FBI Makes Arrest in ‘Imposter Ransom Demand’ Connected With Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Missing
The arrest is not believed connected with ransom letters received earlier this week by media outlets.
Missing
February 5, 2026
Alabama Family Missing; Blood, Signs of Struggle Found in Home
Police in south Alabama are looking for a mom and her two children who mysteriously vanished over the weekend. The search began Saturday morning when a 911 caller reported that Aurelia Choc Cac didn’t answer his knock Saturday morning for her ride to work, WALA reports. “I went in their house because, it’s ok, we’re …
Murder
February 5, 2026
Good Samaritan Shot in Head by Woman He Offered to Take to Warming Shelter
A Missouri woman is behind bars, accused of fatally shooting a man who offered her a ride to a warming shelter in bitterly cold temperatures early Sunday morning. St. Louis police said that a surveillance camera captured Brittany Rivoire shooting William Palmer in the head, KMOV reports. Palmer and a friend were out hunting scrap …
Missing
February 5, 2026
Savannah Guthrie to Mom’s Kidnappers: ‘We Are Ready to Talk’
“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings put out a tearful call for the return of their mother, Nancy Guthrie, who is believed to have been kidnapped from her Arizona home over the weekend. The 54-year-old network host acknowledged reports that at least two media outlets had received a ransom note for 84-year-old Nancy …
Attempted Murder
February 4, 2026
West Virginia Man Uses, Axe, Gun, Feet to Try to Break Down Bedroom Door to Kill Wife
Authorities in West Virginia arrested a 77-year-old man for the attempted murder of his wife on Monday. Police were called to the scene at about 4 a.m. by the wife, who told them she was locked in a bedroom while her husband, Warren Bruce Crowder, was using a axe to break the door down, WOWK …
Attempted Murder
February 4, 2026
Daughter Stabs Mother Nearly 20 Times, Says She Did It to Herself
A 24-year-old Arizona woman has been charged with multiple counts related to the stabbing of her mother on Monday. The mother sustained nearly 20 stab wounds, which Ashland Crank told police she inflicted on herself, according to a probable cause statement. Scottdale Police said they were called to the scene Monday morning by a third …
Child death
February 4, 2026
Indiana Man Charged in Death of Weeks-Old Son, Reportedly Researched How to Beat Polygraph
A 24-year-old Indiana man reportedly researched how to beat a polygraph after his newborn son was brought to the hospital with injuries that ultimately caused his death. Oliver Clayton Lee Young is charged with neglect of a dependent, aggravated battery, and domestic battery. WPTA reports. Court records show the neglect and aggravated battery charges include …
Murder-Suicide
February 4, 2026
2 Women Dead in Florida ‘Domestic Related Crime;’ Suspect Kills Himself After Highway Chase
The suspect in a double murder in rural Florida was found dead in his vehicle after a chase on Interstate 75. The Union County Sheriff’s Office were called to a scene in the western part of the county at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and found “two female victims” dead from gunshot wounds. While it’s …
Kidnapping
February 4, 2026
Arizona Investigators Look Into Purported ‘Ransom Note’ for Missing Nancy Guthrie Sent to Media Outlets
Two media outlets received a “ransom note” for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC News host Savannah Guthrie who disappeared from her Arizona home over the weekend. CBS affiliate KOLD in Tucson and tabloid entertainment outlet TMZ received the note, with TMZ reporting on it before contacting the Pima County Sheriff’s Office. Pima County Sheriff …
Nancy Grace
February 4, 2026
Nancy Grace Breaks Down What We Know About the Apparent Abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s Mom
Kidnapping
February 3, 2026
Nebraska Suspect Drives 24 Hours to Florida to Kidnap Sisters, Take Them Back to Omaha
A Nebraska man was arrested in Georgia on Monday after he allegedly drove to Florida and abducted two young sisters he met on the gaming app Roblox. Hser Mu Lah Say, 19, has been charged with kidnapping and interference with custody, Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said. Budensiek said the suspect had been communicating with …
Manslaughter
February 3, 2026
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s Stepson Charged With Manslaughter in Shooting Death of His 13-Year-Old Son
Dog the Bounty Hunter’s stepson was arrested on Tuesday and charged with aggravated manslaughter in the shooting death of his 13-year-old son at a Florida home last summer. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said that Gregory Anthony Zecca, 39, was drunk when he shot the boy on July 19, 2025. “This was a heartbreaking and …