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Nancy Guthrie ransom notes are fake, FBI says

ABC Australia · Jul 1, 2026, 4:50 AM · Also reported by 3 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Nancy Guthrie (right), the mother of NBC Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, went missing early this year.
  • An FBI official says all three kidnapping-related messages that have surfaced in the case of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance are fake.
  • A third, more recent message claimed to be from someone who knew the kidnappers' identities.

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Nancy Guthrie (right), the mother of NBC Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, went missing early this year. (Instagram)

An FBI official says all three kidnapping-related messages that have surfaced in the case of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance are fake.

Two ransom notes were reported in early February. A third, more recent message claimed to be from someone who knew the kidnappers' identities.

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