Nancy Guthrie Note Twist

Reports say a ransom note linked to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she died.

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5 of 12 articles on this topic (42%) were written by left-leaning sources.

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5 of 12 articles on this topic (41%) were written by centrist sources.

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2 of 12 articles on this topic (17%) were written by right-leaning sources.

A ransom note about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance says she died, CNN reports

Ransom note claimed Nancy Guthrie died after abduction

Nancy Guthrie ransom notes likely came from abductor who said she died, investigators believe

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A second note tied to the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, said she had died after being taken from her Tucson, Arizona, home. The message followed an earlier demand for millions of dollars in bitcoin, and investigators believe the communications were likely legitimate and may have come from the same sender or group, possibly from the same IP address. Several outlets reported the note included the phrase that Guthrie had been “buried with nature now,” a detail a former FBI hostage negotiator described as ominous. The new disclosures mark a grim turn in a case that has remained unresolved months after her reported abduction.

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Apology Dispute

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Conflicting accounts emerged over whether the second ransom note apologized for Nancy Guthrie’s alleged accidental death or demanded payment for her body. TMZ’s Harvey Levin pushed back on reports describing the message as apologetic, while NBC reported the note indicated Guthrie had died but did not include an apology or a request for money to release her body.