Mary Roeloffs is a Forbes breaking news reporter covering pop culture.
Jun 23, 2026, 08:47am EDT
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“Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie issued an emotional plea to viewers on air Tuesday morning begging for more information after new reporting into her mother’s disappearance revealed a ransom note sent to her family in February claimed her mom, Nancy, died shortly after she was abducted from her Arizona home.
Savannah Guthrie at Rockefeller Plaza on June 12, 2026.
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Guthrie, who returned to the anchor desk of the NBC morning news show two months after her mother was abducted on Feb. 1, on Tuesday told viewers she doesn't have "any comment" on the story about the ransom note that broke late Monday, but added, "I just wanted to take the opportunity to ask people—really, to beg people—to come forward.”
Guthrie said her family will "never stop looking" for Nancy and offered a $1 million reward for her return in addition to the $100,000 reward for information being offered by the FBI.
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