{"id":356575,"date":"2026-06-26T07:35:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T02:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=356575"},"modified":"2026-06-26T07:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T02:05:46","slug":"today-staff-feels-bad-for-savannah-guthrie-over-ransom-note","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/26\/today-staff-feels-bad-for-savannah-guthrie-over-ransom-note\/","title":{"rendered":"Today Staff ‘Feels Bad’ for Savannah Guthrie Over Ransom Note"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Savannah Guthrie<\/strong>\u2019s Today<\/em> colleagues have shown her support after she broke down on air while addressing reports about ransom notes related to her mom Nancy Guthrie<\/strong>\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n

In line with a brand new report from Page Six<\/em><\/a>, Today<\/em> staffers felt it was a \u201csad day\u201d when Savannah needed to comment on speculation that her mother, Nancy, can have died after going missing earlier this 12 months. The outlet added that Today<\/em> staff \u201cfeels so bad\u201d for Savannah and have been rallying round her while navigating the continued uncertainty over mom\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n

Us Weekly<\/em> reached out to NBC News for comment.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, June 23, Savannah was joined by Today<\/em> cohosts Craig Melvin<\/strong>, Al Roker<\/strong>, Carson Daly<\/strong> and Jenna Bush Hager<\/strong> to reply to reports that a ransom note from her mother\u2019s alleged kidnapper indicated that Nancy had died in captivity.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>Man Accused of Sending Fake Nancy Guthrie Ransom Note Appears in Court<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tDerrick Callella, the person accused of sending a fake ransom note to Nancy Guthrie\u2019s family, appeared in federal court in Tucson for the primary time on Thursday, February 12, the U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office for the District of Arizona said. Earlier this month, Callella, who’s from Hawthorne, California, was charged with transmitting a requirement for [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI like you guys, and I like this place, and that is unusual and unprecedented, to say the least, to be sitting here.\u201d Savannah tearfully told viewers. \u201cI don\u2019t have any comment on this story. I\u2019m not involved in our coverage, but I can\u2019t pretend I\u2019m not here. Since I’m, I just desired to take the chance to ask people \u2014 really, to beg people \u2014 to return forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on, \u201cSomeone knows something. This can be a news story today that’s in your radar, because that is the life my sister lives, that I live, that my brother lives and our prolonged families live, that our kids live day by day. We’re in agony. We can’t be in peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savannah promised Today<\/em> viewers that she’s going to try every day to \u201cfind that joy\u201d although her family continues to be in agony over Nancy\u2019s whereabouts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis can be a moment to inform you we want your help. We\u2019re begging on your help. I\u2019m not going to miss that chance,\u201d she noted. \u201cPlease, when you\u2019re watching. Irrespective of how small, the reward is there. You may tell us. It may well be anonymous. Please do the precise thing for us, for our family, for our kids. We love our mom, and we\u2019ll never stop in search of her.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Her on-air comments got here after multiple outlets reported latest details about two alleged ransom notes that authorities accessed following Nancy\u2019s disappearance. (Nancy was last seen being dropped off at her Tucson-area home on January 31 by her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni<\/strong>. Police have ruled out Cioni and his wife, Annie Guthrie<\/strong>, as suspects.)<\/p>\n

Air Mail reported last weekend that authorities received a ransom note on February 2 demanding $4 million to be paid for Nancy\u2019s return. Nonetheless, a second note allegedly sent on February 6 suggested that Nancy had died and included a lengthy apology.<\/p>\n

There have been conflicting accounts concerning the content of the ransom notes. NBC News reported that it viewed a note where the alleged kidnappers acknowledged that Nancy died, though there was no apology and no request for money to return her body.<\/p>\n

TMZ cited one other note where the author neither acknowledged Nancy\u2019s death nor made any type of apology.<\/p>\n

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Related: <\/span>TMZ Founder Details ‘Chilling’ Latest Alleged Nancy Guthrie Ransom Note<\/span>
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\n\t\t\tTMZ founder Harvey Levin is sharing details on a brand new ransom demand received by the outlet, alleged to be in reference to the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie\u2019s mom, Nancy Guthrie. TMZ reported receiving an additional ransom note on Wednesday, February 18, requesting tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. Nonetheless, unlike the primary alleged ransom demand received [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Arizona reporter Briana Whitne<\/strong>y spoke exclusively to Us about viewing a note where the author claimed Nancy had been \u201cburied in nature.\u201d<\/p>\n

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