speaker 1: out to Nicole Parton for the latest.
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  Speaker 2: Monday marks the ninth day in the search for eighty
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  Speaker 2: four year old Nancy Guthrie, with the case escalating into
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  Speaker 2: a critical investigation as a ransom deadline approaches. The Pima
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  Speaker 2: County Sheriff's Department has maintained a steady presence outside Guthrie's
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  Speaker 2: residence in the Catalina Foothills, with officials indicating that deputies
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  Speaker 2: will remain there for the family's security. On February eight,
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  Speaker 2: the investigation intensified as authorities focused their efforts on the
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  Speaker 2: property itself. Footage from Fox Flight Team nine captured deputies
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  Speaker 2: examining a septic tank behind the home. Investigators were seen
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  Speaker 2: probing a manhole at the back of the property with
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  Speaker 2: a poll, though officials have not revealed what they were
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  Speaker 2: searching for or whether any evidence was found. This search
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  Speaker 2: followed a busy weekend of law enforcement activity, during which
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  Speaker 2: INN investigators spent several hours at the home of Guthrie's
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  Speaker 2: daughter Annie. Witnesses reported seeing flashes of light within the house,
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  Speaker 2: suggesting that photographs were being taken, and investigators later left
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  Speaker 2: with various items. This increase in activity comes as a
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  Speaker 2: deadline mentioned in an alleged ransom note approaches set for
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  Speaker 2: five pm today. The note, sent to a local Tucson
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  Speaker 2: news station, reportedly demanded millions of dollars in bitcoin. While
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  Speaker 2: authorities have not confirmed the authenticity of the note, one
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  Speaker 2: person has already been arrested for a separate imposter ransom
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  Speaker 2: call earlier this week. In a third video shared on
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  Speaker 2: social media Saturday night, Savannah Guthrie, along with her siblings
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  Speaker 2: Annie and Cameron, addressed potential captors directly, with Savannah saying
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  Speaker 2: we will pay.
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  Speaker 3: We received your message and we understand. We beg you
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  Speaker 3: now to return our mother to us so that we
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  Speaker 3: can celebrate with her. This is the only way we
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  Speaker 3: will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and
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  Speaker 3: we will pay.
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  Speaker 2: Savannah's mother, Nancy, who relies on a pacemaker and daily
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  Speaker 2: heart medication, was last seen on January thirty one, and
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  Speaker 2: was reported missing the following day after her family learned
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  Speaker 2: she had not attended church. Sheriff Chris Nanios has released
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  Speaker 2: a timeline outlining the events surrounding Guthrie's disappearance. Anyone with
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  Speaker 2: information is urged to contact the FBI at one eight
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  Speaker 2: hundred call FBI. A tip line has also been established
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  Speaker 2: for community members to provide leads. A reward of up
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  Speaker 2: to fifty thousand dollars is being offered for information that
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  Speaker 2: leads to Nancy Guthrie's whereabouts and or the arrest and
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  Speaker 2: conviction of those involved Nancy. We will keep you posted
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  Speaker 2: as this case continues to unfold throughout the day.
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  Speaker 1: Nicole. Thank you. More crime and justice news after this.
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  Speaker 2: A grand jury in New Mexico has formally charged actor
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  Speaker 2: Timothy Buzzfield with child sex abuse offenses, as announced by
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  Speaker 2: the Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bergman on Friday. Buzzfield
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  Speaker 2: is facing four counts related to criminal sexual acts with
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  Speaker 2: a minor. The Special Victims Unit of the County District
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  Speaker 2: Attorney's office will handle the prosecution, highlighting the importance of
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  Speaker 2: prioritizing child protection in their efforts. The indigmed issued on
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  Speaker 2: February six follows Buzzfield's recent arrest linked to allegations of
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  Speaker 2: abuse involving miners. These charges are associated with his involvement
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  Speaker 2: in the television series The Cleaning Lady. According to prosecutors,
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  Speaker 2: between late twenty twenty two and early twenty twenty four,
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  Speaker 2: Buzzfield allegedly engaged in abusive behavior towards two young actors,
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  Speaker 2: ages seven and eight at the time while they worked
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  Speaker 2: on the series. In addition to acting, Buzzfield has also
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  Speaker 2: held the role of director for the show. He has
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  Speaker 2: denied any allegations against him. The indictment was anticipated. They
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  Speaker 2: are saying that a grand jury will indict a Ham Sandwich.
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  Speaker 2: What is particularly troubling is that the district attorney is
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  Speaker 2: moving forward with a case that lacks a solid foundation
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  Speaker 2: and is unlikely to withstand scrutiny in court, stated Larry Stein,
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  Speaker 2: Buzzfield's attorney, in a statement. The detention hearing revealed significant
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  Speaker 2: flaws in the state's evidence, gaps that no amount of
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  Speaker 2: prosecutorial decisions can rectify. He added, this prosecution seems to
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  Speaker 2: be motivated by factors beyond the actual facts or legal principles.
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  Speaker 2: Mister Buzzfields intends to contest these charges vigorously at every
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  Speaker 2: stage and is eager to challenge the state's case in
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  Speaker 2: an open court where evidence carries weight rather than secrecy.
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  Speaker 2: Buzzfield's indictment arrives shortly after after he was removed from
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  Speaker 2: the future episodes of Law and Order Special Victims Unit.
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  Speaker 2: He has consistently asserted his innocence and suggests that the
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  Speaker 2: allegations are retaliatory, stemming from the recasting of the two
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  Speaker 2: boys involved in the show.
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  Speaker 1: Nicole Anderson, fifty six, lives in Randolph Township, Minnesota, with
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  Speaker 1: her mom. Just before nine a m July sixth, she
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  Speaker 1: tells her mom she's going for a walk to check
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  Speaker 1: the mail and will be right back. Half an hour later,
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  Speaker 1: she's still not home. Her mom reports her missing. Dakota
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  Speaker 1: County sheriff searched the neighborhood with drones and dogs, no
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  Speaker 1: sign of Nicole. She left all her belongings and meds
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  Speaker 1: at home. Sheriff's interrogate Matthew suttles her boyfriend and search
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  Speaker 1: his home, but he has ruled out as a suspect.
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  Speaker 1: Nichole's brother says Nicole recently chased off a man claiming
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  Speaker 1: to be a woodcutter. She says she found him prowling
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  Speaker 1: in her yard, but he has not been identified. Nicole
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  Speaker 1: five hundred and thirty five pounds, pixie cup, blonde hair,
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  Speaker 1: brown eyes, last scene wearing a gray sweater camouflage pants
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  Speaker 1: and house slippers. If you have info on Nicole Anderson,
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  Speaker 1: now missing over five weeks, please call Dakota County, Minnesota
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