{"id":24125,"date":"2026-08-01T10:54:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T05:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24125"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:54:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T05:54:39","slug":"nancy-guthrie-ransom-notes-released-in-full-by-desperate-cops-months-on-with-update-on-doorbell-footage-suspect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=24125","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Guthrie ransom notes released in full by desperate cops months on with update on doorbell footage suspect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>THE ransom notes allegedly written by Nancy Guthrie\u2019s abductor have been revealed six months after she disappeared from her Arizona home.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy, the mother of Today host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/16708297\/savannah-guthrie-today-break-wordle-photos-husband-michael-feldman\/\">Savannah Guthrie<\/a>, vanished in the middle of the night on February 1, and has yet to be seen or heard from since despite desperate searches from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16172555\/nancy-guthrie-sheriff-investigation-mistakes-whistleblower\/\">local investigators<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16318983\/nancy-guthrie-sheriff-blew-case-slams-kash-patel\/\">the FBI<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16491045\/nancy-guthrie-update-search-grave-found-mexico-tips\/\" rel=\"\">volunteer groups.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16777084\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Today host Savannah Guthrie\u2019s mother Nancy was reported missing on February 1 and has not been seen since<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16777129\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Officials previously released surveillance footage of a man outside Nancy\u2019s home, but released new information about it on Friday<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16777338\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Savannah seen wiping away tears after visiting the Today show in New York City on March 5<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16777451\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>A member of the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Office seen outside of Nancy\u2019s home on Febuary 9, just over a week after she was reported missing<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department, who has been leading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16417976\/savannah-guthrie-spends-500-k-find-mom-nancy-abducted\/\">the <span id=\"ecce9c39-7528-4e07-916f-368455f74e95\" class=\"suggested-link\">investigation<\/span><\/a> into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16074054\/chilling-footage-bedroom-nancy-guthrie-snatched\/\">the 84-year-old\u2019s case<\/a>, shared an update on Friday with new details on the eve of six months since Nancy was reported missing.<\/p>\n<p>Nancy was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15891722\/nancy-guthrie-tommaso-cioni-annie-savannah-missing\/\">dropped off at her home<\/a> on the night of January 31, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16351622\/nancy-guthrie-conspiracy-theory-mexico-100-days\/\">since then<\/a> officials have combed through surveillance footage of a masked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/15920931\/chilling-clue-nancy-guthries-doorstep-intruder-tampered-door-cam\/\">man outside her home<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16773034\/nancy-guthrie-update-dna-test-results-arizona-home\/\">DNA evidence<\/a>, dozens of tips and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16554583\/savannah-guthrie-today-show-mom-nancy-ransom-note\/\">several ransom notes<\/a> sent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16586344\/nancy-guthrie-ransom-note-claims-fresh-kidnapping-details\/\">to media outlets.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--thesun aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Entertainment\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the <span class=\"newsletter-name theme-entertainment\">Entertainment<\/span> newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two ransom notes sent to local Arizona outlet KOLD were released nearly in full on Friday, one of which was addressed to Savannah, saying, \u201cWe have your mother Nancy. She is safe but scared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The note demanded $4million <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16629052\/nancy-guthrie-ransom-note-derrick-callella\/\">be sent in bitcoin<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15915085\/nancy-guthrie-ransom-note-deadline-passes-savannah-vows-pay\/\">a certain date<\/a>, and if it was late, the amount would be increased to $6million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__header\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tread more on nancy guthrie\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-wrapper article-readmore__content-wrapper--multi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16773034\/nancy-guthrie-update-dna-test-results-arizona-home\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/newspress-collage-su037kdod-1785490398977.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1785476059&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">NANCY UPDATE<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Latest Nancy Guthrie twist as cops reveal test results over home DNA evidence<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16610806\/nancy-guthrie-ransom-notes-fake-doubt-abduction-theory\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__content-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/newspress-collage-vb0fbytwx-1782887867582.