Authorities examine possible new ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance
Authorities are investigating a possible new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Monday.
The department and the FBI Guthrie Task Force recently learned of the note and related social media comments. Investigators are working to determine whether it is credible, and officials have not disclosed its contents or how it was discovered.
Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared Feb. 1 from her home outside Tucson, Arizona. In July, authorities released two earlier ransom notes sent to a Tucson television station shortly after she vanished. The first, sent Feb. 2, claimed she was safe but scared and demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency for her release. The second, sent Feb. 6, claimed she had died shortly after being kidnapped. …