The Skeleton Key Chronicles

9 hours ago

The Guthrie family released a short video last night asking for their 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie’s safe return, a moment that many watching the case, myself included, took as a hopeful sign.

In the four-minute clip released last night, Samantha and her siblings speak directly to anyone who might have information, keeping the focus on bringing their mother home. Days earlier, messages asking for payment in exchange for Nancy Guthrie’s return had already begun showing up in media inboxes.

Those who have seen the message say it stood out because it appeared to include details that suggested familiarity with Nancy and particulars regarding what happened at her home the night she went missing. Authorities have not confirmed the authenticity of the email or shared specifics about its contents, saying only that the message remains under review.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department says an update is expected later today, when Sheriff Chris Nanos is scheduled to hold a news conference at 1pm EST/11am MST.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

13 hours ago

In February 2007, a long drive, a pair of adult diapers, and the actions of a NASA astronaut became national headline news. It was February 5th when astronaut Lisa Nowak was stopped at Orlando International Airport after traveling from Houston to Florida in her efforts to find Air Force Captain Colleen Shipman, who had recently begun seeing another astronaut Nowak had been involved with named William Oefelein.

Nowak and fellow astronanut Oefelein met during a work training event in 2004 and became involved, despite both being married at the time. Oefelein eventually divorced his first wife and started seeing Shipman. Nowak got word that Oefelein was now involved with Shipman and proceeded to make the 900-mile drive straight through, later telling investigators she wore astronaut diapers to avoid unnecessary stops.

When authorities searched Nowak’s vehicle, they found additional diapers, a black wig, rubber tubing, gloves, pepper spray, a hooded tan trench coat, and a hammer, among other items. Nowak ultimately received probation and credit for time already served. In March 2011, she successfully petitioned to have the court record sealed, and the request was granted. In the years that followed, Shipman and Oefelein married, relocated to Alaska, and started a family together.

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The Skeleton Key Chronicles

1 day ago

Cynthia Anderson should be celebrating her 65th birthday today, (February 4th, 1961) which makes it a fitting time to look back at the day that changed the course of her life.

It began as an ordinary morning on August 4th, 1981 when Cynthia unlocked the door to the Toledo law office where she worked as a secretary, settled in at her desk, and began her day. By the time her coworkers arrived, she was gone.
Her car was still parked outside. The radio on her desk was playing. The phone receiver rested slightly off the hook, as if she had stepped away briefly. Police later confirmed that Cynthia answered a call around 10 a.m., which is the last time anyone is known to have spoken with her.

Her workspace appeared carefully prepared for the day. Mail was placed neatly near the door. A paperback romance novel she had been reading was left open on her desk, its page describing a fictional scene in which a woman was taken. Cynthia’s purse and car keys, however, were missing.

Soon after she vanished, a caller contacted authorities claiming Cynthia was being kept somewhere nearby and named two men. Police pursued the lead but found nothing to support it.

In the weeks leading up to that morning, Cynthia had shared growing concerns about the phone at her desk. It had been ringing repeatedly, only to disconnect when she answered. No voices. No messages. Just the open line. The calls left her uneasy enough that her employers installed a small buzzer beneath her desk so she could alert others if she ever needed help. Around the same time, someone spray-painted “I love you, Cindy by GW” on a nearby wall, which unsettled her further.

Over the years, theories have ranged widely. Some believe Cynthia may have been followed. Others think she could have left on her own. Another possibility is that she overheard or witnessed something connected to her workplace. At one point, Anthony and Nathaniel Cook, brothers later convicted in a series of Ohio cases during the 1980s, were considered. Both denied any connection, and no evidence ever tied them to Cynthia’s disappearance.

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