News Outlets Report They Received Ransom Note Saying Nancy Guthrie Is Dead

CNN said it agreed to a request from the Guthrie family and law enforcement officials not to report on the note.

Savannah Guthrie (R) and her mother, Nancy Guthrie, in New York on April 17, 2019. Nathan Congleton/NBCUniversal via AP

The mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie is dead, according to a purported ransom note cited by several news outlets on June 22.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, died after being kidnapped, according to a note received by KOLD-TV. The note was received shortly after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, on Feb. 1.