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Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping· Day 5

Nancy Guthrie Notes Released

Authorities made public ransom notes in the Nancy Guthrie case to generate new leads.

July 31, 2026 · Updated Jul 31, 7:52pm ET

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What happened

Investigators have released two ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, emphasizing language in the Feb. 6 note saying the 84-year-old “perished shortly after she was taken” and was buried “in nature.” Guthrie, the mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen at her Tucson-area home the evening of Jan. 31. The first note, sent Feb. 2 to a local television station, demanded $4 million in bitcoin and said she was “safe but scared.” Authorities are asking the public to study the notes’ word choice, syntax and phrasing.

Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping

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