A ransom note is sent by a kidnapper to a rich relation of the kidnapped victim. A ransom note asks for payment in return for the kidnapped person.

Money demanded for the return of a captured person.

The women got a RANSOM note for $100,000,000

It is called a ransom note. This type of message is often associated with ransom demands or extortion threats due to the use of various letters and words from different sources to disguise the original handwriting.

The evidence discovered at the Lindbergh kidnapping scene included a homemade ladder used to climb into the baby's room, footprints in the mud, and a ransom note. Additionally, a thumbprint on the ransom note that ultimately led to the arrest and conviction of Bruno Hauptmann.

they said they found it in the morning when they got up.