Nancy Guthrie Case: A Chilling 3Rd Ransom Note Surfaces As FBI Ups Reward Money To $100K 10 Updates

(MENAFN- Live Mint) As Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, remains missing for a 13th day on Friday, a new ransom letter - reportedly seeking one bitcoin worth $67,000 in exchange for information about her kidnapper.

According to The New York Post, the chilling new ransom note was sent to TMZ, who reported that the payment would be in exchange for the“name of the individual involved.”

TMZ host Harvey Levin reportedly said that this note, a third since Nancy's disappearance on 31 January night, contained details of a working bitcoin address.

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This new note comes after the FBI released the first images and videos of the suspect, retrieved from a Nest doorbell camera at her Tucson, Arizona, home.

The investigative agency has also released new details about the identity of the suspect and has doubled the initial cash reward for information leading to a break in the case.

What does the new ransom note say?

According to TMZ, the note stated:“If they want the name of the individual involved, then I want 1 Bitcoin to the following wallet. Time is more than relevant."

“They said they want one Bitcoin sent to a Bitcoin address that we have confirmed is active. It's a real Bitcoin address, and as they put it, time is more than relevant,” The Post quoted the TMZ host.“So we have no idea whether this is real or not. But they are making a demand.”

Notably, the bitcoin address in this ransom note is different from the one in the original ransom note, which was sent to two Tucson-area TV news stations and TMZ last week.

TMZ said they have forwarded the note to the FBI.

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In a social media update, the FBI said that forensic analysis of doorbell camera footage at the 84-year-old Tucson home has revealed several identifying factors about the masked abductor seen on her doorstep, with a gun holstered in front of their waist.

“New identifying details about the suspect in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie have been confirmed after a forensic analysis of the doorbell camera footage by the FBI's Operational Technology Division,” they wrote.

The suspect has been described as a male, approximately 5'9” to 5'10” tall, with an average build.“In the video, he is wearing a black, 25-liter 'Ozark Trail Hiker Pack' backpack,” the agency said, while attaching the images of a similar bag.

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The FBI said it has doubled the reward for information leading to the abductor.

“Today, the FBI is increasing its reward up to $100,000 for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance,” they wrote in a tweet.

“We hope this updated description will help concentrate the public tips we are receiving,” the FBI said.“Since 1 February 2026, the FBI has collected over 13,000 tips from the public related to this case.”

When did Nancy Guthrie go missing? Is she alive?

Nancy Guthrie was last seen alive at around 9:45 pm on 31 January when she was dropped off at home by her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, after dinner with him and his wife Annie.

According to The Post, Nancy's pacemaker lost contact with her Apple Watch at around 2 am on 1 February - investigators found both the watch and her iPhone in her house.

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The Post reported that investigators have requested all footage from vehicles, people, and houses taken between 1 January and 2 February.

They reportedly sent out the alert to all users of the Neighbors App within a two-mile radius of Nancy's home in the Catalina Foothills neighbourhood north of Tucson, Arizona.

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