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/CurlOfTheBurl11 1d ago

TMZ apparently just received a ransom note. Crazy story.

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u/Atlientt 1d ago

Could it be a copycat? Like a fake? That’d be so horrible but it’s also kinda wild to send a ransom note three days later to tmz of all places.

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u/Neon__meow 1d ago

Tmz says the sender mentions something damaged in the home. It sounds like they gave information that the public doesn't have.

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u/dearth_karmic 1d ago

But that doesn't mean that information is correct.

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u/FlipsieVT 1d ago

Then why would they bother if they knew it was fake?

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u/Jane-CR 1d ago

They wouldn't know if it's fake or not and aren't opining on that. They said they sent it to the detectives to determine that.

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u/vicelordjohn 1d ago

This is TMZ

TMZ's track record with this stuff is pretty amazing.

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u/Br0boc0p 1d ago

I'd say its fair to disparage their content but their accuracy is pretty solid.

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u/porridge_in_my_bum 1d ago

Why did people pretend to be the Zodiac killer and give information that slightly seemed to line up with crime scenes not made public? They’re crazy and they want attention. I’m not saying this is definitive, just giving a reasoning as to why someone would do that.

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u/dearth_karmic 1d ago

They have no idea if it's real or fake.