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Savannah Guthrie begs for help finding missing mother amid ransom note reports

Savannah Guthrie, host of the "Today" show, has made an emotional plea for public assistance in the search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84. Reports have emerged detailing ransom notes received by media outlets months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson-area home on February 1st. These notes reportedly demanded millions in Bitcoin and, more distressingly, indicated that Nancy Guthrie had died shortly after her abduction, despite investigators' reluctance to confirm her death without a body. The FBI is involved in the ongoing investigation, which has included the release of surveillance footage showing a masked individual at the victim's home. AI

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Savannah Guthrie begs for help finding missing mother amid ransom note reports

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press ·

    ‘We are in agony’: Today Show host Savannah Guthrie begs public for help as reports surface her missing 84-year-old mom might be dead

    Guthrie pleaded with viewers for tips a day after repots that she received a ransom note that her mom Nancy, 84, was dead.