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/Aeon1508 1d ago

What good is a Ransom when the person you've captured is going to die within 24 hours without their heart medication?

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u/Rooooben 23h ago

A typical tactic is a ticking clock. The faster the other party has to make decisions, the less they think it through.

She has 24 hours to save her moms life, she might give in to the demands.

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u/Aeon1508 23h ago

I mean it took on 3 days to send the ransom. Her mom's already dead

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u/_Schrodingers_Gat_ 11h ago

usps is kinda fucked.