Nancy Guthrie case: Second note sent to media outlets said she had died

U.S. newsNancy Guthrie case: Second note sent to media outlets said she had diedThe note contained no apology or request for payment for the release of her body, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleHow Savannah Guthrie navigated the terrifying early days of her mom’s kidnapping09:32Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 22, 2026, 3:10 PM EDTBy Tom Winter and Andrew BlanksteinThe second note sent to media outlets following the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie indicated that she had died but contained no apology or request for payment for the release of her body, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.The existence of the note was known, but the contents, specifically that it said Guthrie had died, had not been previously disclosed.Guthrie, the mother of the “TODAY” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her home near Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 1, and the circumstances of her disappearance remain a mystery. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen the previous night around 9:45 p.m. Ten days after she was reported missing, the FBI recovered chilling doorbell camera images of an armed and masked man outside her home on the morning of her disappearance. The FBI has since described that man as a suspect.NBC News has previously reported that investigators involved in the case have examined two notes sent to media outlets in the wake of Guthrie’s disappearance and believe they are potentially credible. Images posted to X by FBI Phoenix on Feb. 12, 2026, show surveillance footage of a masked man and a black Ozark Trail brand backpack. via FBI PhoenixThe first note said Guthrie was safe and requested cryptocurrency in exchange for her release. The second note did not ask for money and differed “in almost every way” from the first, NBC News has previously r...