NEW YORK — An emotional Savannah Guthrie pleaded with “Today” show viewers for information about her mother Nancy, who disappeared earlier this year, amid reported that a verified ransom note claims her dead. The 84-year-old matriarch was last seen at her Tucson, Arizona, home on the night of Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day. A frantic search was underway for most of ...

Savannah Guthrie on the Today Show, June 12, 2026, at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City.

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NEW YORK — An emotional Savannah Guthrie pleaded with “Today” show viewers for information about her mother Nancy, who disappeared earlier this year, amid reported that a verified ransom note claims her dead.

The 84-year-old matriarch was last seen at her Tucson, Arizona, home on the night of Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day. A frantic search was underway for most of February, during which time the FBI released Ring camera footage of a suspect outside Nancy’s door.

“I don’t have any comment on this story. I’m not involved in our coverage, but I can’t pretend I’m not here,” Savannah, 54, said Tuesday, choking up. “And since I am, I wanted to just take the opportunity to ask people, to beg people, to come forward. Somebody knows something. This is a news story that’s 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.”

Though she vows to continue endeavoring to “find that joy” daily, particularly on air, Guthrie said she and her family “cannot be in peace” until they have answers.

“You can tell us, you can be anonymous. Please do the right thing,” said Guthrie. “We love our mom and we’ll never stop looking for her, never.”

Co-anchor Craig Melvin then pointed viewers, who want to offer the family even “a modicum of peace,” to call FBI Tip Line 1-800-CALL-FBI.

Savannah, who resumed her post in April after a two-month leave amid her mother’s disappearance, announced in late February that the family was offering a $1 million reward. By that time, the FBI had already offered $100,000, along with the $102,500 offered by the 88-CRIME tip line — $100,000 arrived in the form of an anonymous donation.

In the days after Nancy vanished, outlets including TMZ reported they’d received alleged ransom notes seeking millions in exchange for Nancy’s return. The veracity of those notes was unclear until this weekend.

TMZ on Monday reported that at least one of the many emails it received from someone saying they had knowledge of Nancy’s whereabouts and abductors was “the real deal.” TMZ though denied that verified notice claimed Nancy had died.

Also on Monday, three people familiar with the situation told NBC News — which shares a parent company with “Today” — that the second note received by media outlets claimed Nancy had died but did not request payment. Rather, the notice reportedly suggested “regret over her passing” without a direct apology, per sources.

Earlier this month, volunteers in Mexico searched for Nancy following an anonymous tip that pointed to an unmarked grave near the border town, Nogales.

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