From TMZ: 4:34 PM PT — We’ve seen activity for the first time in the Bitcoin account listed in the first ransom note which was sent to us here at TMZ, and also to 2 TV stations in Tucson. For various reasons, we are not going to reveal the amount, but the activity happened in the last 25 minutes.
Potentially big development in the Nancy Guthrie abduction … our law enforcement sources say whoever kidnapped her from her Arizona home is also from the Tucson area.
Multiple sources involved in the investigation tell TMZ … the operating theory is that the ransom notes were written by the kidnapper, and those notes provide clues on where the abductor lives.
TMZ has focused for several days on the alleged kidnapper’s choice of media outlets to receive the letters. The first letter was sent to 2 Tucson TV stations and TMZ. The second letter was sent to only one of the Tucson stations.
READ MORE from TMZ.
Multiple other media outlets are reporting that the activity in the Bitcoin account is currently less than $300.
TMZ founder Harvey Levin told CNN Tuesday evening the activity in the Bitcoin account just occurred “12 minutes ago.”
Harvey Levin on CNN just said 12 minutes ago they saw activity for the first time in the bitcoin account that was given for the Nancy Guthrie payment. pic.twitter.com/skS6EXnztC
— ✶Ⓜ️𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕦𝕤 ▶️✶ (@_MarcusD3_) February 11, 2026
Fox News reporter Bill Melugin reported, “BREAKING: TMZ’s Harvey Levin says within the last 15 minutes, they’ve seen activity in the bitcoin account that was mentioned in the original alleged ransom note for Nancy Guthrie that TMZ received.”
BREAKING: TMZ’s Harvey Levin says within the last 15 minutes, they’ve seen activity in the bitcoin account that was mentioned in the original alleged ransom note for Nancy Guthrie that TMZ received.
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) February 11, 2026
NEW INFO: KGUN 9 can confirm there is activity in the bitcoin account listed in the ransom email.
The activity is less than $300.
— KGUN 9 (@kgun9) February 11, 2026
Oro Valley Police officials have confirmed members of the regional SWAT team and bomb squads have been activated for a mission with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department as the point of contact.
— KGUN 9 (@kgun9) February 11, 2026
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