The mystery around Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance case has taken another turn.
The FBI now says the messages that many believed were linked to the case were actually fake.
According to Reuters, investigators have found that all three messages, including two ransom notes and another message claiming to know who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie, were not real.
Officials, however, believe that none of them came from the people who are responsible for her disappearance.
Nancy, 84, who is the mother of Today co host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on January 31.
She was reported missing the next day and police have been searching for answers ever since.
The first message asked for millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. To see if it was real, the FBI sent a small amount of cryptocurrency to the wallet mentioned in the note.
Nobody ever touched the money, which made investigators believe it was fake.
A second message later claimed Nancy had died, while a third said the sender knew who took her and even had a video.
The FBI has now ruled out all three.
Even with this update, the case is still open as police are still checking DNA evidence, security camera footage and other clues.
Earlier in the investigation, authorities said blood found on Nancy’s front porch matched her DNA.
They also released video showing a person wearing a ski mask near her home before she disappeared.
A glove found outside the house was also tested, but the DNA did not match anyone in the national database.
Savannah Guthrie has continued asking the public for help and is still offering a $1 million reward for information that could help find her mother.
Authorities say they are still following every possible lead.
2026-07-01 21:14:00
