Overview
- The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie remains an open FBI and Pima County investigation with no arrests or publicly named suspects and investigators continuing forensic work.
- TMZ reported it received an email on June 26 that claimed a phone in a ‘secure location’ held video and photos related to the case and that the sender sought payment in Bitcoin; TMZ said it forwarded the message to the FBI.
- TMZ founder Harvey Levin said federal agents later told the outlet to ‘stand down’ from independent attempts to contact or pay the sender while investigators pursue leads.
- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos publicly expressed skepticism about the latest note and warned many such communications can be false, even as retired FBI agents say the anonymous sender could still possess useful information and one former agent has suggested Nancy may be dead.
- Savannah Guthrie has repeatedly pleaded for tips, NBC has plans in place if she must step away, and investigators continue to examine physical and digital evidence such as doorbell footage, pacemaker data, DNA samples and search leads, including reports tied to locations in Mexico.