President Donald Trump hinted Friday that federal involvement in the investigation Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance would soon yield new developments in the case. | Crime<\/b>
\nPresident Donald Trump hinted Friday that federal involvement in the investigation Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance would soon yield new developments in the case.
\u201cWe have some things, I think that will maybe come out reasonably soon, from DOJ [Department of Justice] or FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation], or whoever, that could be, could be definitive,\u201d Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, according to CNN.
He continued, \u201cA lot has taken place in the last couple of hours. A lot of things have happened with regard to that horrible situation in the last couple of hours.\u201d
Earlier this week the president wrote on Truth Social that he is \u201cdeploying all resources\u201d to find Today anchor Savannah Guthrie\u2019s 84-year-old mother, who disappeared from her home sometime between Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
Asked about the federal support, Trump said, \u201cI think we\u2019re doing very well on that regard,\u201d adding, \u201cVery well meaning we have some clues, I think that are very strong, and I think we could have some answers coming up.\u201d
Trump did not elaborate further.
The involvement of federal investigators in case originally handled by the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s office ramped up at the end of the week as a new note arrived at CBS local affiliate KOLD about Guthrie, which the FBI was examining for its authenticity.
Earlier this week, KOLD and TMZ received emails reportedly demanding millions of dollars in bitcoin for Guthrie\u2019s return.
Both station anchor Mary Coleman and TMZ founder Harvey Levin have apparently been cooperating with authorities by not revealing specifics of the first note, which investigators typically keep under wraps to help determine their authenticity.
Levin, in a lengthy appearance on Fox News Friday, explained that based on its grammar and organization, whomever wrote the email was educated and crafted a coherent message.
\u201cWhat I will say is this, this is not a letter that was thrown together in a couple of minutes,\u201d Levin told Sean Hannity. \u201cIt is a very specific, well organized, layered letter that really lays things out. This is not AI.\u201d
That ransom demand letter reportedly has a Monday deadline, though little has been revealed as to the consequences of not meeting it.
The new, second email, according to KOLD anchor Marky Coleman who saw the letter, included \u201csensitive information.\u201d She didn\u2019t reveal anything further in appearances on other news outlets, other than to say she thought the writer made an effort to include details to prove it is the same person who wrote the first note.
On Friday, authorities also returned to Nancy Guthrie\u2019s Tucson neighborhood and her home in the Catalina Foothills north of Tucson to conduct more searches. Officers were seen searching the desert landscape around Guthrie\u2019s home and on the roof of her residence.
It has not been revealed why the property was being searched again.
Also, investigators removed a device from the roof of the Guthrie home.
Retired New York Police Department Inspector Paul Mauro and Fox contributor told Fox\u2019s Jesse Waters that the device was a camera that could have been overlooked during the first days of the investigation.
\u201cApparently on that roof, the agents recovered a new camera, a camera that apparently they hadn\u2019t been aware of and they took it into their custody,\u201d Mauro said. \u201cI don\u2019t know any more than that as to why it hadn\u2019t been recovered, what it might see.\u201d
The outlet also reported that a blue Subaru SUV believed to be owned by Guthrie was removed from the home\u2019s garage and taken by a tow truck to an impound lot near the sheriff\u2019s office.
Officials have not revealed why the vehicle was taken, according to the New York Post.
Contributor Lowell Cauffiel is the author of the New York Times true crime best seller House of Secrets and nine other crime novels and nonfiction titles. See lowellcauffiel.com for more.<\/p>\n