TMZ receives 4th email in connection to Nancy Guthrie’s abduction as outlet demands answer

WASHINGTON (TNND) — TMZ is claiming it has received a fourth email from a man who claims to know who was behind the abduction of Nancy Guthrie and where she currently is.

On Monday, TMZ shared news of the fourth email, noting that it had a “proposition” for the individual reaching out.

According to the outlet, the email has the same Bitcoin account as the other three notes it received.

I know what I saw 5 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 note read in part.

It is the second reference the individual has made to there being more than one person involved in the alleged kidnapping. In another letter received by TMZ on Friday, the individual wrote, “be prepared to go International.”

The individual, whom TMZ identifies as a “man,” said he has a burglary on his record from a decade ago, which is why he is scared to come forward.

The note again demands $50,000 in Bitcoin in return for the information.

“If the individual who is writing us these emails is reading this … if you are for real, send us the information regarding the whereabouts of Nancy and her kidnappers. We will immediately forward the information to the FBI. If it leads to finding Nancy and/or the kidnappers, you then have a public record that you are the one responsible, thus ensuring you will get the reward. The FBI is aware we are making this overture,” TMZ wrote on its webpage.

On Sunday, a new tearful plea was made by NBC’s Today show host Savannah Guthrie to bring her mother home.

In the clip posted to Instagram on Sunday, Guthrie urged “whoever has her or knows where she is” to come forward.

“It’s been two weeks since our mom was taken. And I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope. And we still believe,” Guthrie said.

Addressing her mother’s kidnappers directly, Guthrie continued, “I wanted to say to whoever has her or knows where she is that it’s never too late. And you’re not lost or alone. And it is never too late to do the right thing. And we are here. And we believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being.”

The most recent update in the investigation came on Sunday, when the FBI announced that a glove with DNA found near Nancy’s home seems to be tied to the masked person pictured in the surveillance footage from the abduction site.

The FBI is urging anyone with tips or leads to call 1-800-CALL-FBI in addition to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office number, 520-351-4900.