Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Released by Sheriff: 'She Perished'
The Pima County Sheriff's Department has released two ransom notes related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of TV anchor Savannah Guthrie. The notes suggest the victim has perished, though authorities have not confirmed their authenticity.
Why it matters
The case involves a high-profile media figure and raises serious public safety concerns regarding kidnapping and extortion.
Six months after the disappearance of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie 's mother, Nancy Guthrie , the Pima County Sheriff's Department in Arizona has released a pair of ransom notes to the public. In the first, the alleged kidnappers demand millions, while the second note states that the 84-year-old Guthrie has "perished." Nancy was last seen alive on Jan. 31.
The sheriff's department did not confirm if the notes were authentic and stated that the messages "purport to have been written by kidnappers.” Investigators are hoping some will recognize the writer's "patterns of word choice, syntax and phraseology” and said they believe “these distinctive linguistic characteristics may be recognizable to someone who knows or has interacted with the notes' writer.”
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