Overview
- Police believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Catalina Foothills home and was first reported missing on February 1, 2026.
- A Feb. 2 communication demanded millions in bitcoin and said she was 'safe but scared', while a Feb. 6 message later reported by multiple outlets said she had died.
- Investigators have reviewed multiple notes and say at least two are potentially credible and may have originated from the same IP address.
- The FBI released doorbell footage showing a masked man near Guthrie’s home and officers found blood at the front entrance, but no arrests have been announced.
- The Guthrie family publicly appealed for help, offered a $1 million reward, and news organizations coordinated with law enforcement to withhold full note contents so authorities could authenticate future communications.