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L.A. County man admits he sent Nancy Guthrie's family fake ransom notes
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- Derrick Callella entered the plea in Arizona to charges of transmitting a demand for ransom in interstate commerce and utilizing a telecommunications device with intent to abuse, threaten or harass a person.
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared from her Tucson suburb home Feb. 1.
- With Guthrie missing, the FBI extracted and released doorbell camera images of an armed and masked man outside her home on the morning of her disappearance.
A makeshift memorial adorns the front of the home of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Ariz. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) By Richard Winton Staff Writer Follow July 2, 2026 3:53 PM PT 2 3 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X Linked In Threads Reddit Whats App Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here.
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A Hawthorne man on Thursday pleaded guilty to federal charges of sending a fake ransom note to the family of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, whose mother, Nancy, was abducted in a mystery that captured national attention.
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