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Savannah Guthrie Says Family Is 'in Agony' over Missing Mom, Begs Public for Tips

Investigators say the second note claimed Nancy Guthrie had died and did not ask for payment, deepening the search in the missing-mother case.

  • On Tuesday, Today host Savannah Guthrie tearfully pleaded for public help following an NBC News report that a ransom note indicated her mother, Nancy Guthrie, may have died months ago.
  • Nancy was kidnapped from her Pima County, Arizona, home on February 1 when doorbell camera footage captured a masked gunman tampering with her property before her disappearance.
  • FBI Director Kash Patel claimed federal agents were 'kept out' of early investigation days, while Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos insisted coordination 'began without delay' and evidence decisions were made 'on scene based on operational needs.'
  • After more than four months with no public breakthroughs or named suspect, NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin reported Guthrie is 'no longer in direct communication' with Nanos, signaling eroding trust in local law enforcement.
  • Ransom messages sent to Scripps News and other outlets lack 'sustained negotiations or proof of life,' leading experts to suggest the crime may be personal rather than a sophisticated extortion strategy.
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»We beseech you for help« – NBC journalist Savannah Guthrie asks the viewers of her live show for information about her missing mother. Media had previously reported on a suspected news from the kidnappers.

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Savannah Guthrie pleaded for answers about her kidnapped mother, Nancy Guthrie, on her talk show on Tuesday. An alleged letter from the kidnappers stated that the 84-year-old woman died shortly after her disappearance.

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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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