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;1782873485&amp;w=360&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text\">\n<div class=\"article-readmore__text-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">BLOWN OPEN<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">FBI says Nancy Guthrie ransom notes were FAKE &#8211; casting doubt on major theory<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf payment is not recieved [sic] by the last <span id=\"ad7ff6d1-08c6-4733-a231-22a9acefd611\" class=\"suggested-link\">deadline<\/span> on Monday the 9th at 5PM, she will be killed,\u201d the ransom note said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour mother is aware of this and her life is in your hands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The writer of the note told Savannah she would not be able to contact them again and there would be no negotiation. <\/p>\n<p>The note also included some identifying information: \u201cShe had a white smart watch on the floor of the foot of her bed and the white flood light in backyard was destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"rail-container rail-container--full-width rail-container--white\">\n<div class=\"rail rail--classic article theme-entertainment\">\n<p><h3 class=\"rail__title\">Most read in Entertainment<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The note was first sent to the local CBS affiliate on February 2, and a second note was sent on February 6.<\/p>\n<p>The second ransom note was addressed to the \u201cGuthrie <span id=\"63615789-a896-4abc-b503-dea8e4d6e275\" class=\"suggested-link\">Family<\/span>,\u201d where the author said \u201cWe did not fully grasp the seriousness of her physical condition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe never intended to hurt her, that was not our intention. She perished shortly after she was taken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The note said they believed Nancy died of a \u201cheart related\u201d issue, adding \u201cShe is buried in nature now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16777188\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>Nancy was dropped off at her house by her other daughter Annie on January 31<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Instagram\/savannahguthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-boxout\">\n<p><h3 class=\"article-boxout__headline\">Read the full ransom note<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-boxout__content theme__background-color-rgba-20\">\n<p class=\"article-boxout__content__intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe subject of an email sent to KOLD read &#8220;News Tip&#8221; and one line after &#8220;o not play games, law enforcement will not be able to help you,&#8221; was blurred out by officials.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>First ransom note sent on February 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hello Savannah,<br \/>We have your mother Nancy. She is safe but scared. She will be held for ransom and once payment is received she will be released unharmed. We will be holding her for a maximum of 7 days. You will need to send bitcoin in the amount of $4 million USD before 5PM on Thursday the 5th. If payment is not received, the ransom will be increased to 6 million USD which will need to be paid by 5PM on Monday the 9th. Once payment is received to the bitcoin<br \/>address below she will be released within 12 hours of deposit to a safe drop off location back in Tucson. If payment is not recieved by the last deadline on Monday the 9th at 5PM, she will be killed. Your mother is aware of this and her life is in your hands. It is in the best interest of everyone to have this completed as soon as possible. You will not be able to contact me from here on out, there will be no negotiation. Do not play games, law enforcement will<br \/>not be able to help you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*ANOTHER LINE BLURRED OUT BY OFFICIALS*<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She had a white smart watch on the floor of the foot of her bed and the white flood light in backyard was destroyed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Second ransom note sent on February 6:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Guthrie Family,<br \/>We did not fully grasp the seriousness of her physical condition. We never intended to hurt her, that was not our intention. She perished shortly after she was taken. We believe it was heart related. She is buried in nature now. Nothing you could have done could have changed the outcome. We want your family to know this and hope you all can find peace. We are truly sorry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>*ANOTHER LINE BLURRED OUT BY OFFICIALS*<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cNothing you could have done could have changed the outcome. We want your family to know this and hope you all can find peace. We are truly sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said the notes reveal \u201cdistinctive patterns of word<br \/>choice, syntax, and phraseology that reflect the writer\u2019s unique linguistic style.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ransom notes also provide \u201cvaluable\u201d insight into the person\u2019s motives, mindset and \u201cthe evolution of their tone over time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials said they believe someone may be able to recognize the linguistic characteristics written by the notes author, such as a friend, family member, classmate, coworker or acquaintance. