{"id":2622108,"date":"2026-07-01T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-finds-nancy-guthrie-ransom-notes-were-fake-report\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T10:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T14:34:42","slug":"fbi-finds-nancy-guthrie-ransom-notes-were-fake-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-finds-nancy-guthrie-ransom-notes-were-fake-report\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI finds Nancy Guthrie ransom notes were fake: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffbi-finds-nancy-guthrie-ransom-notes-were-fake-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2622108&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The FBI has persistent that all ransom notes received concerning Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance were not genuine. An FBI official explained that two early ransom notes and a more recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-team-claims-main-drivers-of-immigration-are-climate-change-economy-central-american-leaders-want-tougher-us-immigration-policies\/\" title=\"VP Harris Team Claims \u2018Main Drivers\u2019 Of Immigration Are Climate Change, Economy. Central American Leaders Want Tougher US Immigration Policies.\">message claiming<\/a> to no the kidnappers\u2019 identities did not originate from the kidnappers or their associates. This conclusion was supported by the fact that the FBI deposited cryptocurrency into an account as instructed in the notes, but the funds were left untouched, indicating the notes&#8217; illegitimacy. While two of the notes share a common source, it is not connected to the kidnappers. The investigation into Guthrie&#8217;s kidnapping has yielded few leads, and her family has expressed hope for any details regarding her whereabouts, even offering to pay for details. Meanwhile, there is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-viral-forgetful-joe-moments-names-dates-and-the-pledge-of-allegiance\/\" title=\"9 Viral \u2018Forgetful Joe\u2019 Moments: Names, Dates And The Pledge Of Allegiance\">ongoing concern<\/a> over the limited progress in the case of her presumed death, with some believing she may have died after her kidnapping due to her fragile health.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"516\">FBI<\/a> believes all the supposed ransom notes sent to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4620240\/ransom-note-about-nancy-guthries-disappearance-claimed-she-died\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4620240\">Nancy Guthrie\u2019s<\/a> family were not genuine, according to a recent report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An FBI official <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/fbi-determines-nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-notes-be-fakes-source-says-2026-07-01\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/fbi-determines-nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-notes-be-fakes-source-says-2026-07-01\/\">told<\/a> <em>Reuters<\/em> that two ransom notes that appeared in early February, shortly after Guthrie\u2019s kidnapping, and a more recent third message claiming to know the identities of the kidnappers, didn\u2019t come from the actual kidnappers or their associates. The revelation would mean there were no communications from the kidnappers after Guthrie\u2019s disappearance, leaving their motivations a mystery.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4627324\/massage-parlor-sex-trafficking-industry\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >massage parlors hiding<\/a> a multimillion-dollar trafficking industry<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4629438\/army-captain-pregnant-soldier-abortion-drugs\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Army captain sentenced to 12 years for slipping pregnant soldier abortion drugs<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4629086\/fare-evasion-dismissal-dc-council\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Mass dismissal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-dismissal-of-fare-evasion-offenses-sparks-concern-from-officials\/\" title=\"DC dismissal of fare evasion offenses sparks concern from officials\">fare evasion offenses sparks concern<\/a> from DC Council: \u2018Big problem\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNone of the ransom notes are believed to be genuine,\u201d the FBI official said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The basis for the judgment came in part because the FBI deposited cryptocurrency into an account as instructed in the ransom notes in an effort to test its authenticity, but the sum was left untouched. The official cited this and \u201cother unspecified means,\u201d according to the outlet, as reasons for dismissing its legitimacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two of the letters are believed to have a common origin, but not from someone connected to the kidnappers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to the FBI for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4620240\/ransom-note-about-nancy-guthries-disappearance-claimed-she-died\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4620240\">RANSOM NOTE ABOUT NANCY GUTHRIE\u2019S DISAPPEARANCE CLAIMED SHE DIED<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Few leads have come out of the kidnapping of longtime NBC <em>Today<\/em> co-host Savannah Guthrie\u2019s mother, and attention has shifted elsewhere after months of few new developments. Nancy Guthrie\u2019s frail health and reliance on medication have led many to presume she died sometime after being kidnapped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Savannah Guthrie and her family have pleaded with the kidnappers to give them any information as to her mother\u2019s whereabouts and offered to pay.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FBI: Ransom notes to Nancy Guthrie were not genuine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2622109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26041679596767.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50645,72867,82034],"class_list":["post-2622108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fbi-2","tag-nancy-guthrie","tag-ransom-notes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26041679596767.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2622108"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2622112,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2622108\/revisions\/2622112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2622109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2622108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2622108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2622108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}