Key facts
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared from her Tucson, Arizona home on February 1.
- Authorities released two ransom notes related to her disappearance.
- One note claimed she was safe but demanded $4 million in bitcoin.
- The second note stated she had died shortly after being taken.
- The family has lived in agony and despair for six months.
- No suspects have been arrested in connection with her disappearance.
The family of Nancy Guthrie has issued a new appeal for information regarding her whereabouts, six months after her disappearance from her Tucson, Arizona home. The plea comes a day after authorities released two ransom notes, previously only partially disclosed, which indicated that Guthrie, 84, had died shortly after her Feb. 1 kidnapping. The notes claimed she was taken in the dead of night and demanded $4 million in bitcoin for her release, with a subsequent note stating she had "perished shortly after she was taken." Despite intense national attention and FBI involvement, no suspects have been arrested. The family expressed their ongoing agony and despair, stating their hearts are "in ruins" and begging for anyone with information to come forward to help bring her home.