California man pleads guilty to faking Nancy Guthrie ransom note
Summary
A man from California pleaded guilty to sending fake ransom messages to the family of Nancy Guthrie, who went missing outside Tucson, Arizona. He faces up to two years in prison or a $250,000 fine, while the FBI continues to investigate other possible ransom demands.Key Facts
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, went missing on January 31 near Tucson; her phone, medicine, and blood drops were found at her home.
- The family received a ransom note with a bitcoin payment request, reported by a local TV station.
- Derrick Callella, 42, from Hawthorne, California, sent false ransom texts to Guthrie’s daughter and son-in-law after following the case on TV.
- Callella asked about the bitcoin payment but was not connected to the original ransom demand.
- Authorities linked Callella’s texts to an email and phone number registered in his name.
- The FBI said they are still investigating other ransom demands that might be real.
- Callella pleaded guilty and will be sentenced on September 10.
- Nancy Guthrie is the mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie.
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