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One of the ransom notes sent regarding Nancy Guthrie's disappearance in February issued a  sputtering and labored  apology for her inadvertent death, according to a new report.

Sources close to the investigation told Air Mail, in a piece published Saturday, that the message arrived on Feb. 6 with a  new, less confident tone  than a previous note from the same IP address.

Savannah Guthrie's mom's alleged kidnapper went on to float the possibility of returning the 84-year-old's body for money, with the amount not specified.

8 A ransom note issued in February regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie reportedly apologized for her death. Facebook/Savanah Guthrie

8 Sources close to the investigation told Air Mail the message, sent on Feb. 6, was  sputtering  and  labored.  Instagram/savannahguthrie

The individual previously - hours after Nancy was reported missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Feb. 1 - asked for $4 million for Nancy's safe return.

At the time, the message referred to the matriarch as feeling  safe but scared. 

The message asked that the millions in Bitcoin be sent by Feb. 5 -  or else  - and bumped the number up to $6 million if not received by Feb. 9.

Instead of sending the hefty sum, officials sent $152 to the Bitcoin address in question - hoping to tempt the person to extract the money as cash and, therefore, become traceable. The amount was untouched, however.

8 A note from the same IP address had described the 84-year-old as  safe but scared  days prior. Instagram/savannahguthrie

8 A request for $4 million was made at the time -  or else.  James Keivom for NY Post

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However, TMZ confirmed Monday that the ransom note they received on Feb. 3 did not contain an apology or admission of her death. It is unclear if both outlets are 

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