Alleged new ransom notes released in Nancy Guthrie investigation
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of television host Savannah Guthrie, remains under investigation. Alleged kidnappers demanded $4 million in Bitcoin and claimed she ‘perished’ after being abducted. Newly released ransom notes and other evidence are providing investigators with fresh clues as the case remains ongoing.
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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) announced Tuesday that PCSD and the FBI’s task force investigating the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, have been made aware of a possible new ransom note in relation to Guthrie’s disappearance.
“The PCSD/FBI Guthrie Task Force was recently made aware of a new possible ransom note related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation,” PCSD wrote in a Tuesday post on X.
“Investigators are also aware of social media comments regarding the note and are looking further into the information to determine its credibility,” the post concluded.
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A law enforcement source close to the case tells there are no new notes being treated as credible.
Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona home in the early hours of Feb. 1 and hasn’t been seen since, according to the FBI and PCSD.
A photo of Nancy Guthrie, NBC host Savannah Guthrie’s mother which Savannah Guthrie posted to Instagram on Aug 1, 2026. Nancy Guthrie went missing in February. Her children have pleaded with the public for help identifying her kidnappers after Pima County Sheriffs released a pair of ransom notes. (Savannah Guthrie/ Instagram)
Guthrie was last seen shortly before 10 p.m. local time on Jan. 31 after a relative dropped her off at her home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson.
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Authorities have struggled to identify a suspect or person of interest in her disappearance, despite a masked man appearing on Guthrie’s Ring doorbell camera.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, in the days following Guthrie’s disappearance, confirmed that she was taken, telling reporters during a news briefing, “She did not leave on her own. We know that.”
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A source familiar tells Digital that two photos of the suspect in the Nancy Guthrie doorbell video were taken on different days. (FBI)
Authorities had previously released two ransom notes related to Guthrie’s kidnapping in July.
The first, which was sent on Feb. 2, reported that Guthrie was unharmed and demanded that her captors be sent $4 million in cryptocurrency to secure her release.
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The second, sent four days later on Feb. 6, said Guthrie had died shortly after she was kidnapped.
Authorities released the ransom notes in late July, noting they were written with a unique writing style, asking anyone who recognizes the patterns to share any information with PCSD and the FBI.
Nancy Guthrie’s missing person billboards in Phoenix, Arizona on February 6, 2026. Guthrie has been missing since the beginning of February 2026. (KSAZ)
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Anyone with information is asked to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI or, to remain anonymous, call 520-88-CRIME.
