Brian Fitzgibbons

Yeah, Dave was spot on there.

And one of the challenges here is this rat, the author of the ransom note, is disconnected from the crime scene itself.

So they've intentionally said that all of their information is coming from after Mrs. Guthrie was removed from the residence and purportedly moved to Sonora, the state in Mexico that borders the Tucson area.

So they would have to provide some very specific details about her state, her condition, things that she said, things that she was wearing.

That's what investigators would be looking for there.

Yeah, this is not very credible to me on its face, Nancy, for a couple of reasons.

Just the pattern of communication here with no specific information and the simple fact that they're communicating with TMZ and not directly with the FBI at this juncture, you know, 60 plus days in, doesn't lead to a whole lot of credibility.

Yeah, I mean, listen, you could look at it that way, right?

That, you know, this author, this note is lowering the price, adding some legitimacy by saying, hey, I recognize that Mrs. Guthrie has passed.

This is the information I have.

I realize that this isn't a rescue operation at this point.

You know, just pay me half a Bitcoin and I'll give you the rest of the info.

But the question that I have is,

is and first of all let me back up this is the point of offering a reward right the very point of offering award reward is to inspire people with lower morals looking for a monetary gain as as for the information they have related to the case so you know if it is authentic the reward messaging is working

Yeah, that's perplexing.

You know, the author of this ransom note is apparently going to be leaving, you know, $1.15 million on the table for this information that, you know, could lead to locating Mrs. Guthrie.

And they're communicating with someone who doesn't have the authority to grant that reward, meaning TMZ.

They're not communicating directly with the FBI either.

Yeah, so what you see there on the countertop appears to be a tablet connected to an external keyboard, and that it could be playing what looks very similar to infrared or night vision live feed from a security camera.

This could be connected into that Nest system.