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Authorities 'aware' of reports of possible ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

The Pima County Sheriff's Office and FBI investigate an alleged ransom note demanding millions in Bitcoin amid a suspicious disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.

  • On Feb. 3, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said it is reviewing reports of a possible ransom note after TMZ reported an alleged multi-million-dollar Bitcoin demand.
  • Last seen on Jan. 31, Nancy Guthrie was reported missing that day after she did not attend church, prompting family to search her home and call 911.
  • Detectives collected DNA samples from Guthrie's home and are analyzing them while working with the FBI on cellphone and tower data, with several personal items still at the residence.
  • The Pima County Sheriff's Office urged tips via 88-CRIME, and Savannah Guthrie asked for prayers, saying `Raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment`.
  • With no suspects identified, investigators are reviewing surveillance, cellphone-tower, license-plate, and pacemaker data as former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer called the case "very unusual".
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KJRH broke the news in on Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
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