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Nancy Guthrie investigators looking into ‘new possible ransom note’ nearly eight months into disappearance

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Todisco, E. (2026, September 29). Nancy Guthrie investigators looking into ‘new possible ransom note’ nearly eight months into disappearance. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/29/celebrity-news/nancy-guthrie-investigators-looking-into-new-possible-ransom-note/

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Pima County Sheriff’s Department investigators are examining a new possible ransom note nearly eight months after Nancy Guthrie was reported missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona. The department stated that they are verifying the credibility of this recent discovery and social media comments about it. Previously, multiple ransom notes demanding cryptocurrency payments had been sent to TMZ and local news outlets, claiming Guthrie’s kidnapping and death shortly thereafter due to a heart condition.

Written by AI on 2026-09-29, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona announced the discovery of a “new possible ransom note” connected to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance on Monday. asserted

Department → announce → Monday

“The PCSD/FBI Guthrie Task Force was recently made aware of a new possible ransom note related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation,” the sheriff’s department wrote in a statement 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 statement added. asserted

statement → make → credibility

Page Six has reached out to the FBI and Savannah Guthrie’s rep for comment. asserted

Six → reach → comment

Multiple ransom notes were sent to TMZ and local Arizona news outlets after Nancy, 84, was reported missing from her home in the Catalina Foothills in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 1. asserted

Nancy → send → Feb.

The first note, sent to TMZ on Feb. 2, demanded cryptocurrency payment “in the millions,” with two deadlines for payment on Feb. 5 and 9. asserted

note → send → Feb.

That same message allegedly said Nancy was “safe but scared” and described how she “had a white smart watch on the floor at the foot of her bed” when she was allegedly kidnapped. uncertain

she → say → bed

“We never intended to hurt her, that was not our intention,” the note allegedly stated. uncertain

note → intend → her

“She perished shortly after she was taken. asserted

she → perish → ?

We believe it was heart related. asserted

it → believe → ?

She is buried in nature now.” asserted

She → bury → nature

“Nothing you could have done could have changed the outcome,” it continued. uncertain

it → do → outcome

“We want your family to know this and hope you all can find peace. asserted

you → want → peace

“Investigators felt like there’s a number of pieces of information in these notes that it just might jog someone to say, ‘I’ve heard that,’ or [recognize] the wording, the style of the writing,” Nanos said. uncertain

Nanos → feel → writing

“It might jog somebody to think about who would’ve written this, how was this done?” uncertain

this → jog → this

“I believe the two notes that we received that we responded to, I tend to believe those are real,” the 54-year-old told her former “Today” co-host Hoda Kotb. asserted

old → believe → host

Nancy Guthrie investigators looking into ‘new possible ransom note’ nearly eight months into disappearance

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