Overview
- The Pima County Sheriff’s Department posted the full texts on July 31 of two emails first received by KOLD‑TV on Feb. 2 and Feb. 6 that demand bitcoin and later claim Nancy Guthrie had died.
- The Feb. 2 message demanded $4 million in bitcoin with a threatened rise to $6 million if unpaid and included scene details meant to show authenticity, while the Feb. 6 follow‑up said Guthrie “perished shortly after she was taken.”
- Investigators reissued doorbell camera footage showing an unidentified masked man they say “knows what happened,” and they believe the footage may include activity from more than one day before the disappearance.
- Forensic and digital work continues: authorities have recovered Guthrie’s blood at the home, found additional DNA samples that have not matched CODIS, and are using linguistic analysis, blockchain tracing and multi‑lab testing.
- The FBI and the family offer combined rewards above $1 million for information, but officials stress the notes’ claims have not been independently verified and no arrests or confirmation of Guthrie’s fate have been announced.