Savannah Guthrie Pleads To The Public After Ransom Note Declares Her Mother Is Dead

The case of Nancy Guthrie who went missing in January has taken a dark turn.

As WLT Report covered on Monday, one of the ransom notes believed to be valid from the abductors of Nancy Guthrie that was sent to the Guthrie family declared Nancy Guthrie died.

Now for the first time since the note went public Savannah Guthrie has urged the public to provide any tips relating to her mother’s disappearance.

Fox News reported more on Guthrie’s plead to the public:

Savannah Guthrie pleaded with viewers Tuesday to come forward with any new information, following reports that one of the ransom notes sent to her family declared her mother dead.

“I just want to take the opportunity to ask people, to really to beg people to come forward. Somebody knows something. This is a new story today that is on your radar, but this is the life that my sister lives, I live, my brother lives, our extended families live, our children live every day. We are in agony,” Savannah Guthrie said Tuesday.

Sunday marked 20 weeks since Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her home in the Catalina Foothills north of Tucson.

“We cannot be at peace no matter how much I try to come out here every day and smile and find that joy, and I will, I promise I will, this is the moment to tell you that we need your help. We’re begging for your help. I’m not going to miss that opportunity. And so please, if you’re watching, no matter how small the reward is there, you can tell us. It can be anonymous. Please do the right thing for us, for our family, for our children. We love our mom. We’ll never stop looking for her, never,” Savannah Guthrie added.

Savannah Guthrie’s call for tips comes after new reporting that the second ransom note that was sent to her family indicated that Nancy Guthrie had passed away after she was abducted, a federal law enforcement source close to the case told Fox News on Monday.

The note is believed to have indicated that Guthrie was “buried with nature,” according to the source.

Watch Savannah Guthrie here:

BREAKING: "Somebody knows something. We are in agony."

Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal on the Today Show after new details revealed one of the ransom notes previously sent to her family claimed her mother, Nancy, was dead.

The longtime television host begged anyone… pic.twitter.com/MWO4ax1G7m

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 23, 2026

NBC News had further details to report on the ransom note that declared Nancy Guthrie has died:

The second note sent to media outlets following the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie indicated that she had died but contained no apology or request for payment for the release of her body, three people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

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While the note did not apologize for allegedly taking Guthrie, it did express regret over her passing, the sources said.

The existence of the note was known, but the contents, specifically that it said Guthrie had died, had not been previously disclosed.

Guthrie, the mother of the “TODAY” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her home near Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 1, and the circumstances of her disappearance remain a mystery.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen the previous night around 9:45 p.m. Ten days after she was reported missing, the FBI recovered chilling doorbell camera images of an armed and masked man outside her home on the morning of her disappearance. The FBI has since described that man as a suspect.

NBC News has previously reported that investigators involved in the case have examined two notes sent to media outlets in the wake of Guthrie’s disappearance and believe they are potentially credible.

The first note said Guthrie was safe and requested cryptocurrency in exchange for her release. The second note did not ask for money and differed “in almost every way” from the first, NBC News has previously reported, quoting Jessica Bobula, the news director for local TV station KOLD, which received both notes.

After the second note was sent, Savannah Guthrie addressed her mother’s possible kidnapping in an Instagram video, saying the family would “pay” for her return.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office previously shard Nancy Guthrie had a heart condition and pacemaker.

The sheriff’s office also noted that if Nancy went more than 24-hours without her heart medication it could be life threatening.