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Podcast: Hidden Killers Live! Daily True Crime News & Breakdowns
Episode: Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes — Fake Demands, Real Vultures, and No Answers
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Multiple ransom notes have been sent to media outlets since Nancy Guthrie's disappearance — at least four to TMZ alone, others to local stations. One person has already been arrested for sending a fake ransom demand. Investigators say they're taking some notes seriously while treating others as opportunistic scams.What does it tell us about human behavior that complete strangers would exploit a family's nightmare for money or attention?Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott joins Hidden Killers Live to examine the psychology of exploitation — the vultures who circle tragedy and the challenge of separating actual perpetrators from opportunists.