{"id":68331,"date":"2026-06-22T19:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=68331"},"modified":"2026-06-22T19:04:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:04:01","slug":"ransom-note-said-savannah-guthries-mother-died-after-abduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/ransom-note-said-savannah-guthries-mother-died-after-abduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransom note said Savannah Guthrie\u2019s mother died after abduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A ransom note sent after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC \u201cToday\u201d co-host Savannah Guthrie, said she died shortly after she was abducted from her Arizona home, ABC News reported, citing sources familiar with the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The note was one of two messages sent to Tucson media outlets after Guthrie, 78, was reported missing on February 1 from her home in the Catalina Foothills area near Tucson. Investigators considered the notes potentially credible and the FBI tried to trace where they came from, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/nancy-guthrie-abduction-2nd-ransom-note-tucson-tv\/story?id=134107878\">ABC News<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first note demanded cryptocurrency in exchange for Guthrie\u2019s return. The second note, sent shortly afterward to a Tucson television station, said Guthrie had died after she was taken and had been buried in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BrianEntin\">Brian Entin<\/a> of NewsNation reported that the second note indicated Guthrie\u2019s death was not intentional but did not include a direct apology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message reportedly surfaced on February 7, when Savannah Guthrie released a video appeal after investigators began reviewing the ransom notes sent to KOLD, a Tucson television station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe received your message and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/savannah-guthrie-pleads-for-return-of-mother-nancy-says-family-will-pay\/?swcfpc=1\">Guthrie said in the video at the time<\/a>. \u201cThis is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us and we will pay.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have said Guthrie was taken against her will from her home. The FBI has offered a reward for information in the case, while the family has separately offered $1 million for information leading to her recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A ransom note sent after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC \u201cToday\u201d co-host Savannah Guthrie, said she died shortly after she was abducted from her Arizona home, ABC News reported, citing sources familiar with the investigation. 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