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Nancy Guthrie investigators make ruling on new possible ransom note as case nears its 8th month

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Downing, J. (2026, September 29). Nancy Guthrie investigators make ruling on new possible ransom note as case nears its 8th month. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/29/us-news/nancy-guthrie-investigators-make-ruling-on-new-possible-ransom-note-as-case-nears-its-8th-month/

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Pima County Sheriff’s Department investigators have dismissed a recent text message as an uncredible ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing since February. This development comes as authorities seek significant progress in the case that has now entered its eighth month. The text is among multiple misleading tips received by law enforcement and media outlets since Ms. Guthrie’s disappearance from her home near Tucson.

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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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“After further review, investigators determined the text message is not credible,” The Pima County Sheriff’s Department posted to X one day after announcing it had received a “new, possible ransom note.” asserted

it → determine → note

The apparently phony lead came as authorities are desperate for a breakthrough after “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mom vanished in February. asserted

mom → come → February

Here’s the latest on Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom Nancy Guthrie The note is one of several red herrings sent to law enforcement and news stations in the months after the Guthrie matriarch vanished from her secluded desert home in the Tucson suburbs. asserted

matriarch → ’ → suburbs

Nancy Guthrie investigators make ruling on new possible ransom note as case nears its 8th month

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