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Latest Arrest Connected to Karmelo Anthony Case, Nowak Prosecutors Appeal Digwa’s Lenient Sentence, New Developments in Nancy Guthrie Case | Ep. 1348

June 26, 2026

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In the days after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson home, someone sent a ransom note addressed directly to her daughter, Savannah Guthrie. The note described an Apple Watch with a white band on the floor of the bedroom—a detail investigators had never released publicly. That single fact, reported by CBS News, has become the central puzzle in a case that has generated weeks of conflicting theories, competing notes, and a growing sense that the public may be watching a fraud unfold in real time.

The Two Sets of Notes

The timeline matters. Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home on a Saturday into Sunday. The first ransom note arrived on Tuesday, addressed to Savannah, demanding $4 million with a Thursday deadline—or $6 million if payment came later. It described details only the abductor could know: the location of Nancy's Apple Watch with a white band on the bedroom floor, what she was wearing, and a broken floodlight outside the home. The FBI reportedly believes this note is authentic.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (01:00) **Episode Open & Carmelo Anthony Retaliation Arrest** - Megyn Kelly opens the show and reports on an arrest in Texas connected to the Carmelo Anthony case, where a group allegedly attacked a white woman chanting "free Carmelo."
  • 2 (06:48) **Jason Whitlock: Hip-Hop Culture and the Carmelo Narrative** - Jason Whitlock joins to analyze the cultural forces behind the defense of Carmelo Anthony and the retaliatory attacks.
  • 3 (13:08) **Retaliatory Attacks and the Need for Honest Conversation** - Megyn and Whitlock discuss the specific retaliatory attack on a white woman and the broader implications for race relations.
  • 4 (18:41) **The Indifference to Austin Metcalf and Cultural Influence** - Whitlock condemns the indifference to the murder of Austin Metcalf and argues that music and pop culture are grooming children toward violence.
  • 5 (25:07) **The Murder of Uncle Jimmy and the Fatherhood Crisis** - Whitlock shares the story of his former co-host "Uncle Jimmy," who was murdered by three black teenagers, linking the violence to the breakdown of the nuclear family.
  • 6 (30:03) **Caitlin Clark WNBA Controversy: The Poster and the Foul** - The segment shifts to the WNBA, covering the controversy around Caitlin Clark being left off the league's 30th anniversary poster and a flagrant foul against her.
  • 7 (34:04) **Whitlock's Deep Dive: The Real Caitlin Clark Drama** - Jason Whitlock provides his analysis, arguing the narrative of league-wide hatred is outdated and the real story is a conflict between Clark and her coach, Stephanie White.

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Show Notes

Megyn Kelly is joined by Jason Whitlock, host of “Fearless with Jason Whitlock,” to discuss the latest arrest connected to the Karmelo Anthony case, how it's being turned into an absurd race issue, the cultural issues the case has brought to the forefront, the latest foul controversy surrounding Caitlin Clark and the WNBA, Clark’s alleged injury and time away from the court, the broader cultural conversations surrounding the league, her relationship with head coach Stephanie White, and more. Then, Megyn discusses the breaking news on the prosecutors in the Henry Nowak murder trial appealing Vickrum Digwa's lenient sentence, the police officers' poor handling of Nowak leading up to his death, the current state of law enforcement in the UK, and more. Plus, James Fitzgerald, co-host of "Cold Red Podcast,” and John Kelly, criminal profiler and psychotherapist, join to discuss new developments in the Nancy Guthrie investigation, the new CBS report on the first ransom note being addressed directly to Savannah Guthrie, questions about the note’s authenticity, what the unusual circumstances of the abduction may reveal about the kidnapper, a potential "friend" of Nancy Guthrie's abductor contacting TMZ, law enforcement's decision not to pay the ransom, whether investigators could have tracked the Bitcoin payment,  why some experts believe authorities may be closing in on the suspect, and more. 



Whitlock- https://m.youtube.com/c/jasonwhitlock

Fitzgerald-https://www.youtube.com/@ColdRedPodcast-tb2lb/featured

Kelly- https://www.johnkellyllc.com/


 

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