Retired FBI special agent Jennifer Coffindaffer claimed that she received four ransom emails in the Nancy Guthrie case.
She said she believes the emails were from people seeking to take advantage of those following the case.
She said she initially remained quiet about them and only reported them to the FBI. This made her concerned that the senders might try to prey on others. Serpa posted on social media about the note she received, and it contained an image nearly identical to the one in Coffindaffer’s note. The notes demanded payment in bitcoin and included a disturbing image appearing to depict Nancy. “They found my personal email address. I have five emails, and I use all of them for business except one. And that one no one knows, and they found that email address.
Coffindaffer told NewsNation that she got the notes back in April. The FBI reportedly said that the bitcoin address did not match notes believed to be legitimate. Coffindaffer said that she decided to speak out about it after learning that Lauren Serpa, Nancy’s neighbor, received a similar note. “That’s the reason I wanted to come forward because I was concerned that now other people might be contacted and might fall for the ploy,” Coffindaffer said. Coffindaffer said that she believes the senders are part of an organized group. She said the notes were sent to her personal email address and included personal information about her that is not available online. I put my sleuths on it looking, and they couldn’t find my email address,” she said. Coffindaffer said that the notes also included Bible verses meant to appeal to her personal beliefs.
