Savannah Guthrie’s mother missing amid ransom demands | 7NEWS

0 February 6, 2026 19:15

84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, remains missing as her family makes public appeals to potential abductors following unverified ransom demands. Multiple ransom notes have been received via email, with one person already arrested for a hoax, while the FBI and local authorities continue investigating with rewards totalling over $50,000 offered for information. The family is attempting to open lines of communication as deadlines set in ransom notes pass without contact from the alleged captors.

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