kidnapper

The case took another bizarre turn Wednesday morning when TMZ announced that the outlet received a letter demanding a payment of one bitcoin — about $67,000 — in exchange for the name of Guthrie’s kidnapper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

The family has released three previous videos saying they were willing to speak to the potential kidnapper, and asking to provide proof that her mother was alive.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026

Nancy’s son, Camron Guthrie, released a video statement pleading with the kidnapper Thursday afternoon, around the time of the ransom letter’s first deadline.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2026

Rather than risk a military confrontation, they forced American troops to play the role of the sleazy kidnapper sneaking in windows.

From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2026

And even worse, when she asked us to describe a trapezoid, which I wanted to raise my hand and say, "A trapezoid is another name for a scary kidnapper."

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds

As played by Ms. Anderson, Dayle is deliciously insouciant, implicitly lethal, and knows how to deal with both kidnappers and the parents of the missing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Nigeria is not safe -- terrorists, kidnappers, bandits everywhere," said Becky Alegbe, a street vendor in Abuja.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

She returned to “Today” on April 6, determined to solve her mother’s abduction by leveraging her TV fame and coast-to-coast reach—the same lofty platform she worried might have drawn the attention of Nancy’s kidnappers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Over the course of months, investigators made a couple of detentions and conducted a few searches as the Guthrie family made a series of emotional pleas to the kidnappers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Yes, he’d made the phone call to Jenny Yen on an untraceable “burner” phone, just like the kidnappers and spies always did in paperback thrillers.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein