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Speaker 1: Crime Alert im s Grace Breaking Crime News now straight

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Speaker 1: out to Nicole Parton for the latest.

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Speaker 2: Monday marks the ninth day in the search for eighty

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Speaker 2: four year old Nancy Guthrie, with the case escalating into

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Speaker 2: a critical investigation as a ransom deadline approaches. The Pima

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Speaker 2: County Sheriff's Department has maintained a steady presence outside Guthrie's

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Speaker 2: residence in the Catalina Foothills, with officials indicating that deputies

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Speaker 2: will remain there for the family's security. On February eight,

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Speaker 2: the investigation intensified as authorities focused their efforts on the

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Speaker 2: property itself. Footage from Fox Flight Team nine captured deputies

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Speaker 2: examining a septic tank behind the home. Investigators were seen

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Speaker 2: probing a manhole at the back of the property with

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Speaker 2: a poll, though officials have not revealed what they were

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Speaker 2: searching for or whether any evidence was found. This search

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Speaker 2: followed a busy weekend of law enforcement activity, during which

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Speaker 2: INN investigators spent several hours at the home of Guthrie's

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Speaker 2: daughter Annie. Witnesses reported seeing flashes of light within the house,

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Speaker 2: suggesting that photographs were being taken, and investigators later left

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Speaker 2: with various items. This increase in activity comes as a

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Speaker 2: deadline mentioned in an alleged ransom note approaches set for

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Speaker 2: five pm today. The note, sent to a local Tucson

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Speaker 2: news station, reportedly demanded millions of dollars in bitcoin. While

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Speaker 2: authorities have not confirmed the authenticity of the note, one

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Speaker 2: person has already been arrested for a separate imposter ransom

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Speaker 2: call earlier this week. In a third video shared on

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Speaker 2: social media Saturday night, Savannah Guthrie, along with her siblings

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Speaker 2: Annie and Cameron, addressed potential captors directly, with Savannah saying

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Speaker 2: we will pay.

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Speaker 3: We received your message and we understand. We beg you

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Speaker 3: now to return our mother to us so that we

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Speaker 3: can celebrate with her. This is the only way we

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Speaker 3: will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and

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Speaker 3: we will pay.

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Speaker 2: Savannah's mother, Nancy, who relies on a pacemaker and daily

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Speaker 2: heart medication, was last seen on January thirty one, and

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Speaker 2: was reported missing the following day after her family learned

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Speaker 2: she had not attended church. Sheriff Chris Nanios has released

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Speaker 2: a timeline outlining the events surrounding Guthrie's disappearance. Anyone with

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Speaker 2: information is urged to contact the FBI at one eight

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Speaker 2: hundred call FBI. A tip line has also been established

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Speaker 2: for community members to provide leads. A reward of up

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Speaker 2: to fifty thousand dollars is being offered for information that

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Speaker 2: leads to Nancy Guthrie's whereabouts and or the arrest and

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Speaker 2: conviction of those involved Nancy. We will keep you posted

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Speaker 2: as this case continues to unfold throughout the day.

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Speaker 1: Nicole. Thank you. More crime and justice news after this.

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Speaker 2: A grand jury in New Mexico has formally charged actor

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Speaker 2: Timothy Buzzfield with child sex abuse offenses, as announced by

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Speaker 2: the Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bergman on Friday. Buzzfield

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Speaker 2: is facing four counts related to criminal sexual acts with

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Speaker 2: a minor. The Special Victims Unit of the County District

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Speaker 2: Attorney's office will handle the prosecution, highlighting the importance of

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Speaker 2: prioritizing child protection in their efforts. The indigmed issued on

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Speaker 2: February six follows Buzzfield's recent arrest linked to allegations of

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Speaker 2: abuse involving miners. These charges are associated with his involvement

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Speaker 2: in the television series The Cleaning Lady. According to prosecutors,

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Speaker 2: between late twenty twenty two and early twenty twenty four,

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Speaker 2: Buzzfield allegedly engaged in abusive behavior towards two young actors,

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Speaker 2: ages seven and eight at the time while they worked

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Speaker 2: on the series. In addition to acting, Buzzfield has also

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Speaker 2: held the role of director for the show. He has

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Speaker 2: denied any allegations against him. The indictment was anticipated. They

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Speaker 2: are saying that a grand jury will indict a Ham Sandwich.

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Speaker 2: What is particularly troubling is that the district attorney is

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Speaker 2: moving forward with a case that lacks a solid foundation

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Speaker 2: and is unlikely to withstand scrutiny in court, stated Larry Stein,

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Speaker 2: Buzzfield's attorney, in a statement. The detention hearing revealed significant

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Speaker 2: flaws in the state's evidence, gaps that no amount of

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Speaker 2: prosecutorial decisions can rectify. He added, this prosecution seems to

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Speaker 2: be motivated by factors beyond the actual facts or legal principles.

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Speaker 2: Mister Buzzfields intends to contest these charges vigorously at every

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Speaker 2: stage and is eager to challenge the state's case in

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Speaker 2: an open court where evidence carries weight rather than secrecy.

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Speaker 2: Buzzfield's indictment arrives shortly after after he was removed from

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Speaker 2: the future episodes of Law and Order Special Victims Unit.

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Speaker 2: He has consistently asserted his innocence and suggests that the

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Speaker 2: allegations are retaliatory, stemming from the recasting of the two

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Speaker 2: boys involved in the show.

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Speaker 1: Nicole Anderson, fifty six, lives in Randolph Township, Minnesota, with

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Speaker 1: her mom. Just before nine a m July sixth, she

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Speaker 1: tells her mom she's going for a walk to check

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Speaker 1: the mail and will be right back. Half an hour later,

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Speaker 1: she's still not home. Her mom reports her missing. Dakota

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Speaker 1: County sheriff searched the neighborhood with drones and dogs, no

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Speaker 1: sign of Nicole. She left all her belongings and meds

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Speaker 1: at home. Sheriff's interrogate Matthew suttles her boyfriend and search

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Speaker 1: his home, but he has ruled out as a suspect.

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Speaker 1: Nichole's brother says Nicole recently chased off a man claiming

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Speaker 1: to be a woodcutter. She says she found him prowling

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Speaker 1: in her yard, but he has not been identified. Nicole

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Speaker 1: five hundred and thirty five pounds, pixie cup, blonde hair,

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Speaker 1: brown eyes, last scene wearing a gray sweater camouflage pants

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Speaker 1: and house slippers. If you have info on Nicole Anderson,

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Speaker 1: now missing over five weeks, please call Dakota County, Minnesota

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