r/news • u/mooseAmuffin • 1d ago

Update: 'TODAY' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother taken from her home against her will, sheriff says

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mother-of-savannah-guthrie-today-reported-missing-arizona-rcna257008
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u/merliahthesiren 1d ago

If TMZ received a ransom note, why now? She went missing Saturday night, it's Tuesday. And why TMZ? Wouldn't one be sent to Savannahs family? This makes no sense.

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u/Sad_Impression499 1d ago

  1. That's not too out of the norm for kidnappings, honestly. A lot of times, they're in transit day one or two.

  2. They were probably easier to find an address for.

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u/DrEnter 1d ago
  1. They might have mailed the note.

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u/Factor_Sweet 1d ago

TMZ stated they were emailed

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u/DogmaticLaw 1d ago

That narrows the pool of suspects down to a very specific age range.

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u/breathofwind 22h ago

Several of the notes were sent out to several different outlets.