Overview
- Authorities say Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson home after surveillance video showed a masked, armed man and blood was found near the front door on Feb. 1.
- Investigators say two communications reached media outlets after the disappearance: an initial ransom demand and a second note that says Guthrie died shortly after the abduction.
- The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI are leading an active investigation while the Guthrie family has offered a $1 million reward and the FBI has posted $100,000 for information.
- Savannah Guthrie made an emotional on-air plea for anyone with information to come forward and the family and authorities asked some outlets to withhold full note contents to preserve authentication options.
- Public accounts conflict over the messages’ wording, including a dispute from TMZ’s founder, and investigators say resolving those authenticity questions is central to developing new leads.