Ransom note claims Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother Nancy Guthrie “is dead,” TMZ says
(TNND) — TMZ reported on Monday that the outlet received two more purported ransom notes related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of TODAY show host, Savannah Guthrie.
FILE – This image provided by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department on Feb. 2, 2026, shows a missing person alert for Nancy Guthrie. (Pima County Sheriff’s Department via AP, File)
The note claimed to know where Nancy Guthrie’s body is and who is responsible for her kidnapping, TMZ revealed.
According to the outlet, the notes were sent from the same unknown person, who almost two months ago, demanded one bitcoin in exchange for information related to Guthrie’s Feb. 1 disappearance.
We got another letter today from this person, an email saying, ‘I know where her body is, and who the kidnapper is, give me half a bitcoin and I’ll tell you,’” TMZ founder Harvey Levin said on air Monday.
The news comes the same day Savannah Guthrie made her return to the TODAY show following her mother’s disappearance.
This image released by NBC shows co-host Savannah Guthrie, center, with colleagues, from left, Jenna Bush Hager, Carson Daly, and Craig Melvin during the “Today” show in New York on Monday, April 6, 2026. (NBC/Today via AP)
The note claimed that Nancy Guthrie “is dead.”
After addressing the first note, Levin revealed that the second note states: “I saw her alive with the in the state of Sonora Mexico.”
TMZ said it has alerted the FBI on the two new ransom notes.
The mystery author of the notes claimed they will give up the information for half a bitcoin with another half transferred to their account when there is a public arrest, the outlet reports.
The person behind the note said they have been “disregarded as a scam” by law enforcement and Levin noted that the sender has been “persistent,” despite the potential for being charged with a hoax crime.
It’s unbelievable that millions have been wasted and yet here I am willing to deliver them on a silver platter since the 11th of February for a bitcoin, but I am disregarded as a scam They are free and the case is frozen, but the egos remain hot when it comes to me,” the letter allegedly states.
Despite claiming to hold valuable information, the person says they have nothing to do with the “horrific crime,” insisting that they have been out of the US for more than five years.
I just want what’s fair and to live peacefully with enough to start my life again quietly without having to join a witness protection program,” the note reportedly states.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office has not responded to this potential development in the case.
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Sheriff Chris Nanos and his team have not been able to identify any suspects in the case.
