Six months after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson, Arizona home, the Pima County Sheriff's Department has released the full text of two ransom notes tied to her disappearance, hoping the writing itself will generate new leads.
The first note, sent February 2 to a local news tip line, demanded a bitcoin ransom on a tight deadline and warned the family not to involve law enforcement. The second, sent four days later, told the family Guthrie had died shortly after being taken, reportedly from a heart-related cause, and that she was "buried in nature." Investigators say both notes came from the same IP address and believe they were written by the person or people responsible for her abduction.
The sheriff's department said it released the notes because their specific word choices and tone could be familiar to someone in the public, and it's asking anyone who recognizes the writing style to come forward. Savannah Guthrie said back in March that she believed the notes were genuine and that the family had responded to them.
Six months in, no suspect has been named and no arrests have been made, despite DNA testing, surveillance images, and a combined reward now topping $1.2 million. A task force of Pima County investigators and FBI agents remains on the case.
Through it all, the Guthrie family's faith has stayed visible. Savannah has repeatedly thanked viewers for their prayers on air, and supporters continue to hold Nancy and her family up in prayer as the search for answers presses into its seventh month.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or Tucson's 88-CRIME tip line.
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