Federal and local authorities are actively examining a newly reported ransom communication in the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, though official sources maintain the message lacks credibility.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Tucson, Arizona, residence on January 31, 2026. She was reported missing the following morning when she failed to attend a scheduled virtual church service, prompting an immediate law enforcement response.
From the earliest stages, investigators have treated the unsettling incident as a potential kidnapping-for-ransom case. Physical evidence gathered from the scene strongly suggested that the elderly woman did not leave her home of her own free will.