Savannah Guthrie pleads for help as family remains 'in agony' over missing mother

Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of the "Today" show, has issued a tearful public plea for information regarding her missing 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared from her Tucson, Arizona, home on February 1, 2026. The emotional appeal comes after recent reports indicated that a ransom note, received months ago by media outlets and the family, suggested Nancy Guthrie had died. Authorities believe she was abducted, with a masked individual captured on her doorbell camera and blood found on her porch.

The alleged ransom note claimed the kidnappers did not intend for Nancy Guthrie to die but that she passed away shortly after her disappearance. Savannah Guthrie expressed her family's profound "agony" and inability to find peace, urging anyone with even the slightest detail to contact law enforcement.

The investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance remains active and ongoing, with the Pima County Sheriff's Department working closely with the FBI. A combined reward of $1.1 million from the Guthrie family and the FBI is being offered for information that could help solve the case.