Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Person Detained in Search for Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper | Crime Alert 6AM 02.11.26

Episode Date: February 11, 2026

A person is detained for questioning in the ongoing search for Nancy Guthrie, as the investigation continues into her abduction. A former Massachusetts police officer is accused by several women of using information gathered during police calls to send unsolicited flirtatious messages after official police responses. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Crime Alert, hourly update. Breaking Crime News now. I'm Drew Nelson. There's been activity tied to a Bitcoin wallet connected to whoever abducted Nancy Guthrie. The transaction comes from the Bitcoin address found and the ransom notes sent to TV station KOLD, identical to the address shared in other ransom notes. KPHO was first to report with the outlet withholding the amount of the transaction. This comes just hours after the FBI released new surveillance video in the continuing search for Guthrie. The video shows a masked individual at the front door of Guthrie's Tucson area home during the early morning hours of February 1st. Investigators say the person appears to be armed.

The black and white images and video clips show someone wearing a ski mask, gloves, sneakers, and a backpack. A handgun appears to be holstered at the person's waist. In several frames, the individual is seen facing the doorbell camera. In one video, the person raises a gloved hand to block the lens. In another, they bend down. pull foliage from the yard and attempt to drape it over the camera to block its view. FBI director Cash Patel says the footage had long been believed to be unavailable. He says it was recovered after days of technical work with private sector partners

using residual data stored in back-end systems. Law enforcement sources say Guthrie's family was shown the images before they were released publicly. Within minutes of their release, Nancy's daughter, long-time co-anchor of NBC's Today, Savannah Guthrie shared the images on social media. She writes, quote, we believe she is still alive, bring her home. In a second post, she added, quote, someone out there recognizes this person. Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home sometime after 147 in the morning on February 1st. That's when her doorbell camera disconnected. Roughly 25 minutes later, software detected motion at the home, but no video was recorded. At exactly 2.28 a.m., Guthrie's pacemaker lost,

contact with its monitoring app on her phone. Investigators later found the phone inside the house. Investigators say that sequence strongly suggests she was removed from the home around that time. They also observed blood on the stoop when they responded. Guthrie was last seen the night before after having dinner with her daughter Annie. She was dropped off at her home just before 10 p.m. Family members and investigators have said she was mentally sharp but had limited mobility and required daily medication. authorities have warned that missing that medication could be life-threatening.

Days into the investigation, multiple news outlets received messages claiming Guthrie had been kidnapped, one note demanding $6 million in Bitcoin threatening her life if the deadline passed. It did pass Monday evening. The FBI says it is not aware of any continued communication between the Guthrie family and anyone claiming to be responsible. Investigators say no suspect or person of interest has been identified. The Pima County Sheriff's Office, leading the investigation, says there are no scheduled press briefings, but the case remains active. Deputies and FBI agents have been canvassing neighborhoods near Guthrie's home and near her daughter Annie's home, looking for surveillance video and witnesses.

White House officials confirm President Trump has been briefed on the case and has reviewed the newly released images. The White House says the president is urging anyone with information to contact authorities. As the search moves deeper into its second week, the FBI says it is operating a 24-hour command post in Tucson and has deployed additional personnel to assist local investigators. A $50,000 reward remains in effect for information leading to Nancy Guthrie's recovery or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance. Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI at 800 call FBI or tips.fbi.gov. For more on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie joined crime. Stories with Nancy Grace 6 p.m. Eastern on Sirius XM. Triumph Channel 11 and streaming exclusively on Fox 1 for the first 24 hours. More crime and justice news after this. A former Massachusetts

police officer is accused by several women abusing information gathered during official police calls to send unsolicited flirtatious messages. The new accusations follow the resignation of former lower police officer Dylan De Silva. He resigned in November after multiple sources tied him to an alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl. He met while responding to a call involving a mental health crisis. Two women have now come forward. They are sisters-in-law. Both say they provided their names and private phone numbers during routine police business in late 2024. Days or weeks later, each says she received unsolicited text messages from a man identifying himself, as Officer De Silva.

According to WFXT, Alex Kelly says the contact escalated after a man she identifies as De Silva responded to a call at her home and collected her information. And then he starts sending photos. Like he starts sending pitches of himself. Kelly later learned her sister-in-law, Jen, had a similar experience. Jen says her only interaction with Lowell Police came through a 911 call made days before the messages began. They asked me for my name and my phone number, and that would be the only.

way a little police officer would get my telephone number. Both women say they only realized the overlap after seeing coverage of De Silva's resignation. I saw your story and I thought that was crazy because I had a similar situation where I had to call the police and then just like a few

days later I got a text message. The two compared their phones. To be related and for both of us to get those same messages. I was like there's no way. Well let's just compare numbers. But we both had the same picture that he sent us. Which was weird. Neither woman filed a formal complaint at the time. Kelly says she mentioned the texts to a

lowell police officer she knew in 2024. In an email to WFXT, Deputy Superintendent Mark LeBlanc says the alleged contact with these women had not previously been reported to command staff and that the department wants to speak with them. Calls to the number used to send the texts went to voicemail. The Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission has already suspended to Silva's law enforcement certification. Lowell Police continue to withhold internal affairs records body camera video and related police reports citing privacy law. The Secretary of State's office is reviewing whether those records can be released in redacted form. For the latest crime and justice news, follow Crime Alert hourly update on your favorite podcast app. With this crime alert, I'm Drew Nelson.