Nancy Guthrie Notes Released

Authorities made public ransom notes in the Nancy Guthrie case to generate new leads.

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Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Released by Sheriff: 'She Perished Shortly After She Was Taken'

Nancy Guthrie ransom notes, including message saying she died, released by sheriff's department

Nancy Guthrie ransom notes released in latest police bid to find kidnappers

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Investigators have released two ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, emphasizing language in the Feb. 6 note saying the 84-year-old “perished shortly after she was taken” and was buried “in nature.” Guthrie, the mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen at her Tucson-area home the evening of Jan. 31. The first note, sent Feb. 2 to a local television station, demanded $4 million in bitcoin and said she was “safe but scared.” Authorities are asking the public to study the notes’ word choice, syntax and phrasing.

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