You’ve got to be kidding me:
A ransom note was sent to a local Arizona news station following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother,
Nancy Guthrie, the Pima County sheriff told CBS News.
The note, which the station received Monday and
agreed not to report on, contained
specific details about the home and what Nancy Guthrie was wearing that night, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said, although he
would not confirm the accuracy of that information or the legitimacy of the note.
Investigators have analyzed the note and are taking it seriously, Nanos said.
He said the FBI reviewed the note and made the decision to share it with Savannah Guthrie.
Authorities had hoped to keep the information from becoming public, but the note was obtained by TMZ, which reported on it before contacting the sheriff's office, Nanos said.
The Pima County Sheriff's Department had earlier
said on social media it was aware of "reports circulating about possible ransom note(s)," adding, "Anything that comes in, goes directly to our detectives who are coordinating with the FBI."
Surveillance video from a home security system has yielded nothing so far, Nanos told CBS News. He said investigators believe the system may have been
set to automatically delete footage after a short period of time, and they are now attempting to
recover it through forensic means.
The sheriff says the note was sent to a local Arizona news station, which agreed not to report on it, following the disappearance of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie.
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