{"id":2055,"date":"2026-06-24T13:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=2055"},"modified":"2026-06-24T13:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:41:20","slug":"the-152-crypto-mistake-by-nancy-guthrie-detectives-that-may-have-forced-kidnappers-underground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=2055","title":{"rendered":"The $152 crypto mistake by Nancy Guthrie detectives that may have forced kidnappers underground"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Investigators hunting\u00a0Nancy Guthrie\u2019s kidnappers<\/a>\u00a0have one glaring clue that\u2019s been staring at them from the beginning \u2014 a bitcoin wallet sent by ransom note writers to Guthrie\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

Crypto experts say the ransom note and the wallet suggest that the kidnappers were \u201cfarkakta\u201d amateurs, but detectives are also reportedly wondering if they made a massive, $152 blunder at the start of the case.<\/p>\n

A ransom email \u2014 which mentions details about Guthrie\u2019s home and an Apple watch that hadn\u2019t been disclosed to the public \u2014 demanded $4 million in crypto for her return.<\/p>\n

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Investigators examine Nancy Guthrie\u2019s property outside Tucson, Arizona.James Keivom for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A follow-up email from the same IP address\u00a0claimed she had died<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Detectives from the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department are reportedly second-guessing their choice to not to pay the $4 million ransom, sources within the case\u00a0told the outlet Air Mail.<\/a><\/p>\n

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