1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Crime Alaric hourly update, Breaking crime News Now. I'm Jennifer Gould. 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:08,840 Speaker 1: The agonizing weight for the safe return of eighty four 3 00:00:08,920 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: year old Nancy Guthrie has now shifted into a high 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: stakes financial standoff as the Monday five pm ransom deadline 5 00:00:18,320 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: has now officially expired. The bitcoin wallet allegedly designated for 6 00:00:23,840 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: the ransom remains empty, with the publicly viewable balance at 7 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,479 Speaker 1: zero and zero transactions recorded following the passage of the 8 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: final ultimatum. As the surge takes a devastating step backward, 9 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 1: Savannah Gufrie has released a gripping new video message pivoting 10 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 1: from the kidnappers to the general public. In this second 11 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: heartbreaking broadcast, Savannah pleads for help and what she described 12 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: as the family's quote hour of desperation end quote. 13 00:00:56,360 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: Listen, we believe our mom is still out there. We 14 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:09,959 Speaker 2: need your help. Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the 15 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 2: clock trying to bring her home, trying to find her. 16 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: She was taken and we don't know where. So I'm 17 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 2: coming on just to ask you, not just for your prayers, 18 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 2: but no matter where you are, even if you're far 19 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 2: from Tucson, if you see anything you hear anything. If 20 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 2: there's anything at all that seems strange to you that 21 00:01:33,640 --> 00:01:38,839 Speaker 2: you report to law enforcement. We are an hour of desperation. 22 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:44,040 Speaker 1: The desperate plea for nationwide prayers comes as the family 23 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: fears the investigation has stalled after their previous we will 24 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:52,720 Speaker 1: pay promise to the captors was met with total silence. 25 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: The family remained prepared to meet the six million dollar 26 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 1: bitcoin demand just to cure the release of the matriar, 27 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: who was violently snatched from her Tucson, Arizona home in 28 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: the early morning hours of February first. The alleged kidnappers 29 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: demanded the millions be sent to a specific cryptocurrency wallet 30 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: address and included an or else ultimatum that promised quote 31 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: more serious consequences end quote if the second deadline is ignored. 32 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: The prior ransom note set two deadlines February fifth and ninth. 33 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:35,960 Speaker 1: Despite the passage of these critical windows, investigators have yet 34 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 1: to receive a proof of life confirmation, fueling national anxiety 35 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: as Nancy's health hangs in the balance without her vital 36 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: pacemaker medications. The investigation took a gritty turn on Sunday 37 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: as detectives were spotted opening a manhole cover to search 38 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:59,880 Speaker 1: a septic tank behind Nancy's home, using long polls to 39 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: probe the waste system for discarded evidence or remains. This 40 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: followed a major forensic sweep on Friday, where agents used 41 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: ladders to scale the roof. A vigilant neighbor tipped off 42 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: investigators after noticing the roof appeared suspiciously pristine and white 43 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: despite recent heavy rains, leading police to seize a hidden 44 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:27,760 Speaker 1: wired camera that had been overlooked in previous searches. The 45 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 1: probe also returned to Annie's home late Saturday night, where 46 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: investigators were seen leaving the residents carrying several bags of 47 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 1: evidence after a brief five minutes sweep of the interior. 48 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: Annie and her husband Tomaso Sioni were the last people 49 00:03:44,400 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 1: to see Nancy alive. They shared a final dinner and 50 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,839 Speaker 1: games with her on Saturday night before dropping her off 51 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:55,279 Speaker 1: at nine forty eight pm, just hours before her pacemaker 52 00:03:55,400 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 1: app reportedly disconnected at two twenty eight am from her watch, 53 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: which was left behind at the crime scene. Additionally, FBI 54 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: teams are now scouring surveillance footage from a circle k 55 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 1: on Oracle Road, just a half mile from daughter Annie's 56 00:04:12,040 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: home after a tip id'd a vehicle of interest at 57 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 1: the gas station. On Friday, the tension spiked when staff 58 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:25,159 Speaker 1: at local station KOLD were left alarmed by a second 59 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: message from the captors, which appeared to be a response 60 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:33,360 Speaker 1: to the family's earlier requests for proof of life. Despite 61 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:37,799 Speaker 1: the massive mobilization, Sheriff Chris Nanos admitted there are still 62 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: no named suspects or persons of interest. The investigation has 63 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: been crippled by the fact that the homes doorbell camera 64 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: failed to record the abduction because the subscription had expired, 65 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 1: and there is a total lack of usable footage from 66 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 1: the home. Anyone with information is urged to please contact 67 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: the Pima County Sheriff's Department at FI five two zero 68 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: three five one forty nine hundred or the FBI tip 69 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 1: line one eight hundred call FBI. A fifty thousand dollars 70 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 1: reward is being offered for information leading to Nancy's safe return. 71 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,840 Speaker 1: For the latest crime and justice news, follow the Crime 72 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:21,159 Speaker 1: Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast. Aff with this 73 00:05:21,240 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: crime Alert. I'm Jennifer Goold.