A ransom note about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance says she died, CNN
reports
[June 23, 2026]
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A ransom note related to the disappearance
of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, said
the 84-year-old had died, CNN and other news organizations are
reporting, citing law enforcement sources.
Some media outlets had previously reported receiving ransom notes tied
to the case in the days after Guthrie’s disappearance in early February
from her home in the foothills just outside Tucson. |
A banner with notes from hundreds of well-wishers for Nancy Guthrie, the
missing mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, is displayed
outside of KVOA Newsroom on March 6, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP
Photo/Rebecca Noble, File) |
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CNN reported Monday that one of notes revealed that Nancy
Guthrie was dead — and those who kidnapped her did not mean to
kill her, but she died shortly after her disappearance.
CNN said it knew the contents of one such note, and that a
Tucson TV station had received two notes.
CNN and the station agreed to hold off on sharing the contents
of the notes publicly so any future communications with the
kidnapper or kidnappers could be authenticated, CNN reported.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department declined to comment on the
note's contents. The FBI didn’t respond to a request for
comment. And the Guthrie family didn’t make any immediate social
media posts or any public comments about the notes Monday.
Jessica Bobula, news director for the Tucson TV station KOLD,
said Monday that the station received several notes after
Guthrie disappeared. The station notified authorities and has
shared only what the FBI has released about the notes, she said.
Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or
otherwise taken against her will after finding blood near her
front doorstep. The FBI later released surveillance videos
showing a masked man on the porch that night.
Volunteers and search teams scoured the nearby desert terrain
filled with cactuses, bushes and boulders in the weeks after she
vanished. A volunteer group recently conducted a search for her
body near the Arizona-Mexico border but didn't report finding
her.
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