A ransom note about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance says she died, NCS reports

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A ransom note associated to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mom of “Today” present host Savannah Guthrie, mentioned the 84-year-old had died, NCS and different information organizations are reporting, citing regulation enforcement sources.

Some media shops had beforehand reported receiving ransom notes tied to the case within the days after Guthrie’s disappearance in early February from her house within the foothills simply outdoors Tucson.

NCS reported Monday that one in every of notes revealed that Nancy Guthrie was useless — and those that kidnapped her didn’t imply to kill her, however she died shortly after her disappearance.

NCS mentioned it knew the contents of 1 such note, and {that a} Tucson TV station had acquired two notes.

NCS and the station agreed to carry off on sharing the contents of the notes publicly so any future communications with the kidnapper or kidnappers may very well be authenticated, NCS reported.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department declined to touch upon the note’s contents. The FBI didn’t reply to a request for remark. And the Guthrie household didn’t make any instant social media posts or any public feedback about the notes Monday.

Jessica Bobula, information director for the Tucson TV station KOLD, mentioned Monday that the station acquired a number of notes after Guthrie disappeared. The station notified authorities and has shared solely what the FBI has launched about the notes, she mentioned.

Authorities imagine Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken in opposition to her will after discovering blood close to her entrance doorstep. The FBI later released surveillance videos exhibiting a masked man on the porch that night time.

Volunteers and search groups scoured the nearby desert terrain crammed with cactuses, bushes and boulders within the weeks after she vanished. A volunteer group just lately performed a seek for her physique close to the Arizona-Mexico border however didn’t report discovering her.