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Officials looking into possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie

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Authorities are investigating a potential new ransom note concerning the nearly eight-month-old case of Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her home outside Tucson. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI Guthrie Task Force received this possible ransom communication along with related social media comments but have not disclosed specifics about its content or discovery method. Previous ransom notes suggested Guthrie was either safe and would be released for a cryptocurrency payment or had died shortly after being kidnapped; however, her current status remains unclear as no suspects have been arrested in the case.
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Nearly eight months after Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, was forcibly abducted from her home outside Tucson on February 1, authorities are investigating a possible new ransom note related to her disappearance. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI Guthrie Task Force received information about this potential ransom note along with social media comments suggesting its authenticity. However, after further review, investigators determined that the text message is not credible, ruling it out as one of several red herrings sent in the months following her disappearance. Earlier, two ransom notes were released: the first demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency and claimed Guthrie was safe but scared; the second note falsely stated she had died shortly after being kidnapped. Despite extensive investigation involving federal authorities, no suspects have been arrested, and there has been little progress in resolving this case that drew national attention.

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Topics

Ariz. FBI TUCSON the FBI Guthrie Task Force the Pima County Sheriff’s Department

Subjects

Nancy Guthrie PERSON · 4× TUCSON GPE · 3× Guthrie PERSON · 2× Ariz. GPE · 1× FBI ORG · 1× Nancy Guthrie's PERSON · 1× Nancy Guthrie’s PERSON · 1× Savannah Guthrie PERSON · 1× the FBI Guthrie Task Force ORG · 1× the Pima County Sheriff’s Department ORG · 1×

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Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, nearly eight months after she went missing from her home outside Tucson, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Monday.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-29
🔮 The first note, sent Feb. 2, said Nancy Guthrie was safe but scared and would be released unharmed once her captors received $4 million in cryptocurrency.
2026-09-29 · ABC News (US)
Officials looking into possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie · assertive framing
2026-09-29 · Toronto Star
Officials are looking into a possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance · assertive framing

Claims (14 extracted, 0 hedged)

Officials looking into possible new ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie asserted
Officials → look → Guthrie
Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie TUCSON, Ariz. -- asserted
Authorities → look → Guthrie
Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, nearly eight months after she went missing from her home outside Tucson, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Monday. asserted
Department → look → Tucson
The sheriff's department and the FBI Guthrie Task Force were recently made aware of the possible ransom note as well as social media comments related to it, the statement from the sheriff's department said. asserted
statement → make → department
Investigators are working to determine its credibility. asserted
Investigators → work → credibility
Officials did not immediately release details on how they found the note or what was in it. asserted
what → release → it
In July, authorities released two ransom notes initially sent to a Tucson television station days after the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie went missing on Feb. 1. asserted
mother → release → Feb.
The first note, sent Feb. 2, said Nancy Guthrie was safe but scared and would be released unharmed once her captors received $4 million in cryptocurrency. asserted
captors → send → cryptocurrency
The second note, sent Feb. 6, said Guthrie died shortly after she was kidnapped. asserted
she → send → ?
Authorities have not said whether Guthrie is still alive. asserted
Guthrie → say → ?
No suspects have been arrested in her disappearance. asserted
suspects → arrest → disappearance
The investigation is dogged by unanswered questions, such as how many people are believed to have taken part in her abduction and whether she was taken by someone who knew her. asserted
who → dog → her
The FBI had also released surveillance videos of a masked person who authorities said appeared to tamper with a camera on Nancy Guthrie’s front porch and block it with a plant. asserted
authorities → release → plant
Nancy Guthrie's family has shared their pleas for information in videos posted to social media. asserted
family → share → media
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