Everything we know about Nancy Guthrie's ransom note as sheriff says she was abducted

TUCSON, Ariz. – Two quality outlets received imaginable ransom notes relating to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, which reportedly incorporate "sensitive information" that whitethorn lone person been known to the idiosyncratic who took her.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was past seen astatine her Tucson location astatine astir 9:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

While officials didn't initially elaborate connected the circumstances of her disappearance, Sheriff Chris Nanos said connected Monday that "we do, successful fact, person a crime." A instrumentality enforcement root told Fox News Digital that determination were "blood drops" starring from the entryway extracurricular down the house's pathway towards the driveway. 

A Pima County Sheriff's Office authoritative told Fox News Digital connected Monday that officials judge Nancy Guthrie was either kidnapped oregon abducted.

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An undated photograph of Nancy Guthrie and Savannah Guthrie was provided by NBC successful effect to the disappearance of the 84-year-old parent of the "Today" amusement host. (Courtesy of NBC)

"Sheriff [Chris] Nanos has stated that helium believes that a transgression has been committed," a spokesperson for Pima County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital. "At this point, investigators judge she was taken from the location against her volition and that includes imaginable kidnapping oregon abduction."

Following Tuesday's quality league by the Pima County Sheriff's Department, TMZ and Tucson's CBS affiliate some reported receiving imaginable ransom notes related to Nancy Guthrie. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said it was "aware" of the imaginable ransom enactment and would beryllium investigating it further.

TMZ reported receiving a imaginable ransom enactment that demanded millions of dollars beryllium sent successful cryptocurrency to a circumstantial Bitcoin address. The enactment allegedly contained a deadline. The enactment TMZ received reportedly contained "an constituent of ‘or else.’"

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Neighbors of Nancy Guthrie, the girl of "Today" big Savannah Guthrie, amusement enactment for the household successful metro Tucson, Ariz., connected Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, arsenic the hunt continues to find Nancy, who was reported missing.  (Sejal Govindarao/AP Photo)

While TMZ initially reported the alleged enactment said Nancy Guthrie was wearing a circumstantial point of clothing, it aboriginal clarified that the enactment says she wasn't wearing it.

The imaginable ransom note, which was fixed to the Pima County Sheriff's Department, besides described an point astatine Nancy Guthrie's location that was seemingly damaged.

KOLD, Tucson's CBS affiliate, reported they received an email connected Monday nighttime that appeared to beryllium a imaginable ransom enactment and said it had been forwarded to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

In an interrogation connected CNN, KOLD Anchor Mary Coleman said the imaginable ransom enactment contained accusation that "only idiosyncratic who is holding [Nancy Guthrie] for ransom, would know."

"Very delicate accusation and things that radical who weren't determination erstwhile she was taken captive wouldn't know," Coleman said.

Coleman said immoderate of the details successful the missive indicated it "might not beryllium a hoax."

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An undated photograph of Nancy Guthrie was provided by NBC successful effect to the disappearance of the 84-year-old parent of "Today" amusement host, Savannah Guthrie. (Courtesy of NBC)

In an Instagram video posted connected Wednesday night, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings pleaded with whomever took their parent to marque contact.

"Our ma is simply a kind, faithful, loyal, fiercely loving pistillate of goodness and light," Savannah Guthrie said. "She’s funny, spunky. She has grandchildren that adore her and assemblage astir her and screen her with kisses. She loves amusive and adventure. She is simply a devoted friend. She is afloat of kindness and knowledge. Talk to her and you’ll see."

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Aerial drone shots of missing idiosyncratic Nancy Guthrie’s location connected Tuesday, February 3, 2026, successful Tucson, Arizona. Nancy Guthrie, parent of "Today" amusement big Savannah Guthrie, is suspected of being abducted from her location earlier this week. (Fox Flight Team)

"Our ma is our bosom and our home. Her health, her bosom is fragile," she continued. "She is without immoderate medicine. She needs it to survive. She needs not to suffer. We, too, person heard the reports astir a ransom missive successful the media. As a family, we are doing everything that we can," she added.

"We are acceptable to talk. However, we unrecorded successful a satellite wherever voices and images are easy manipulated," Savannah Guthrie. "We request to cognize without a uncertainty that she is live and that you person her. We privation to perceive from you, and we are acceptable to listen. Please scope retired to us."