00:00New details have emerged about the first ransom note sent after Nancy Guthrie's disappearance,
00:05including a chilling warning directed at her daughter, Savannah Guthrie. Crime journalist
00:10Breonna Whitney recently shared the contents of the first ransom note while appearing on
00:15the Crime Junkie podcast. According to Whitney, the note claimed that Savannah Guthrie's mother,
00:19Nancy, was alive but being held for ransom. It allegedly said she would be released unharmed
00:24if a payment was made within a set time frame. The note reportedly demanded millions of dollars
00:29in Bitcoin and included two deadlines. Sources previously told People that it called for
00:34$4 million by February 5th, with the amount increasing to $6 million if payment wasn't
00:39made by February 9th. It also claimed Nancy would be released within 12 hours after the
00:43payment was received. But the most alarming part of the message was its warning that if
00:48the final deadline passed without payment, Nancy would be killed. The note allegedly told Savannah
00:53that her mother's life was in your hands, insisted there would be no negotiations, and claimed law
00:58enforcement would not be able to help. Whitney also revealed that the sender included details
01:02from inside and outside Nancy's home, including the location of a white smartwatch near her bed
01:07and damage to a backyard floodlight. According to Whitney, the FBI is still investigating whether
01:12the note is legitimate. Nancy, who is 84, has been missing since January 31st, after investigators
01:18believe she was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona home by a masked man captured on surveillance footage.
01:23The latest revelations come after a second ransom note surfaced in June. According to NBC News,
01:29the message claimed Nancy had died, but did not include any demand for money or instructions
01:33for recovering her body. After news of the second note became public, Savannah became emotional
01:38on the Today Show, as she pleaded for anyone with information to come forward. She said her
01:43family has been living in agony since her mother's disappearance, and urged viewers not to
01:47stay silent if they know anything that could help investigators. Savannah has also spoken candidly
01:52about balancing work with the emotional toll of the ongoing surge, saying she cries before
01:57and after work, but continues to find strength in her family, friends and colleagues, as the
02:02investigation continues.
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