Nancy Guthrie hasn’t been seen since late January. The case quickly went cold with little news of her possible whereabouts. But a shocking new report left Savannah Guthrie in tears, begging viewers for help amid claims that her mother is dead. Keep reading for the latest on the heartbreaking situation.
Bombshell Report Claims Nancy Guthrie Is Dead
Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother was reported missing on February 1, 2026. Authorities believe that Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her home in Arizona in the middle of the night. Footage from the security camera showed a masked person tampering with the camera on the night she went missing.
Several media outlets, including TMZ, received ransom notes from the alleged kidnappers. Not all of the notes were legitimate. One person was arrested for sending a fake ransom note. The Guthrie family offered a huge reward for any information that led to finding Nancy. A new report claims that one of the notes wasn’t a random demand, but revealed that Nancy Guthrie had died during the abduction.
Craig Melvin introduced a segment on the breaking news on the Today Show on Tuesday, June 23. Savannah Guthrie returned to work this week after taking several days off last week. She couldn’t help but react to the latest news about her mother.
Savannah Guthrie Breaks Down, Begs For Help Amid Reports Of Mom’s Death
Savannah Guthrie returned to the NBC morning program in April as a way to honor her mother. Nancy Guthrie appeared on the show several times over the years. After Craig Melvin’s report about the second ransom note, Savannah Guthrie addressed viewers at home.
She declined to make a comment on the report, but directly addressed the public. Savannah Guthrie reminded viewers that her mother’s disappearance is more than just a new story for her. “This is a new story that today is on your radar, but this is the life that my sister lives, that I live, that my brother lives, that our extended families live, that our children live every day. And we are in agony and we cannot be at peace,” she said.
The Today Show host broke down in tears as she begged for help. “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, and we’ll never stop looking for her ever.”
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.
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— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 23, 2026
Savannah Guthrie received support from her co-hosts during the emotional plea. The note’s claim that Nancy Guthrie is dead hasn’t been verified by the local authorities in Arizona or the FBI. The new reports came a week after a tipster claimed Nancy Guthrie was buried in Mexico.
Stay tuned for more on this developing story. Tell us in the comments if you think Savannah Guthrie should take a step back from the Today Show following this new information.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger