Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has released two purported ransom notes connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. The second note claims she died shortly after being taken, making the release significant to an investigation that has continued for six months without a confirmed account of her fate.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen alive on 31 January, and the first note sent on 2 February demanded $4–$6 million in Bitcoin while claiming she was safe. A second email four days later said she had died from what the writer believed was a heart-related cause and had been buried; Guthrie reportedly had a serious heart condition. The sheriff’s office said the notes’ distinctive language could help people who know the writer identify them, but described the communications only as purporting to be from kidnappers.