2nd ransom note sent to Tucson TV station said she died
A second ransom note was received by a television station in Tucson, Arizona, shortly after the incident Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance He died after being kidnapped, sources close to the investigation told ABC News.
Nancy GuthrieThe 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home in Tucson in the early hours of Feb. 1.
FBI – PHOTO: This image provided by the FBI on February 5, 2026, shows a missing person, Nancy Guthrie.
Various ransom notes were sent to the media in the days after Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
The Guthrie family received two memos sent to Tucson media outlets that investigators deemed potentially credible and the FBI is trying to track down their origins.
The first note requested cryptocurrency for the return of Nancy Guthrie. According to sources, the second note states that he died shortly after being taken and was buried in nature.
Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images – PHOTO: Savannah Guthrie and her mother Nancy Guthrie on June 15, 2023.
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The notes were taken a few days after Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, but ABC News had not previously disclosed the contents of the second note.
Shortly after receiving the second note, Savannah Guthrie released a statement in a Feb. 7 Instagram post.
“We got your message and we understand,” Savannah Guthrie said at the time. “Now we beg you to give us back our mother. … This is very valuable to us and we will pay the price.”
Footage from Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera The suspect, who showed a masked man at his home, was released early under investigation, but the 84-year-old’s whereabouts are unknown and the suspect’s identity is unknown.
@FBIDirectorKash/X – PHOTO: FBI Director Kash Patel released a surveillance photo showing a potential lead in the investigation into the February 10, 2026 disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona.
@FBIDirectorKash/X – PHOTO: FBI Director Kash Patel released a surveillance photo showing a potential lead in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 10, 2026, in Tucson, Az.
In March, Savannah Guthrie speaks in her first interview“Honestly, we don’t know anything,” she tells friend and former co-host Hoda Kotb.
Savannah Guthrie said her family “cannot be at peace” without answers and asked anyone with information to come forward.
“Someone can do the right thing, and it’s never too late to do the right thing,” he said.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911, the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900.
