Officials investigate possible new ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

Local sheriff’s department announces new development related to disappearance of TV host’s mother in Arizona Authorities are looking into the possibility of a new ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie , nearly eight months after she went missing from her Arizona home, the Pima county sheriff’s department said. The sheriff’s department and the FBI Guthrie taskforce were recently made aware of the…

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Nancy Guthrie investigators examine new possible ransom note

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Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of US TV host Savannah Guthrie, are examining a possible new ransom note.

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Guardian Published 29 September 2026

Officials investigate possible new ransom note in Nancy Guthrie case

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Nancy Guthrie investigators examine new possible ransom note

Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of US TV host Savannah Guthrie, are examining a possible new ransom note.

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