SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping has continued with new images showing an armed person at her house.

Her family agreed to pay the ransom — $6 million allegedly in Bitcoin — for her return.

As of Tuesday evening, it’s reportedly still unpaid. But if it is paid, can law enforcement track it?

Brandon Amacher, the Director of the Emerging Tech Policy Lab at Utah Valley University, said most crypto transactions are publicly available, meaning you can see where they go.

But at the same time, they can be done anonymously.

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