Second ransom note said Nancy Guthrie had died, reports say
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
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Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.

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20 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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The Independent · Center-left · News report
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
The Washington Times · Center-right · News report
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Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
CNN and other news organizations are reporting that a ransom note related to the disappearance of the mother of "Today” show host Savannah Guthrie say the 84-year-old has died
Guthrie went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in early February. The FBI is offering a reward up to $100,000 for information leading to her location.
CNN reported Monday that one of notes revealed that Nancy Guthrie was dead - and those who kidnapped her did not mean to kill her, but she died shortly after her disappearance.
CNN reported Monday that a note claimed Nancy Guthrie had died shortly after her kidnapping, though it was unintentional.
A ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, said the 84-year-old had died, CNN and other news organizations are reporting,...
Law enforcement sources revealed that a ransom note alleged to be from the kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, says that the 84-year-old woman is […]
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
Reports say a second ransom note in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance claimed she had died after her Tucson-area abduction.
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Now: Wording Gap is 89/99 and story health is stable · 20 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.