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16777357\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>The first ransom note sent to local Arizona CBS affiliate KOLD<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16777353\" class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-caption alignnone aligncenter\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span>A second ransom note sent to KOLD where the writer apologized to the Guthrie family<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s Department<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt is not too late to come forward. Regardless of how insignificant you think your information may be, or whether you think we are already aware of it, please contact us,\u201d officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said they know there are people who are familiar with the unidentified man who may have saw changes in his behavior around the time of Nancy\u2019s disappearance, such as unexplained physical injuries, sudden departures near her house and vehicle cleaning or repairs.<\/p>\n<p>Officials also said the man could have had unexplained interest or disinterest in Nancy Guthrie\u2019s neighborhood and the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16321376\/nancy-guthrie-cops-respond-fbi-new-surveillance-video\/\">Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Office<\/a> update, they discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16028678\/nancy-guthrie-disappearance-former-fbi-theory-walkie-talkie\/\">footage recovered from Nancy\u2019s home<\/a> that showed an \u201can unidentified male who knows what happened to Nancy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTwo videos recovered from Nancy\u2019s doorbell camera may be from two separate days,\u201d investigators said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese videos are critical to our understanding of the unidentified male\u2019s behaviors and choices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the videos indicate how the man prepared for the events that unfolded on the night of January 31 to February 1.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"d49d478a-6ca0-497b-9024-f0cd465040ab\" class=\"suggested-link\">News<\/span> about details in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15898822\/nancy-guthrie-ransom-note-hoaxer-derrick-callella-confession\/\">ransom notes<\/a> where the author said \u201cwe are truly sorry\u201d and that Nancy was \u201cburied in nature now,\u201d was revealed in June.<\/p>\n<p>Savannah issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/15892904\/savannah-guthrie-siblings-plea-to-moms-kidnappers\/\">yet another plea<\/a> while on air <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tv\/16184808\/savannah-guthrie-secret-message-today-abduction-yellow-dress\/\">hosting the Today show<\/a>, asking anyone <span><span>\u00a0<\/span>with<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16303322\/nancy-guthrie-missing-update-sheriff-fbi-information-plea\/\">any new information<\/a> to come forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to take the opportunity to ask people, to really to beg people to come forward. Somebody knows something,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a news story today that is on your radar but this is the life that my sister lives, that I live, my brother lives, our extended families live, our children live every day. We are in agony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Office has maintained that the <span>Guthrie investigation<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16303322\/nancy-guthrie-missing-update-sheriff-fbi-information-plea\/\">remains active and ongoing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guthrie appeared to have been abducted from her Arizona home<span><span>\u00a0<\/span>in the middle of the night, hours after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15891991\/savannah-guthrie-sister-annie-shattered-mom-abduction-photos\/\">her daughter, Annie<\/a>, and Annie\u2019s husband Tommaso Cioni, dropped her off just before 10pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/15950584\/nancy-guthrie-case-disappearance-questions\/\">Dozens of questions have been left unanswered<\/a> in the months since she vanished.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, Savannah has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/entertainment\/16008145\/savannah-guthrie-returns-today-after-weeks-searching\/\">returned to work<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/today\/\">the Today Show<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16533499\/nancy-guthrie-search-mexico-us-border-tips\/\">searches have been launched near the US border<\/a> by a volunteer group in Mexico following up on <span id=\"1ab48fc8-b2bc-4d47-95f5-29389c39a0a9\" class=\"suggested-link\">anonymous<\/span> tips.<\/p>\n<p>Pima County sheriffs had been testing <span id=\"0d114259-d280-4d69-882d-9e94e77b282a\" class=\"suggested-link\">hair<\/span> recovered from Guthrie\u2019s home, but recently revealed they could not obtain a useable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/dna\/\">DNA<\/a> profile.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt came back \u2026 there\u2019s no DNA,\u201d Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/nancy-guthrie-update-dna-couldnt-profiled-crime-scene-hair-sample-sheriff-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\">Fox News Digital.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut does that mean the hair isn\u2019t that of <span id=\"40316187-a363-4ac1-87ea-8ddb96e4cbf0\" class=\"suggested-link\">the suspect<\/span>? We won\u2019t know that till we have the suspect\u2019s hair. You don\u2019t just destroy it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s other things that hair may prove valuable for, but right now it was just about, \u2018Is there any DNA there?\u2019 And the answer was no.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE ransom notes allegedly written by Nancy Guthrie\u2019s abductor have been revealed six months after she disappeared from her Arizona home. 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