Ransom notes sent after Arizona woman's February abduction include specific home details

Two ransom notes were sent to the family and news outlets days after an 84-year-old woman was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Feb. 1. The first note stated she was safe and included details about a broken floodlight in the yard and what she was wearing.

The second note said she had died and been buried in nature. A retired FBI supervisory special agent with more than two decades of service told the New York Post that the IP address match between the notes is one data point.

Note contents and analysis The agent said the style, tone, and language of the first two notes matter more than the IP address. He added that ransom communications have a fingerprint. The agent stated the specific operational details in the first note are not things read in a news report.

Family response The woman remains missing with no known suspects or leads from investigators nearly five months after the abduction. A family member who works as a television host addressed the reports during a live broadcast, stating the family is in agony and begging for help.