Police Search for Missing Woman Nancy Guthrie

警方搜尋失蹤婦女 Nancy Guthrie

Jul 1, 2026, 18:53
AustraliaSociety

Introduction

Police are looking for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie. She disappeared from her home in Arizona. Some people think the messages from the kidnappers are fake.

警方正在尋找 84 歲的 Nancy Guthrie。她在亞利桑那州的家中失蹤。有些人認為綁架者的訊息是偽造的。

Main Body

Nancy Guthrie disappeared on February 1. Police found blood on her porch. They saw a person with a mask on a camera. They found a glove, but it did not help them find the person.

Nancy Guthrie 於 2 月 1 日失蹤。警方在她家的門廊發現血跡。他們在監視器中看到一名戴面具的人。他們發現了一隻手套，但這對尋找該名人士沒有幫助。

Some people sent messages and asked for money. The FBI says these messages are fake. The FBI sent a small amount of digital money to a special account. No one took the money.

有些人發送訊息要求金錢。FBI 表示這些訊息是偽造的。FBI 將少量的數位貨幣發送到一個特殊帳戶，但沒有人領取這筆錢。

One message asked for millions of dollars in Bitcoin. Another message said Nancy died. Her family tried to talk to the people on social media. The police are still checking DNA and videos.

其中一則訊息要求數百萬美元的比特幣。另一則訊息則稱 Nancy 已死亡。她的家人嘗試在社交媒體上與那些人聯繫。警方仍在檢查 DNA 和影片。

Conclusion

The police are still working. But they have fewer clues because the messages are probably fake.

警方仍在調查。但由於訊息很可能是偽造的，線索因此減少。

Vocabulary Learning

🕵️ The 'Past' Secret

Look at these words from the story:

  • disappeared
  • found
  • saw

What is happening here? Most words in English just add -ed to show something happened yesterday or in the past.

disappear →\rightarrow disappeared

But wait! Some words are "rebels." They change completely. You just have to memorize them:

  • Find →\rightarrow Found (Police found blood)
  • See →\rightarrow Saw (They saw a person)

📦 Small Words, Big Meaning

Notice how we use "a" and "the":

  1. A = One random thing. (Example: "a glove" →\rightarrow Just one glove, we don't know which one.)

  2. The = A specific thing we already know about. (Example: "the police" →\rightarrow The specific officers working on this case.)

Vocabulary Learning

disappeared (v.)
To go away suddenly so that you cannot be seen
Example:The cat disappeared under the bed.
kidnappers (n.)
People who take someone away by force and keep them as prisoners
Example:The kidnappers asked for money to let the man go.
fake (adj.)
Not real; made to look like something else
Example:This is a fake diamond, not a real one.
porch (n.)
A covered area at the entrance of a house
Example:I sit on the porch and drink coffee every morning.
amount (n.)
How much there is of something
Example:She paid a small amount of money for the book.
clues (n.)
Pieces of information that help solve a mystery or crime
Example:The detective found several clues at the house.
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