New Possible Ransom Note Investigated In Nancy Guthrie Case
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Authorities are investigating a possible new ransom note connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, nearly eight months after she vanished from her Arizona home.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Monday that investigators and the FBI Guthrie Task Force were recently made aware of the possible note, along with social media comments related to it. Authorities are now working to determine whether the note is credible.
Officials have not disclosed how the new note came to their attention, who received it or what it says.
Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her home in the Catalina Foothills outside Tucson on Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day. No arrests have been made, and authorities have not said whether they believe she is still alive.
The new development follows several previous ransom demands investigated in connection with the case. Authorities publicly released two notes in July that had originally been sent to a Tucson television station shortly after Guthrie disappeared.
The first, sent Feb. 2, claimed Guthrie was alive but frightened and demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency for her release. A second note, sent Feb. 6, claimed she had died shortly after being kidnapped.
Investigators have received other ransom demands during the months-long investigation. The FBI has said some were determined to be illegitimate extortion attempts, while others remained under investigation.
Authorities have also released surveillance footage showing a masked person who appeared to tamper with a security camera outside Guthrie’s home and obstruct its view with a plant.
The case remains under investigation by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and FBI, with authorities continuing to seek information about Guthrie’s disappearance and the circumstances surrounding the possible ransom demands.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Monday that investigators and the FBI Guthrie Task Force were recently made aware of the possible note, along with social media comments related to it. Authorities are now working to determine whether the note is credible.
Officials have not disclosed how the new note came to their attention, who received it or what it says.
Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her home in the Catalina Foothills outside Tucson on Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day. No arrests have been made, and authorities have not said whether they believe she is still alive.
The new development follows several previous ransom demands investigated in connection with the case. Authorities publicly released two notes in July that had originally been sent to a Tucson television station shortly after Guthrie disappeared.
The first, sent Feb. 2, claimed Guthrie was alive but frightened and demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency for her release. A second note, sent Feb. 6, claimed she had died shortly after being kidnapped.
Investigators have received other ransom demands during the months-long investigation. The FBI has said some were determined to be illegitimate extortion attempts, while others remained under investigation.
Authorities have also released surveillance footage showing a masked person who appeared to tamper with a security camera outside Guthrie’s home and obstruct its view with a plant.
The case remains under investigation by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and FBI, with authorities continuing to seek information about Guthrie’s disappearance and the circumstances surrounding the possible ransom demands.