The Ransom Note Said “Buried in Nature.” Then Human Remains Were Just Found 15 Miles From Her Home
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A ransom note said Nancy Guthrie was buried in nature. Then, this week, human remains turned up near her home.
That's where this video starts. Not with the answer — there isn't one yet — but with a question that investigators haven't been able to put down for seven months.
I want to be honest about what we don't know. We don't know whose remains those were. We don't know what the note was pointing to, if anything. We don't know whether the person who wrote it knew something or was guessing. Think about that. The investigation is still treating this as a kidnapping for ransom. The notes are still under examination.
What we do know is what the evidence actually shows — and what it doesn't. That's what this video is about.
If you know anything, the reward has now climbed past $1.2 million. Call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov. Every lead matters.
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Sources used in production: Pima County Sheriff's Department statements (August 17–18, 2026) · FBI Phoenix Field Office — tips.fbi.gov · NewsNation · CNN · Reuters · NBC News · Pima County Sheriff's Department ransom note release (July 31, 2026).
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0:00 The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
1:04 The ransom communications
2:49 Analyzing the ransom notes
5:32 Sheriff and expert insights
7:31 Contextualizing human remains
9:17 Three separate discovery events
13:02 FBI position and legal status
16:08 Expert evaluation of evidence
18:50 The evidentiary gap
22:13 Unresolved evidence summary
24:50 Final conclusions and call to action
20 Comments
IF the second note was written by whoever took Nancy, and IF what it says is true and correct ("buried in nature"), then it's possible the Aug 17 remains are Nancy's. Not even close to any kind of confirmation. Possible only. Next, no matter whose remains they are they will be autopsied. Not to be gruesome, but depending on how much decomposition there is, identifying the body could be difficult. I don't know a lot about human decomposition but I do know that sometimes bodies buried in a desert naturally mumify- this is how the ancient Egyptians learned about mumification. If this is the case with these remains identification should be relatively easy. If not then DNA is no doubt being done to identify. Which as we know can take a while.
She has been dead since February without the daily heart meds she needed to stay alive. The hitman will make sure her body will never be found.
told that Nancy had died. They would still keep trying to get the ransom.
the desert so much that she wanted to be “buried with nature” and not “ IN NATURE!” What’s the difference you ask?
I don’t really know but it’s different!! Also, she wanted to be able to gaze up at her favorite Catalina Mountain Range.
Let’s hope she got her magnificent wish.
The Ransom Note Said “Buried in Nature.” Then Human Remains Were Just Found 15 Miles From Her Home
Crime Perimeter
9,186 views
A ransom note said Nancy Guthrie was buried in nature. Then, this week, human remains turned up near her home.
That's where this video starts. Not with the answer — there isn't one yet — but with a question that investigators haven't been able to put down for seven months.
I want to be honest about what we don't know. We don't know whose remains those were. We don't know what the note was pointing to, if anything. We don't know whether the person who wrote it knew something or was guessing. Think about that. The investigation is still treating this as a kidnapping for ransom. The notes are still under examination.
What we do know is what the evidence actually shows — and what it doesn't. That's what this video is about.
If you know anything, the reward has now climbed past $1.2 million. Call 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov. Every lead matters.
Subscribe if you want the evidence, not just the headlines.
Sources used in production: Pima County Sheriff's Department statements (August 17–18, 2026) · FBI Phoenix Field Office — tips.fbi.gov · NewsNation · CNN · Reuters · NBC News · Pima County Sheriff's Department ransom note release (July 31, 2026).
#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #TucsonMissingPerson #TrueCrimeAnalysis #CriminalInvestigation #ForensicEvidence #TrueCrimeDocumentary #CrimeFrontlines #WhatTheEvidenceShows
0:00 The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
1:04 The ransom communications
2:49 Analyzing the ransom notes
5:32 Sheriff and expert insights
7:31 Contextualizing human remains
9:17 Three separate discovery events
13:02 FBI position and legal status
16:08 Expert evaluation of evidence
18:50 The evidentiary gap
22:13 Unresolved evidence summary
24:50 Final conclusions and call to action