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Former LA County Employee Arrested for Alleged Hoax Messages Amid Nancy Guthrie Search<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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In the middle of raw, public grief, investigators say Derrick Callella saw not a family in torment, but an opportunity. According to federal filings, he tracked down contact information after watching coverage of Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance, then sent chilling ransom-style texts and even placed a brief call. The messages came just as Nancy\u2019s children were pleading for help, weaponizing their desperation for what appears to be nothing more than a cruel hoax.<\/p>\n

Authorities stress that Callella is not believed to be involved in Nancy\u2019s suspected abduction. His arrest, they say, is about punishing exploitation, not solving the core mystery. That mystery still hangs over the nation: an 84-year-old mother, gone without a trace; a daughter, Savannah Guthrie, using her public voice to beg for proof of life; federal agents sifting hoaxes from hope. The charges may bring accountability, but they do not bring Nancy home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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