"We have found no evidence linking this to Nancy's case, said Heith Janke, the special agent in charge of the FBI's Phoenix division. It was someone that was trying to profit from it. A total imposter."
"Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction, allegedly read the texts sent to both Guthrie's daughter Annie and son-in-law Tommaso Cioni."
"The Department of Justice will protect victims and families at all costs, and grief profiteers will be held accountable, U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine said after Ca"
Derrick Callella, 42, was arrested in Hawthorne, California, and charged federally with transmitting a ransom demand and making anonymous interstate communications intended to harass or threaten. Authorities allege he sent fake ransom text messages to Savannah Guthrie's family shortly after the family posted an emotional plea video for their missing mother, Nancy. The texts read, "Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction," and were sent through an internet application using a phony number. Investigators traced the phony number's IP address to Callella's home and say he admitted using the application and pulling family information from a cyber website to see if the family would respond. Officials say they have found no evidence linking Callella to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance and that he appears to have been attempting to profit from the case. The criminal complaint was filed in Arizona and the Department of Justice pledged to protect victims and hold grief profiteers accountable.
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