Was Nancy Guthrie Abducted By Foreign Nationals? New Details Emerge

​The Nancy Guthrie missing case continues to take new turns. The 84-year-old was reported missing from her Arizona home on February 1, and since then a steady stream of unsettling details has emerged.

​Investigators have followed a trail of blood found near the steps of her ranch-style house, and ransom notes have surfaced at multiple media outlets, including TMZ. The organization stated the note demanded a specific amount in Bitcoin to be sent to a specific address. TMZ reported the Bitcoin address to be real.

Nancy Guthrie’s daughter, television personality Savannah Guthrie, has made emotional appeals on social media, directly addressing those believed to be holding her mother.

Despite the developments, Guthrie remains missing. Officials including the Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, confirmed she was “taken against her will.” Authorities are now exploring whether the abductors may not be American.

Reports in early February indicated the suspected abductors demanded $6 million for Guthrie’s release, according to the Daily Express U.S.

Experts questioned the ransom note because it demanded payment in U.S. dollars. Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Michael Harrigan told The New York Post: “If you’re domestic, why would you ever put ‘USD?’ You put six million. Why would you use that if you're a domestic person? That points to somebody who might be potentially outside the country.” Harrigan, who supervised the FBI National Academy during his extensive career, stated the minor detail “lends the potential for this being a scam.”

A reporter from local television station KGUN9 confirmed the details on February 8. “Multiple ransom notes have been sent out to the media, including one that was sent to us,” JJ McKinney said, adding that the letter demanded the family pay $6 million by Monday.

KGUN9 is among the outlets that received purported ransom notes. This marks the first public disclosure of the amount allegedly demanded for Guthrie’s return since the ransom note surfaced days after her disappearance from her property.

Law enforcement has not confirmed the note’s authenticity and has no evidence Guthrie is alive or being held, despite the message containing details from inside her home. With limited leads, authorities said they are treating the note as genuine.

This prompted Savannah Guthrie and her siblings, Annie Guthrie and Camron Guthrie, to share a video on Instagram addressing their mother’s potential abductors and stating they are willing to pay the ransom.

​“We received your message, and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay,” Savannah Guthrie said in the video posted on February 7.

Meanwhile, detectives searched a septic tank behind Guthrie’s home on February 8, using a long pole. Authorities did not disclose the details about the search.

Authorities said the investigation is ongoing.