The only way I see that confidence is if they have a very good idea of who the perpetrator is and it’s someone in NG’s circle (in other words, it wasn’t random)
Not likely, imo.
"She needs you. All of you"
I think she looks resolved today, not defeated like in the previous video. I think she's regaining strength and feeling more grounded with a plan (though still facing a great unknown) rather than being so lost.Also, she's had a week with this - to get used to the reality of what's happened and formulate a plan of action. She is an attorney by training and obviously a very intelligent person. I would guess that as the shock begins to wear off (somewhat) the critical thinking skills soar.
"she graduated magna c-u-m laude in 2002. She received the highest score on the Arizona Bar exam in the year she took it, according to Washingtonian magazine."
Savannah Guthrie - Wikipedia
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If it was paid to the wallet that TMZ has been watching I would think TMZ would have announced it. It's possible there was a different deposit wallet in the 2nd message because they didn't want everyone in the public watching that wallet for the deposit.
100% this! There is no way she would be putting this video out just as money is exchanged, or while the perp is supposedly transporting NG back. It looks like negotiations failed, or it was discovered to be a hoax, or LE are circling in on the real perp or.... there is simply nothing right now (but then why would they categorically say there is no risk to the public?!)
Feds have the death penalty if the victim is killed as a result of the kidnapping, and the feds can charge if the crime crosses state lines.
I have pondered this quite a bit. One thought I had was that it might be easier to obtain medications south of the border. Many years ago I went to Tijuana to buy a skin medication. I was able to buy it without a prescription. Perhaps I'm being a Pollyanna here, but I hold out hope that her captors obtained medication for her - somehow.
They'd also probably be unable to work if they're holding her, so they would have to have a means to sustain themselves. They would have gone "all in" on getting $$ from the abduction because their livelihood is gone/diminished. Even losing one client (NG) would be a substantial loss in income, no matter how slight that income. In neighborhoods like this, I bet 90-100% of households have people helping with their households, and the neighborhood would typically be filled with workers throughout the day. I know mine is.
Nancy Guthrie is the mother of a celebrity. I'm sure that if Oprah Winfrey or Whoopie Goldberg's mother were abducted, media coverage would exceed coverage of this. Most white women who are abducted do not get this kind of coverage. It's the celebrity connection that triggers the interest in this case, not the race of the victim.
Google the bold terms + "movie" - the results will shock you
But they don’t have NG back! Do we have confirmation that the bitcoin has been funded? I totally understand SG’s message and feel tremendously for her and the family, but I wouldn’t send a message out, seeking information about the abductor if I still had hope. I have to guess they’ve chosen not to send the ransom.
Or...between the time she said "we will pay" and the actual payment being made, it was determined that this ransom demand was a hoax.
If they've paid to the Bitcoin wallet address given in the ransom note, we'd know all about it. TMZ and at least two other stations have the wallet address. Bitcoin transactions are public.
