The latest revelations about the purported first ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie case appear inconsistent with a kidnapping for ransom, according to a retired FBI negotiator."The fact that they wanted to cut off communication quickly suggests that they may not have had kidnapping for ransom as a primary motive, even though that's what this says," said Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory agent."It doesn't seem like how a usual kidnapping goes down."He said typical kidnappers want to keep communication channels open to negotiate payment and maintain leverage over the victim's family, making the reported demand for no further contact highly unusual.NEW DETAILS FROM NANCY GUTHRIE RANSOM DEMAND REVEALED, 'HER LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS': REPORTSavannah Guthrie will return to "Today" on Monday after a two-month absence since her mother, Nancy, went missing on Feb.
1.(Getty Images/Fox News Digital)"The most telling sign is this no negotiation, no further contact line," Pack told Fox News Digital.
"Genuine kidnappers wanna keep the line of communication open."The sender did, however, incorporate known pressure tactics, including setting a deadline, making threats and telling the family that Guthrie knew what would happen if they failed to comply, Pack said.But cutting off communication before the deadlines passed was also unusual, he added.NANCY GUTHRIE RANSOM NOTE CLAIMED THAT SHE HAD DIED, BEEN ‘BURIED WITH NATURE,’ SOURCE SAYSAnnie Guthrie, her husband Tommaso Cioni, and Savannah Guthrie at their missing mother Nancy Guthrie's home on Monday, March 2, in Tucson, Arizona.(Fox News)Guthrie was taken from her home in Tucson's Catalina Foothills neighborhood in the early morning hours of Feb.
1, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI.She has not been seen since, and no proof of life was ever provided.In a second purported ransom note, the sender indicated Guthrie had died soon after she was taken and been buried "with nature."New excerpts from w...