Six people are dead in a cross-state murder spree across Florida, a person of interest was detained in the disappearance of the mother of "Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie, and the FBI is still unable to fully explain a missing minute of surveillance footage from Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell, according to multiple news reports. These are among the top stories emerging from the news cycle.
In Florida, authorities reported a murder spree that began in Fort Lauderdale and ended in Sarasota County, approximately 200 miles away. The suspect was also found dead, according to CBS News. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department responded to a well-being check on the 500 block of Northeast 15th Avenue, where they found two adults, Larisa Blyudaya, 46, and Ben Azivov, 18, dead in their home. A neighbor told CBS News Miami that they saw someone enter the residence on Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, in Arizona, authorities detained and released a person for questioning in connection with the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show anchor Savannah Guthrie, according to ABC News. The person was detained during a traffic stop on Tuesday evening, and authorities searched a residence connected to the individual in Rio Rico, Arizona. The Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed the detention and search.
The FBI continues to face scrutiny regarding the missing minute of surveillance footage from Jeffrey Epstein's final hours in the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Newly released documents show the agency's scramble to explain why it released a screen recording with a missing minute, instead of the original footage, according to CBS News. The discrepancy fueled conspiracy theories about a cover-up. The FBI has never publicly explained how the gap in footage occurred.
In other news, American skier Breezy Johnson is treating her replacement gold medal with care after the original, which she won in the women's downhill event at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy, broke. "I think that because they were so heavy, the ribbons couldn't really hold them," Johnson said, calling it "a little disappointing" that Olympic medal winners had to be careful about celebrating too enthusiastically, according to CBS News. Johnson plans to keep her fixed original medal and trade in the replacement. She also plans to knit a special pouch to keep it safe. "I am an avid knitter," Johnson told CBS News.
Finally, according to ABC News, among the high-profile power players and politicos in Jeffrey Epstein's web of influence, one frequent correspondent and confidante was Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, an Emirati billionaire businessman and the CEO of DP World. Bin Sulayem is now under renewed scrutiny for his Epstein ties.
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