Savannah Guthrie's mother may be dead, according to note from kidnappers
Key takeaways
- By: FRANCE 24 A photo of Nancy Guthrie, mother of the American journalist Savannah Guthrie, on a smartphone, taken February 10, 2026.
- “We are in agony, and we cannot be at peace. … We love our mum.
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, who lived alone, was reported missing from her Tucson-area home on February 1.
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By: FRANCE 24 A photo of Nancy Guthrie, mother of the American journalist Savannah Guthrie, on a smartphone, taken February 10, 2026. © Brandon Bell, AFP “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal to viewers on Tuesday to come forward with any information about her missing mother, a day after news organisations reported that a ransom note received months ago had indicated she was dead.
“We are in agony, and we cannot be at peace. … We love our mum. We'll never stop looking for her,” Guthrie said at the “Today” desk in New York, holding a tissue in her left hand.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, who lived alone, was reported missing from her Tucson-area home on February 1. The FBI released video more than a week later from a camera outside her front door showing a masked stranger. Her blood was found on the porch, but the case remains unsolved.