The abduction case of Nancy Guthrie has a new update. A new report claims that kidnappers apologized for Guthrie’s death in a ransom note sent days after she disappeared, while demanding $4 million.
The Nancy Guthrie ransom note apparently apologizes for her death and demands money for her body
Nancy, the mother of television journalist Savannah Guthrie, has now been missing for more than five months. She was last seen on the night of January 31 after arriving home from dining with family in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson, Arizona. Surveillance footage from her home showed a masked individual, and authorities discovered her blood at the location.
The latest investigation has turned its attention to a series of ransom notes said to have been sent by Nancy’s alleged kidnappers. According to Air Mail, in a note dated February 2, the alleged abductor reportedly demanded $4 million in bitcoin and said Nancy was “safe but scared.” The second ransom note, reportedly sent on February 6, allegedly apologized and offered to return Guthrie’s body in exchange for money. The note accurately described Guthrie’s clothing on the night she was abducted and referenced a damaged floodlight in her backyard.
Savannah said during the opening segment of her Today show sit-down with Hoda Kotb in March, “There are a lot of different notes that came, and I think most of them, in my understanding, are not real.” “But I believe the two notes that we received that we responded to, I tend to believe those are real,” reports Page Six.
In multiple Instagram videos, she and her siblings, Camron Guthrie and Annie Guthrie, directly addressed the alleged abductor. Following the February 6 note, she said, “We received your message and understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her,” while Savannah called the exchange “valuable” and offered to pay the ransom.
No arrests have been made, and investigators have not reported any new leads. Chris Nanos, the Pima County sheriff, said some information is being withheld to avoid compromising the case. He said, as quoted by Marca, “It’s not done because we got to keep it secret.”
The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department are urging anyone with tips to call 1-800-CALL-FBI, with a reward of up to $50,000 offered for information leading to Nancy’s recovery or arrests in the case.
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Originally reported by Meenakshi Sengupta for Reality Tea
