84岁的南希·古瑞斯（Nancy Guthrie）于2月1日在亚利桑那州图森市郊外失踪[1][3]，亚利桑那州执法部门随后公开了案件中的两份赎金纸条[1][2][3]。这些纸条最初在失踪后数天送至图森当地电视台[1]，警方希望通过其中的独特语言特征找到认识纸条作者的人[1][3]。
第一份赎金纸条发于2月2日，要求400万美元加密货币作为赎金[3]，声称如果支付将在12小时内释放人质，并威胁未付款将杀害受害者[3]。第二份纸条则表明古瑞斯已经死亡[1][3]，称她已埋在"自然中"[3]。皮马县警察局表示："我们相信这些独特的语言特征可能会被认识这些信件作者的人认出。"[3]
美国全国广播公司（NBC）《今日秀》主持人莎瓦娜·古瑞斯（Savannah Guthrie）为其母亲发表了恳求声明，表示："我恳求你们，现在做正确的事。帮我们找到她。"[3]据警方称，已有数千名执法人员和志愿者参与搜救工作，但至今未有发现[3]。
Authorities in Tucson, Arizona have disclosed ransom notes connected to the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who vanished from her home outside the city on February 1st [1][3]. The initial extortion demand, sent on February 2nd, requested four million dollars in cryptocurrency and promised her release within twelve hours if payment was made, while threatening her death if it was not [3]. A second note subsequently indicated that Guthrie had already died and was "buried in nature" [3].
The Pima County Sheriff's Department made the notes public in hopes of identifying the writer through distinctive linguistic patterns [3]. Investigators stated: "we believe these distinctive linguistic characteristics may be recognizable to someone who knows or has interacted with the notes' writer" [1]. The case has drawn significant resources, with thousands of law enforcement officers and volunteers engaged in the search effort, though no trace of Guthrie has yet been located [3]. Savannah Guthrie, Nancy's daughter and an NBC "Today Show" host, issued an appeal: "I'm begging you, do the right thing now. Help us find her" [3].