Nancy Guthrie ransom note apologizes for kidnapping death, demands millions for body: report

One of nan ransom notes sent regarding Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance successful February issued a “sputtering and labored” apology for her inadvertent death, according to a caller report.

Sources adjacent to nan investigation told Air Mail, successful a portion published Saturday, that nan connection arrived connected Feb. 6 pinch a “new, little assured tone” than a erstwhile statement from nan aforesaid I.P. address.

Savannah Guthrie’s mom’s alleged kidnapper went connected to float nan anticipation of returning nan 84-year-old’s assemblage for money, pinch nan magnitude not specified.

The individual antecedently — hours aft Nancy was reported missing from her Tucson, Arizona, location connected Feb. 1 — asked for $4 cardinal for Nancy’s safe return.

At nan time, nan connection referred to nan matriarch arsenic emotion “safe but scared.”

The connection asked that nan millions successful Bitcoin beryllium sent by Feb. 5 — “or else” — and bumped nan number up to $6 cardinal if not received by Feb. 9.

Instead of sending nan hefty sum, officials sent $152 to nan Bitcoin address successful mobility — hoping to tempt nan personification to extract nan money arsenic rate and, therefore, go traceable.

The magnitude was untouched, however.

This weekend’s study branded this unsuccessful effort to “tickl[e] nan wire” a critical correction successful nan investigation’s early days.

Guthrie’s rep did not instantly respond to Page Six’s petition for comment.

The “Today” show co-host seemingly said to Hoda Kotb astir those circumstantial ransom notes successful her first question and reply discussing nan family tragedy successful March.

“I judge nan 2 notes that we received that we responded to, I thin to believe those are real,” she said astatine nan time.

She and her siblings — relative Camron Guthrie and sister Annie Guthrie — straight addressed nan alleged abductor successful aggregate Instagram videos, pleading for their mom’s return.

After nan Feb. 6 connection pinch nan apology, she said, “We received your connection and understand. We request you now to return our mother to us, truthful that we tin observe pinch her.”

Savannah called this “valuable” and offered to salary nan ransom.

Later that aforesaid month, Savannah again offered $1 million for Nancy’s return.

“We cognize that she whitethorn beryllium lost,” nan journalist said successful nan affectional footage. “She whitethorn already beryllium gone. … And if this is what is to be, past we will judge it, but we request to cognize wherever she is. We request her to travel home.”

Savannah returned to activity astatine Studio 1A successful April arsenic Nancy’s kidnapper, who was seen successful information camera footage from Nancy’s residence nan night of her disappearance, remains astatine ample arsenic nan investigation enters its 5th month.