{"id":41346,"date":"2026-02-04T22:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=41346"},"modified":"2026-02-04T22:59:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T22:59:16","slug":"a-former-hostage-negotiator-is-now-weighing-in-and-his-assessment-is-chilling-based-on-the-alleged-abduction-details-emerging-in-the-case-of-savannah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ternalnews.info\/?p=41346","title":{"rendered":"A former hostage negotiator is now weighing in \u2014 and his assessment is chilling. Based on the alleged abduction details emerging in the case of Savannah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\">The shocking circumstances behind Savannah Guthrie\u2019s mom\u2019s alleged abduction from her million-dollar rural Arizona home would suggest that more than one perpetrator is involved in the crime, according to an ex-NYPD hostage negotiator.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\">\n<div id=\"ternalnews.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/ternalnews.com\/ternalnews.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Wallace Zeins told CNN late Tuesday that the purported ransom note for Nancy Guthrie, 84, which demanded a bumper cryptocurrency payment, may offer clues relating to the identities of the suspected kidnappers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">\n<div id=\"anchorslot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Desperate Arizona cops put out an appeal to the alleged abductor, but Zeins believes there may not be just one bad actor responsible.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cI believe the possibility of more than one person. She\u2019s 150 pounds, 5\u20195, waking up in the middle of the night, not in the best of health \u2013 can\u2019t walk or run, so I would think there\u2019s more than one person involved in this particular crime,\u201d Zeins said before analyzing the purported ransom note.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\"><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"entered litespeed-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/savannah-guthrie-mother-nancy-jun-120294762_ea568f.jpg?resize=600,600&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/savannah-guthrie-mother-nancy-jun-120294762_ea568f.jpg?resize=600,600&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nancy Guthrie, the mom of \u2018Today\u2019 host Savannah Guthrie, remains missing after she was allegedly snatched from her Arizona home. Savannah Guthrie\/Instagram<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWhat does that tell you, it tells you that it\u2019s some type of group that knows what Bitcoin is all about, and social media, and they know the system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The ransom note also supposedly included details about the crime scene left behind at Nancy\u2019s home, according to TMZ.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It\u2019s not known if the ransom note was handwritten. If it were scribed, then it would have to go through forensic testing, according to Zeins.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIf it was on a computer, then that helps also because the FBI is so good at what they do when it comes down to electronic surveillance and electronic stuff of that nature, then they will be able to further that investigation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"entered litespeed-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/tucson-az-possible-blood-spatters-120342523_e6b9be.jpg?resize=1024,683&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"149\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/tucson-az-possible-blood-spatters-120342523_e6b9be.jpg?resize=1024,683&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Blood spatters were found outside her home. It\u2019s not known who the blood belongs to. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nancy, who requires critical medication every 24 hours, was reported missing on Sunday and Pima County cops fear she was abducted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Investigators have not found any evidence to suggest her disappearance was targeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAt this point, there is no credible information indicating this was a targeted incident,\u201d the agency told KSAZ.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Cops confirmed that the ransom note reports are being probed seriously and have been forwarded over to detectives.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"entered litespeed-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/tucson-az-possible-blood-spatters-120342519_c5340f.jpg?resize=400,600&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" data-lazyloaded=\"1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/tucson-az-possible-blood-spatters-120342519_c5340f.jpg?resize=400,600&amp;quality=75&amp;strip=all\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A Ring camera is also missing from Guthrie\u2019s home. BACKGRID<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAnything that comes in, goes directly to our detectives who are coordinating with the FBI,\u201d the force said.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">President Trump has vowed to offer federal assistance in a bid to help resolve the case, and he promised to call \u201cToday\u201d star Savannah.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In the note, first sent to TMZ, the alleged kidnappers demanded millions of dollars in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">It also implied that something sinister would happen if the payment wasn\u2019t made.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Meanwhile, blood spatters were found outside Nancy\u2019s Catalina Hills home and part of a Ring doorbell camera was missing.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">FBI agents visited the home of Savannah\u2019s sister, Annie, on Tuesday. Annie was the last person who saw Nancy before the matriarch vanished. The pair had dinner together and Nancy returned home at around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nancy was reported missing by her family around noon Sunday after failing to show up for a service.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">When cops searched her home, they found her Apple Watch and a law enforcement source said her pacemaker stopped syncing with the device at around 2 a.m. Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The shocking circumstances behind Savannah Guthrie\u2019s mom\u2019s alleged abduction from her million-dollar rural Arizona home would suggest that more than one perpetrator is involved in the crime,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41346","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A former hostage negotiator is now weighing in \u2014 and his assessment is chilling. 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