Multiple US news organizations report that a ransom note connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, says the 84-year-old has died. The reports, attributed to law enforcement sources and syndicated coverage such as CNN, describe the note as being sent in relation to the kidnapping case and circulated to media outlets in the days after Guthrie went missing. Several outlets say investigators believe the note originated with the abductors. ABC Australia and other summaries add that the note reportedly indicates the kidnappers did not intend to kill her, but that she died shortly after her disappearance. Other outlets describe the note as a claimed account of her death without providing additional independently verified details. Across the coverage, authorities are described as treating the ransom note as part of the disappearance case under investigation, while the factual status of Guthrie’s condition remains unresolved publicly beyond what the note claims.