Nancy Guthrie ransom note, believed to be from abductor, said she died, sources say
Authorities believe two ransom notes, including a note addressed to Nancy Guthrie’s family days after her disappearance and saying she was dead, were likely sent by her kidnapper or group, according to investigators familiar with the case. Investigators believe the same person or people sent both memos and that both were likely sent from the same computer IP address.
first note millions claimed in Bitcoin For the release of Nancy Guthrie. In the second note, sent a few days later, her captors revealed that Nancy Guthrie was dead. According to sources who examined the notes, the note stated that they did not intend for him to die.
Daughter is one of the hosts of the “Today” program Savannah GuthrieThe family believes the two notes are genuine, he said in an interview with NBC in March.
“I think there are a lot of different notes coming in, and I think a lot of them — from my understanding — are not real, and I haven’t seen them,” he said. “But I believe the two memos we received and responded to are genuine.”
The first note, sent a day later on February 2, from 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, read: reported missing It was sent from his home in Tucson, Arizona, to three media outlets (two local news stations and TMZ) via online tip lines. According to investigators, the note provided extremely specific details about Guthrie’s home; these included that an Apple Watch with a white band was on the bedroom floor and the back porch light was broken. According to multiple sources familiar with the note, it was addressed to Savannah Guthrie.
The second memo was sent on Feb. 6 and was similar in language and tone but did not make any demands, according to sources who reviewed both memos.
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings public their mothers kidnappers In an Instagram video posted after the second note was sent.
“We got your message and we understand,” Savannah Guthrie said in the video. “We now ask you to give us back our mother, so we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we can have peace. … This is very dear to us, and we will pay the price.”
The task force, consisting of FBI and Pima County detectives, investigate her kidnapping We’ll search for Guthrie and his kidnappers.
