Savannah Guthrie shared a new video on Instagram on Monday with a direct plea to the person or people responsible for her mother Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. In the emotional message, the "Today" co-anchor urged those involved to "do the right thing" and tell her family where to find her 84-year-old mother, who was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona, home nearly six months ago. Authorities say the investigation remains active.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department on Friday released copies of two ransom notes in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case.
As the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie, reached six months, the department also noted Friday in a news release that, “Investigators continue to pursue every available technological and investigative lead.”
The details of the ransom notes were previously revealed earlier this month by Brianna Whitney, a former reporter at KTVK-TV in Phoenix, on an episode of the "Crime Junkie" podcast.
Both ransom notes were sent to local and national media outlets that purport to have been written by the kidnappers, the release said.
KOLD-TV received the first note on Feb. 2, the department said, noting that the communications “reveal distinctive patterns of word choice, syntax, and phraseology that reflect the writer’s unique linguistic style.”
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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says this ransom note was received Feb. 2 by Tucson’s KOLD-TV and other outlets on Feb. 2.
The second note, in which the writer claims Nancy Guthrie is dead, was received by the station on Feb. 6, the release said.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says this ransom note was received Feb. 2 by Tucson’s KOLD-TV and other outlets on Feb. 6.
Further, the department said the notes give investigators “valuable insight into the person’s mindset, motives, and the evolution of their tone over time.” The writing style could help identify the person who wrote the ransom notes, Friday
