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Nancy Guthrie suspects sent latest ransom note as ‘mea culpa’ to avoid death penalty, ex-FBI agent says

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Nancy Guthrie suspects sent latest ransom note as ‘mea culpa’ to avoid death penalty, ex-FBI agent says

By Anthony Blair Published June 29, 2026, 10:57 a.m. ET

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The latest Nancy Guthrie ransom note is a sign her kidnapper is angling to avoid the death penalty if caught, according to a former FBI agent.

The note, which claimed Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mom died shortly after her kidnapping in February, appeared to be more of a self-serving apology than a ransom demand, ex-agent Jennifer Coffindaffer said.

“They have a murder on their hands as opposed to a kidnapping, and that is punishable by the death penalty in Arizona, and they well know this,” Coffindaffer told Hena Doba of “NewsNation Prime” Sunday.

“This is some sort of pretext to kind of say, ‘Listen, we didn’t mean for this to happen.’ … You know, mea culpa, if you will, [in] the event that they are caught,” Coffindaffer added.

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Nancy Guthrie was last seen Feb. 2. Courtesy NBC Universal

The ex-agent believes the new note was only sent to TMZ last week due to the attention surrounding newly emerged details of earlier notes.

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