{
  "id": 10740788,
  "title": "The FBI is looking into a new possible ransom note connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/the-fbi-is-looking-into-a-new-possible-ransom-note-connected-to-the",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:39:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/29/nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-ransom-note/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a potential new ransom note connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, who vanished from her Arizona home nearly eight months ago. The law enforcement agencies were recently informed of the possible ransom note and related social media comments. The credibility of the note is currently under investigation. Details on how the note was discovered and its contents remain undisclosed.\n\nIn July, authorities released two ransom notes initially sent to a Tucson television station. The first note, sent on February 2, claimed that Nancy Guthrie was safe but frightened, promising her release unharmed if her captors delivered $4 million in cryptocurrency. The second note, sent on February 6, stated that Guthrie had passed away shortly after her kidnapping. Her current fate remains unknown, and no suspects have been apprehended. The investigation continues to face numerous unanswered questions, including the number of individuals involved in her abduction and whether her captor(s) were familiar with her.\n\nSurveillance footage has also revealed a masked individual who allegedly tampered with a camera on Guthrie’s front porch, obstructing it with a plant. The family of Nancy Guthrie has repeatedly appealed for information through social media posts.",
  "summary": "The mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home in February, and no suspects have been arrested",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}