Crime & Justice
Former FBI Agent Says Linguistics Analysis Suggests Extortion Note May Be From Woman
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Chilling ransom note: ‘Hello Savannah. We have your mother, Nancy’ | Drop Dead Serious
What was said
"Harvey said that the FBI has indicated that this alleged ransom note... that the FBI is suggesting they think that may be a woman based on the linguistics, based on the writings."
TMZ's Harvey Levin reports that FBI sources analyzing secondary communications from someone claiming to know who abducted Nancy Guthrie believe the writer may be female based on linguistic analysis. This person is attempting to sell information about the perpetrators' identities and Nancy's burial location, separate from the original ransom notes.
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- Programme
- Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
- Episode
- Chilling ransom note: ‘Hello Savannah. We have your mother, Nancy’ | Drop Dead Serious
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- 9:39
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