Overview
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her Tucson-area home on Jan. 31 and was reported missing the night she disappeared; blood found on her front porch was later matched to her by DNA.
- On Friday the Pima County Sheriff’s Department posted the complete wording of two ransom notes that were first sent to news outlets in early February.
- The first note, addressed to Savannah Guthrie, demanded $4 million in bitcoin with a later $6 million deadline and warned Nancy would be killed if payment was not made, while a second note said she “perished shortly after she was taken” and was “buried in nature now.”
- Investigators say doorbell-camera video shows a masked man who they believe knows what happened, and forensic work including a mixed DNA sample remains under analysis even though no suspect or remains have been identified.
- Savannah Guthrie and law enforcement renewed public pleas and combined rewards of about $1.1 million to encourage tips, asking people to report changes in acquaintances’ behavior or anyone who recognizes the notes’ distinctive word choice and syntax.