Some ransom notes sent in Nancy Guthrie case still being investigated as
legitimate, FBI says
[July 02, 2026] The
FBI has discounted some of the ransom notes that surfaced after the
disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as nothing more than extortion attempts,
but the agency said Wednesday it's still evaluating others that might be
legitimate.
The FBI did not specify how many ransom notes have been received, other
than saying “several.”
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An aerial view of the home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of
"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, in Tucson, Ariz., on Friday, March
6, 2026,. (AP Photo/Rebecca Noble,File) |
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“This case continues to be investigated as a kidnapping for
ransom case,” the FBI said in a statement.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department is also investigating the
case. The department declined to comment on the notes Wednesday
but said it's taking every tip in the investigation seriously.
Tucson TV station KOLD has said it received two notes, one
demanding millions in Bitcoin in exchange for Guthrie’s return
and another that said she had died. TMZ also received a note.
Guthrie is the mother of longtime “Today” show host Savannah
Guthrie. Authorities believe she was kidnapped, abducted or
otherwise taken against her will on Feb. 1. They found blood
near the front doorstep of her home just outside Tucson, and the
FBI later released surveillance videos showing a masked man on
the porch that night.
Volunteers and search teams scoured the nearby desert terrain
filled with cactuses, bushes and boulders in the weeks after she
vanished. A volunteer group recently conducted a search for her
body near the Arizona-Mexico border.
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