Pima County sheriff discredits new ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance
Photo: Washington Examiner
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Pima County sheriff discredits new ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

A new ransom message surfaced nearly eight months after Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her Tucson-area home on February 1, 2026. The Pima County Sheriff's Department and FBI determined the message was not credible. No suspects have been arrested and the investigation remains ongoing.

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4 outlets covered it, splitting into 4 framing camps across 1 bias group.
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Washington Examiner and Washington Times lead with the not credible ruling; Breitbart headlines the note's surfaces emergence and lingers on whether it might be genuine.
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THE RIGHT4 outlets · mostly neutral
“Nancy Guthrie investigators make ruling on new possible ransom note as case nears its 8th month”
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WEWashington Examiner Pima County sheriff discredits ransom text in Nancy Guthrie disappearance 34m ago BBreitbart Another Ransom Note Surfaces Nearly 8 Months After Nancy Guthrie Vanished 6h ago WTWashington Times Recent ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance isn't credible, investigators say 4h ago NYPNY Post Nancy Guthrie investigators make ruling on new possible ransom note as case nears its 8th month 4h ago
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Investigators found blood near the front entrance of Guthrie's home and surveillance footage showed a masked person interfering with a security camera
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Event #18302 · analyzed at 2026-09-30T00:47 UTC · last updated 2h ago