Overview
- Authorities treat the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as an abduction after doorbell footage showed a masked, armed person and blood was found near her Tucson home on Feb. 1.
- A Feb. 2 ransom message demanded $4 million in bitcoin and included specific details about Guthrie and her house that investigators considered potentially credible.
- Investigators attempted a cryptocurrency tracking tactic by sending $152 to the ransom wallet but the funds were not moved, leaving that lead stalled.
- A Feb. 6 follow-up communication was reported to say Guthrie had died and law enforcement now believes the two early notes likely came from the same IP address.
- No arrests have been announced and searches continue, including volunteer efforts near the Arizona–Mexico border that turned up unlinked unmarked graves, while detectives reexamine digital and forensic evidence and the early investigative choices.