{"id":2570403,"date":"2026-02-16T15:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tmz-pleads-with-man-for-proof-after-receiving-fourth-guthrie-note\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:15:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:15:34","slug":"tmz-pleads-with-man-for-proof-after-receiving-fourth-guthrie-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tmz-pleads-with-man-for-proof-after-receiving-fourth-guthrie-note\/","title":{"rendered":"TMZ pleads with man for proof after receiving fourth Guthrie note"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftmz-pleads-with-man-for-proof-after-receiving-fourth-guthrie-note%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2570403&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>TMZ reports it has received a fourth note from a man claiming to know Nancy Guthrie\u2019s whereabouts, alleging she is in Mexico, with the FBI and other outlets continuing to investigate the letters for authenticity. The sender has previously offered information in exchange for the FBI\u2019s $100,000 reward and used a consistent Bitcoin address in multiple messages; TMZ\u2019s Harvey Levin issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >personal appeal urging<\/a> the writer to forward details to the FBI to establish a record and secure the reward.guthrie has been missing from her Arizona home for more than two weeks, and authorities are examining Walmart records and surveillance footage while describing the suspect seen in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-florida-man-fights-off-black-bear-on-porch-saves-dogs\/\" title=\"WATCH: Florida ... Fights Off Black Bear on Porch, Saves Dogs\">doorbell footage<\/a> as a male of average build, about 5&#8217;9&#8243; to 5&#8217;10&#8221;. The FBI has doubled the reward, and time is critical due to Guthrie\u2019s daily medication needs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">TMZ pleads with man to prove himself after receiving fourth letter claiming to know where Nancy Guthrie is<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2504806\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>TMZ on Monday said it received a fourth note from a man claiming to have critical knowledge of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4458811\/glove-dna-guthrie-home-suspect-video\/\">Nancy Guthrie&rsquo;s whereabouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ is one of several media outlets that have received multiple notes currently being investigated by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">the FBI<\/a> to determine whether they are real or sent by impostors looking to take advantage of the situation. In the latest note sent to TMZ, the man said they knew where Guthrie is located, adding that he &ldquo;saw Nancy with them&rdquo; five days ago, south of the border, and was told to &ldquo;shut up.&rdquo; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-asked-ai-who-wrote-the-fake-trump-epstein-note-and-the-answer-it-gave-blew-our-minds\/\" title=\"We Asked AI Who Wrote the Fake Trump-Epstein Note, And the Answer It Gave Blew Our Minds\">alleged note<\/a> says Guthrie is in Mexico, but does not appear to offer further details, according to TMZ chief Harvey Levin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4458910\/police-investigate-walmart-sales-records-clues-nancy-guthrie-kidnapping\/\">Police comb through Walmart sales records for clues about Guthrie kidnapping<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4458880\/savannah-guthrie-new-plea-alleged-kidnapper\/\">Savannah Guthrie issues new plea to alleged kidnapper: &#8216;It&#8217;s never too late to do the right thing&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4458811\/glove-dna-guthrie-home-suspect-video\/\">Glove with DNA found near Guthrie home appears to match those worn in suspect video: FBI<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After receiving the fourth note from the same man this week, Levin issued a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tmz\/status\/2023432488350343456?s=46&amp;t=aOOy8YEKiQSfdQpJkUhBhQ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-sends-family-of-ashli-babbitt-video-honoring-her-memory\/\" title=\"President Trump sends family of Ashli Babbitt video honoring her memory\">personal video message<\/a> <\/a>to the person. He urged the man to send information about Guthrie, framing it as a way for the person to establish evidence that they can use to obtain the FBI&rsquo;s $100,000 reward, should the elderly woman be found.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know if you&rsquo;re real or not, if you&rsquo;re watching this, but if you are &mdash; and I have told the FBI that we&rsquo;re going to do this &mdash; they know this: if you&rsquo;re worried about getting this money, and you really do have this information, send it to us. You&rsquo;re sending us these letters. Send it to us. We will forward it to the FBI, and that way there&rsquo;s a record that we have that you supplied this information,&rdquo; Levin said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they find her, and they find the kidnapper, then at least there is evidence, because we have it that you&rsquo;re the one who provided the information. So this is a way for you to get that money,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;&#127909; TMZ&#8217;s Harvey Levin is speaking to you.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re the individual claiming you know who the kidnapper is&mdash;prove it. Send us the info. We&#8217;ll forward it to the FBI and create a record tying it to you. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/axj25hTgp3\">pic.twitter.com\/axj25hTgp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; TMZ (@TMZ) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TMZ\/status\/2023432488350343456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Levin noted that the man wrote in the letter that one of the reasons he&rsquo;s worried about coming forward is that he has a criminal record, from a burglary he committed 10 years ago.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TMZ received its third email from the person last Friday, claiming to know the identity of Guthrie&rsquo;s kidnapper, demanding the FBI&rsquo;s reward in exchange for information, and warning that this would be the final contact. The person proposed depositing $50,000 in Bitcoin immediately into their account in exchange for &ldquo;the name of the main individual along with his information for you to track,&rdquo; according to the email.<\/p>\n<p>That email was the third alleged ransom message TMZ had received since last Wednesday from the same person, identifiable by a consistent Bitcoin address included in each message, TMZ co-executive producer Charles Latibeaudiere told NewsNation. All three messages used different names and different fabricated email addresses submitted through TMZ&rsquo;s anonymous tip system, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsnationnow.com\/missing\/tmz-third-email-nancy-guthrie-money-info\/\">according to<\/a> the outlet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The revelation came the same day President Donald Trump threatened in an interview with the <em>New York Post<\/em> to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/16\/us-news\/trump-tells-the-post-he-wants-death-penalty-for-nancy-guthrie-kidnappers-if-she-isnt-returned-alive\/\">seek the death penalty<\/a> for the kidnappers if Guthrie is killed.<\/p>\n<p>Guthrie has <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4458407\/swat-nancy-guthrie-home-dna-found-on-property\/\">been missing from her Arizona home<\/a> in the Tucson area for over two weeks. The FBI is investigating the apparent kidnapping, but a decisive break in the case has so far largely eluded them. Recovered footage from Guthrie&rsquo;s doorbell camera has been a bright spot, providing authorities with photos and a description of the primary suspect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4457021\/fbi-doubles-reward-nancy-guthrie-new-suspect-details\/\"><strong>FBI DOUBLES REWARD IN SEARCH FOR NANCY GUTHRIE AS NEW SUSPECT DETAILS RELEASED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Investigators are <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4458910\/police-investigate-walmart-sales-records-clues-nancy-guthrie-kidnapping\/\">now combing through Walmart records <\/a>and surveillance footage for more clues, as they believe the suspect was wearing a backpack and clothes purchased from the store.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have described the suspect seen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-dad-shoots-carjackers-saves-children-and-wife\/\" title=\"Texas Dad Shoots Carjackers, Saves Children and Wife\">doorbell camera footage<\/a> as a male with an average build, who is 5&rsquo;9&rdquo; to 5&rsquo;10&rdquo; tall. Time is of the essence in the search, since Guthrie is reliant on daily medication for survival.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TMZ asks man to prove Guthrie&#8217;s location after 4th note<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2570404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26040605679985.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[73584,13854,8657,56797],"class_list":["post-2570403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-guthrie","tag-notes","tag-proof","tag-tmz"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26040605679985.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570403"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570403\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570407,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570403\/revisions\/2570407"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}