Nancy Guthrie ransom notes may be fake as renowned profiler says case looks more like burglary gone wrong
The two letters purported to be connected to Nancy Guthrie's suspected abduction leave investigators with questions about their authenticity, but forensic psychologist Dr. Kris Mohandie says investigators made the right call by releasing them because doing so could renew public interest and generate new leads."I don't think the ransom note is legit, and I don't think that that letter days later is legitimate — but I think it's appropriate for law enforcement to investigate it just in case it might be," he told Fox News Digital."A good investigation keeps an open mind," he said.
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The two letters purported to be connected to Nancy Guthrie's suspected abduction leave investigators with questions about their authenticity, but forensic psychologist Dr. Kris Mohandie says investigators made the right call by releasing them because doing so could renew public interest and generate new leads."I don't think the ransom note is legit, and I don't think that that letter days later is legitimate — but I think it's appropriate for law enforcement to investigate it just in case it might be," he told Fox News Digital."A good investigation keeps an open mind," he said. "It really does."NANCY GUTHRIE RANSOM NOTES DON'T MATCH SUSPECT'S BEHAVIOR, PROFILER SAYS: 'I DON'T BELIEVE THEY'RE REAL'Some investigators said they were confident that the ransom demands are all bogus, while others are cautious about reaching that conclusion while Guthrie's whereabouts remain unknown, federal law enforcement sources told Fox News and Fox News Digital last month.Early in the case, they appeared to have taken them seriously, with Heith Janke, then the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix field office, sitting down with Guthrie’s adult children, including "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie, to record a video response to the first note.Mohandie also cautioned against treating crime scene details in the first letter as proof its author was involved. Those include references to Guthrie's Apple Watch and a broken floodlight."I don't make much out of those two details," he said.
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- The two letters purported to be connected to Nancy Guthrie's suspected abduction leave investigators with questions about their authenticity, but forensic psychologist Dr. Kris Mohandie says investigators made the right call by releasing them because doing so could renew public interest and generate new leads."I don't think the ransom note is legit, and I don't think that that letter days later is legitimate — but I think it's appropriate for law enforcement to investigate it just in case it might be," he told Fox News Digital."A good investigation keeps an open mind," he said.
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