Alleged new ransom notes released in Nancy Guthrie investigation
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of television host Savannah Guthrie, remains under investigation. People claiming to be her kidnappers demanded $4 million in Bitcoin and later said she had “perished” after being abducted. Newly released ransom notes and other evidence are giving investigators additional leads as the case continues.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday that its task force, working with the FBI to investigate Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, had been alerted to a possible new ransom note.
“The PCSD/FBI Guthrie Task Force was recently made aware of a new possible ransom note related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation,” the department said 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 added.
However, a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation told Fox News that authorities are not treating any new notes as credible.
Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home during the early morning hours of Feb. 1, according to the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. She has not been seen since.
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)
A relative dropped Guthrie off at her home in Tucson’s Catalina Foothills shortly before 10 p.m. local time on Jan. 31. That was the last known sighting of her.
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Investigators have yet to identify a suspect or person of interest, even though a masked man was captured on Guthrie’s Ring doorbell camera.
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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in the days after Guthrie disappeared that she had been taken. During a news briefing, he stated, “She did not leave on her own. We know that.”
A source familiar tells News Media that two photos of the suspect in the Nancy Guthrie doorbell video were taken on different days. (FBI)
Authorities released two ransom notes connected to Guthrie’s kidnapping in July.
The first note, sent Feb. 2, said Guthrie was unharmed and demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency in exchange for her release.
The second note, sent four days later on Feb. 6, claimed that Guthrie had died soon after she was kidnapped.
When authorities released the notes in late July, they said the messages featured a distinctive writing style. Investigators asked anyone who recognized the writing patterns to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department or 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)
Anyone with information is urged to call 1-800-CALL-FBI. Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact 520-88-CRIME.