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Ransom note claims Nancy Guthrie is dead, US media reports

ABC Australia · Jun 23, 2026, 2:13 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Key takeaways

  • Savannah Guthrie (right) poses alongside her mother Nancy Guthrie, who went missing in early February.
  • A ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC's Today show host Savannah Guthrie, claims she has died.
  • Authorities believe the 84-year-old was kidnapped or otherwise taken against her will, after blood was found near the doorstep of her Tucson home.

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Savannah Guthrie (right) poses alongside her mother Nancy Guthrie, who went missing in early February. (Getty Images: Don Arnold/Wire Image)

A ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC's Today show host Savannah Guthrie, claims she has died.

Authorities believe the 84-year-old was kidnapped or otherwise taken against her will, after blood was found near the doorstep of her Tucson home.

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