Overview
- Law enforcement announced on Sept. 28–29 that investigators reviewed a newly reported ransom text tied to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance and determined the message was not credible.
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her Catalina Foothills home on Feb. 1 and authorities say she was likely taken against her will.
- The FBI released doorbell surveillance showing a masked person who appeared to tamper with the camera and investigators found blood on the front porch that has been submitted for DNA testing.
- Authorities previously released two ransom communications in July—one demanding cryptocurrency and a later note claiming she had died—and said some subsequent messages have been extortion or hoaxes.
- No arrests have been made, rewards exceeding $1 million remain in place, and officials urged the public to report tips and to ignore or report social‑media solicitations that seek money or personal data.