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Investigators are evaluating a new potential ransom note linked to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, nearly eight months after she vanished from her Arizona home. Authorities are also monitoring social media speculation regarding the document.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department has determined that a newly surfaced text message, which some believed could be a ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, is not credible. The sheriff's office and the FBI task force were recently made aware of the communication and are aware of social media speculation surrounding it. Authorities continue to urge the public to report any similar messages. Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her Arizona home on January 31, and her disappearance has triggered a months-long investigation involving local law enforcement, the FBI, and private forensic labs.
Human remains were found in a desert area about 15 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson-area home. Authorities say there is no indication the remains are connected to Guthrie’s February disappearance, and the site appears to have housed the body for an extended period. Police noted there wasn’t an obvious large law-enforcement presence at the scene.
Sources tell Page Six the FBI should assume control of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance after six months of little progress by the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, with insiders calling the handling “shocking and disturbing” and criticizing early crime-scene preservation; the effort now includes private-sector help and a $1 million reward as investigators press for answers.
Authorities released two notes from the Nancy Guthrie disappearance—one demanding a Bitcoin ransom and threatening harm, the other claiming Guthrie died after abduction—while FBI and Pima County investigators review doorbell-camera videos of an unidentified male and urge public tips via 1-800-CALL-FBI or 88-Crime, with a reward offered.
News updates show Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance remains an active, unsolved case more than four months in, with police and the FBI analyzing DNA from her home, a $1.2 million reward, and ongoing tip reviews; Savannah Guthrie publicly saluted her husband on Father's Day, while authorities report arrests of a livestreamer outside Guthrie’s home and continued interagency cooperation as investigators pursue leads.
At the 100-day mark since Nancy Guthrie vanished, authorities have reportedly scaled back search resources, shifting the focus from a rescue to a recovery approach, with experts noting fewer leads and tips since the case dominated headlines; DNA and video analyses remain underway and genealogical sequencing has been suggested as a potential next step.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says investigators are making progress nearly 100 days after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Catalina Foothills home. A Florida private forensic lab has sent a hair sample to the FBI for advanced analysis to aid forensic genetic genealogy, potentially pointing to a suspect if it doesn’t match anyone known to have been at Guthrie’s home. Nest doorbell footage and a similar sighting are being reviewed as investigators pursue leads. The case carries a combined reward of more than $1.2 million, with tips solicited through 88-Crime and the FBI tip line.
FBI Director Kash Patel accused local officials of delaying FBI involvement in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, while Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said coordination with the FBI began without delay and on-scene decisions governed evidence handling. Patel claimed access to doorbell footage and Google data aided identifying a suspect and criticized not using the FBI lab in Quantico for DNA analysis; Nanos insisted the FBI lab has been cooperating from the start. Guthrie’s family has been cleared by investigators as the search continues.
A retired FBI agent told Megyn Kelly that investigators may already have a strong lead in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, as Sheriff Chris Nanos suggested Guthrie may have been targeted; no public person of interest has been named, and authorities are reportedly quietly building a case.
Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie's mother, remains missing in Tucson six weeks after Jan. 31 as investigators, with the FBI, chase hundreds of leads; DNA from gloves near her home has been ruled out as linked to the abductor, a backpack and an unidentified car are being examined, and no arrests have been made while detectives canvass the neighborhood; Savannah Guthrie has visited the Today show during her hosting hiatus and plans to resume without a timeline.
Authorities say 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson home on Feb. 1; about 400 investigators are pursuing thousands of leads, DNA found on a glove near the residence and inside Guthrie's home did not match CODIS, the FBI has released images of a masked suspect, and the reward has been raised to $100,000 as the sheriff vows the case is far from cold while urging the suspect to let her go.
DNA recovered from a glove found near Nancy Guthrie’s home appears to match the glove worn by the masked intruder, and the Pima County sheriff says Guthrie’s family members are now cleared as suspects as the investigation, which has drawn scrutiny and involved a Bitcoin ransom note, continues with no arrests.
Authorities issued a missing-person alert for Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mother, after she disappeared around February 2, 2026. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is handling the case, and social media has been filled with posts about the missing relative as investigators review leads in Arizona.
Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC’s Savannah Guthrie, remains missing four days after a suspected nighttime kidnapping with signs of forced entry in Tucson; investigators have no credible suspects, are reviewing surveillance footage and license-plate data, and have taken in purported ransom notes. Guthrie requires daily medication, and authorities are urging tips from the public.