Nancy Guthrie abduction: 2nd ransom note sent to Tucson TV station said she died, sources say
A second ransom note acquired by a Tucson, Arizona, tv station shortly after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie said she died after her abduction, sources accustomed to the investigation advised ABC News.
Nancy Guthriethe 84-year-old mom of “Today” present host Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her Tucson dwelling within the early hours of Feb. 1.
This picture supplied by the FBI Feb. 5, 2026, reveals a lacking individual Nancy Guthrie.
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In the times after Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, numerous ransom notes have been sent to the media.
The Guthrie household acquired two notes that have been sent to Tucson media shops that investigators deemed doubtlessly credible and the FBI had tried to hint their origin.
The first note cryptocurrency demanded for Nancy Guthrie’s return. The second note, in accordance to sources, said she had died shortly after she was taken and was buried in nature.
Savannah Guthrie and mom Nancy Guthrie, June 15, 2023.
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The notes have been acquired inside days of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, however ABC News has not beforehand disclosed the contents of the second note.
Shortly after receiving the second note, Savannah Guthrie posted an announcement in a Feb. 7 Instagram publish.
“We received your message and we understand,” Savannah Guthrie said on the time. “We beg you now to return our mother to us. … . This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”
Images from Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera exhibiting a masked man at her home have been launched early within the investigation, however the 84-year-old’s whereabouts stay unknown and the suspect stays unidentified.
FBI Director Kash Patel launched a surveillance picture, Feb. 10, 2026 exhibiting a possible topic in investigation of the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, AZ.
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FBI Director Kash Patel launched a surveillance picture, Feb. 10, 2026 exhibiting a possible topic in investigation of the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Az.
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In March, Savannah Guthrie spoke out in her first interviewtelling her pal and former co-host Hoda Kotb, “Honestly, we don’t know anything.”
Savannah Guthrie advised her household “cannot be at peace” with out solutions and she pleaded for anybody with info to come ahead.
“Someone can do the right thing, and it is never too late to do the right thing,” she said.
Anyone with info is urged to name 911, the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900.
