Di family of Nancy Guthrie, di 84-year-old mama of US TV presenter Savannah Guthrie, don receive shock afta a ransom note claim say she don die. Di note, wey be di second one wey dem send to media houses, come days afta dem kidnap di elderly woman from her house near Tucson, Arizona.
Di first note wey dem send afta she disappear on January 31, 2026, demand millions of dollars for bitcoin for her release. But di second note, wey dem send on February 6, change story: e say Nancy Guthrie don die, and e include apology to di family. Di note reportedly say dem no mean for her to die.
Pima County Sheriff’s Department no gree comment on di content of di notes, but dem say di investigation dey active and ongoing. FBI don join di search, and dem dey work with local authorities.
Savannah Guthrie, di famous NBC Today show host, don return to work after two months break. She talk with tears for her eyes: “Somebody knows something. We are in agony. This is a new story today that is on your radar, but this is the life we live every day.” She beg anybody wey get information to come forward.
Di Guthrie family don offer $1 million reward, plus $100,000 from FBI, for information wey go lead to Nancy Guthrie’s return. But di case don become mysterious as kidnapper and victim both disappear without trace.
Authorities say Nancy Guthrie get health problem, including heart condition, and she no get her critical medication. Security camera footage show a masked person outside her house on di night of di abduction.
Di family believe di first two notes wey dem receive na authentic, but dem think some later notes fit be fake. Savannah Guthrie talk say she and her siblings send a video to di kidnappers, wey dem say: “We received your message, and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us. We would pay.”
Di case don drag for five months now, and investigators dey puzzle over di motive. If di kidnapper no dey try to collect di ransom, wetin be di point of di whole crime?
