I'm not pretending to be an expert on kidnappings for ransom.
On critical thinking and a related topic, yes.
In this case, people that kidnap or do other things for ransom money do the exact opposite of this kidnapper.
They see it, sort of like a business transaction. They took something to get money. They take steps to minimize being caught and that includes doing it as quietly as possible. They deal directly with the family in a kidnapping. They might even tell the family to keep the cops out and they definitely don't want the media involved.
The more eyes on them, the greater the chance that somebody will know something that tips off the authorities and gets them busted.
This person(s) clearly is NOT thinking with that mentality. They actually sent the first ransom note to local tv stations.
THEY WANT ATTENTION! They are deranged for sure and there's some sort of emotional, personal relationship (in their mind) connected to kidnapping this particular lady.
I was on television from 1982 to 1993. I had a stalker from late 1982 to early 1984. I could write half a book on all the incidents. I experienced 2 break ins. The first one, they took all my photo albums and dirty underwear in my laundry basket. The 2nd one, they burned my apartment down. I lost everything. The incompetent cops in Henderson, KY thought it was a big joke(the local meteorologist having a gay stalker) until the apartment was burned down with the people upstairs almost dying. I came home to the fire at 2am and and woke them up. Long story.
Anyway, the point is when you are a tv celebrity, especially locally, deranged, pathologically thinking people that you never met, form powerful, 1 way relationships with you that can make you a target.
This seems to be what might have happened this time. Some people assume it was somebody she know. That could be true but there's a good chance to that it's a deranged viewer she didn't know but we have no evidence to support any assumptions.
And the deranged person IN THIS CASE, clearly wants MAX attention drawn to this. It might very well be their entire objective. Observing the horrible suffering of this family could be their reward. Having this broadcast all day long around the country could be their reward. Having the president of the United States hijacking it for his personal agenda to make himself look good is rewarding them.
This is speculation based on authentic facts, critical thinking and being a tv celebrity that was targeted by a deranged viewer.
Much of that might be wrong.
Maybe it's much different than a deranged viewer that targeted this family as I speculated above.
Regardless, it makes 0 sense for this to be a kidnapper that only did it for the ransom money.
https://www.newsweek.com/why-experts-are-skeptical-of-nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-case-11493296
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We still don't know a great deal but we DO know for sure that a person first contacted tv stations. That person had inside information that only they could know and they did NOT contact the family for ransom money.
It does not make sense for this to be a legit. kidnapping for ransom case.
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By metmike - Feb. 8, 2026, 9:55 a.m.
Like many Americans right now, my wife and I are following the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping. We‘re horrified at this act and feel tremendous empathy for her poor family.
However, making it WORSE is Donald Trump, the person that has shown 0 empathy for others in his life, not even under aged girls in a sex trafficking ring…..hijacking this awful situation to try to make himself look good.
Just another of endless examples of his pathological mindset.
Donald Trump is exactly the WRONG person to be giving us constant updates here.
He is extremely unreliable, inconsistent, exaggerates/makes things up , driven entirely by self serving interests and not trained in law enforcement protocol for messaging to the public in a very complicated case.
Some of the stuff that he’s stating could actually mess up the investigation and get this lady killed.
He absolutely should be leaving the statements to the authorities and the family and not opening up his damaging big mouth to tell us Donald Trump, probably fake inside information about them getting close to solving the case which, if history plays out will turn out to be, just more self serving Donald Trump bs.
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It's late Monday and clearly there are no leads, despite being told this by Donald Trump last week.
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We know now with certainty that Donald Trump lied once again last week because he wanted to use this to get attention for Donald Trump.
The timeline was among the most precise information provided by Arizona law enforcement officials since Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother was reported missing Sunday.
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Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "TODAY" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was dropped off at her home outside Tucson, Arizona, the night of Jan. 31.
Details on new images of subject in Nancy Guthrie disappearance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plMd1_Ves8U
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Keystone Kash claims this person is not a suspect???? Hugh???
Why so many days passing and being wasted before they either obtained and/or released this?
So many things are not making sense.