POLITICS: A sick ransom request for Savannah Guthrie: Letters

The Issue: A ransom note sent to Savannah Guthrie’s family after the sudden disappearance of her mother.

Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is already difficult enough without people further muddying the situation with phony ransom notes diverting law-enforcement resources needed to solve the crime (“Ransom note Guthrie shock,” Feb. 6).

With the promise of anonymity, the internet has successfully lowered the standards of some people and let them think that it’s OK to profit from another’s tragedy.

I hope that all Americans unite in this difficult time and can help get Nancy Guthrie safely home. Our prayers are with the Guthrie family.

Dennis Kerbis

Staten Island

The alleged ransom note for Nancy Guthrie, obtained via email by TMZ and other media outlets, should be released. TMZ’s Harvey Levin has gone public with much of the information in the note, and there is no law-enforcement reason to keep it under wraps.

On the contrary, the wording and style of the note might give a clue to someone who may be familiar with the author’s writing style.

More important, we are not told, nor has any reporter even asked the Pima County sheriff or the FBI, what the status is of tracing the email to its source. Sadly, time appears to be running out.

Paul Kamenar

Chevy Chase, Md.

The police should look very carefully at all those who were aiding and assisting Nancy Guthrie in her home. One or more of those people may have thought there was access to a large sum of money available.

Thomas Birnbaum

Manhattan

I’m sorry to hear Nancy Guthrie is missing, and I hope she’s found unharmed. But is she the only octogenarian missing or harmed in the United States in the last week?

Mike Santavicca

Yonkers

The Issue: The release of First Lady Melania Trump’s documentary, “Melania” in theaters.

With the release of the documentary “Melania,” Democrats have another way to sneer and deride the first lady for the simple reason that she is married to President Trump (“First lady of film,” Feb. 2).

The fashion world ignores her and the left criticizes her apparel, her speech and her charitable ventures, again because her last name is Trump.

However, she should be admired for the way she carries herself and makes no attempt to insert herself into government matters as she understands she has not been elected as a co-president.

By comparison, the previous first lady, Jill Biden, was showered with praise and adulation even though she did not deserve any of it.

Anthony Bruno

Smithtown

It’s a good thing that The New York Post is giving the Melania movie so much press every single day with numerous daily pages and umpteen Page Six notices, because she’s going to need it.

After all, only the Trump minions are forced to see the premiere and attend the selective “invitation only” after parties.

I bet this snoozy film will only remain the butt of jokes for maybe two weeks. And when it’s out of theaters and available to buy, it will wind up in the $1 bins at Walmart.

Carol Puttre-Czyz

Manhattan

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