Pima County investigators are examining a possible new ransom note in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case, though a law enforcement source says none are being treated as credible.

Fox News reported that the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI task force on the case were recently alerted to another alleged ransom note tied to the missing Tucson mother.

Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “TODAY” host Savannah Guthrie, was taken from her Arizona home in the early hours of Feb. 1 and has not been seen since. A relative had dropped her off at the Catalina Foothills house shortly before 10 p.m. the night before.

Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters in the days after she vanished that she did not walk away.

"She did not leave on her own. We know that."

That clarity has not produced a named suspect. A masked man appeared on her Ring doorbell camera, yet authorities still have not identified a person of interest. The family and the public keep waiting for a break that holds up.

Task force flags another note, then social media chatter

In a Tuesday post on X, the sheriff’s department said the PCSD/FBI Guthrie Task Force “was recently made aware of a new possible ransom note related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation.” Investigators also said they were tracking social media comments about the note and reviewing them for credibility.

Breitbart noted the claim surfaced nearly eight months after Guthrie vanished and would be the third letter publicly tied to the case. Police have not released its contents and have signaled skepticism about its validity.

A law enforcement source close to the case told Fox News that no new notes are being treated as credible. That caution fits a pattern of false leads that have already burned time and attention.

Readers following the stalled probe have already seen how earlier ransom notes raised more doubts than answers as months passed without a solid trail.

Prior notes demanded millions, then claimed she was dead

Authorities previously released two ransom notes sent early in the case. The first, dated Feb. 2, said Guthrie was unharmed and demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency for her release. The second, dated Feb. 6, said she had died shortly after she was taken.

The Washington Examiner reported that the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI Phoenix Field Office put those notes out so the public could help identify the writer. Officials pointed to a unique writing style and asked anyone who recognized the patterns to contact them.

Late July was when those notes finally reached the public. By then the trail was already cold, and the family had spent months without her. Missing-person billboards went up in Phoenix. Tip lines stayed open: 1-800-CALL-FBI and the anonymous Pima County line at 520-88-CRIME.

Savannah Guthrie later posted a photo of her mother, and the children have pleaded for help finding whoever took her. The public still has no confirmed suspect to judge.

Latest text claim gets tossed as another fake

After the new tip drew attention, investigators moved fast to test it. The New York Post reported that the sheriff’s department determined the latest text-message ransom note is not credible.

The department posted: “After further review, investigators determined the text message is not credible.” It also said the Nancy Guthrie investigation “remains active and ongoing,” and warned the public about scammers trying to “take advantage of the situation.”

That phony note joins several red herrings sent to law enforcement and news outlets since she disappeared. A California man already pleaded guilty to harassment for sending an earlier fake ransom note. Each false lead pulls detectives off the real hunt and compounds the family’s pain.

Prior coverage has also tracked how the FBI later branded the ransom notes fake, undercutting a clean kidnap-for-ransom storyline and leaving the core question unanswered: who took Nancy Guthrie, and where is she?

Doorbell footage and a case that will not move

A source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital that two photos of the suspect in the doorbell video were taken on different days. That detail matters if the masked figure is central to the last clear images from the house. It has not produced an arrest.

Evidence handling has drawn hard questions of its own. Separate reporting described how the critical doorbell video may have been lost after agents were blocked for days, a delay that only deepens public frustration when a mother is still missing.

Eight months is a long time for a family to live without answers. It is also a long time for a joint task force to keep turning over notes that collapse under review while the masked man on the camera remains unnamed.

Cases like this echo other sudden vanishings that leave relatives grasping for any verified lead, including an Ohio mother found dead far from home under circumstances that still defy easy explanation.

What the record shows so far

The verified timeline is short and grim. Last seen the night of Jan. 31. Taken before dawn on Feb. 1. First ransom demand on Feb. 2 for $4 million in crypto. Second note on Feb. 6 claiming she had already died. Notes released in late July. A fresh claim reviewed this week and discarded as not credible. No suspect named. No recovery. No closure.

Officials keep the tip lines open and say the investigation is active. They also keep spending hours on messages that turn out to be garbage. That gap between activity and results is what the public can see without any spin.

Lawful residents and taxpayers fund these task forces expecting basic competence: preserve the video, chase real leads first, and stop letting hoax writers set the pace. Nancy Guthrie did not leave on her own. Her family should not have to watch another year of fake notes and empty updates.

A missing mother deserves a real investigation that treats evidence like evidence, not a revolving door of scams that stall the search while the clock keeps running.