TMZ claimed to have received a fourth ransom email suggesting the sender had seen Nancy Guthrie alive and that she was taken to Mexico.
The media outlet said they received the letter Monday.
“I know what I saw [five] days ago south of the border and I was told to shut up so I know who he is and that was definitely Nancy with them,” the email said in part.
TMZ said the letter was sent using the same Bitcoin account as the three previous alleged ransom notes.
“He is saying that Nancy was taken to Mexico,” TMZ’s Harvey Levin said.
The matter took a shocking turn when Levin offered to be the intermediary between the ransom note writer and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
TMZ claimed the email’s author alleged there was more than one person behind Guthrie’s disappearance, doubling down on the same claim made in a previous note.
The alleged ransom writer reportedly claimed he had a burglary on his record dating back to 10 years ago, and he said this was stopping him from coming forward to the FBI.
Levin shared a video note to the writer.
“If you are not real, you are committing a crime. You should know that, and this is a serious, federal crime.”
“If you’re worried about getting this money, and you really do have this information, send it to us,” he continued. “You’re sending us these letters, send it to us, we will forward it to the FBI, and that way there’s a record that we have, that you supplied this information.”
“If they find her, and they find the kidnapper, then at least there is evidence, because we have it, that you’re the one who provided the information,” he added.
A statement from Sheriff Chris Nanos on the Nancy Guthrie Investigation: pic.twitter.com/YfhQSPkrFJ
— Pima County Sheriff’s Department (@PimaSheriff) February 16, 2026
“So this is a way for you to get that money if this really is legitimate,” Levin said. “Send us the information, we will pass it on to the FBI.” (RELATED: Trump Threatens Death Penalty If Nancy Guthrie Is Killed)
The surprise proposal to the alleged writer of the ransom notes came on the same day the Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced that the entire Guthrie family was cleared as suspects in this case.
Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother has been missing for 16 days.