Nancy Guthrie missing case update: Investigators believe ransom note saying she died came from abductors

According to a ransom note sent to media outlets in connection with the disappearance of NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, reportedly said she had died, according to investigators who are familiar with the case.

Citing law enforcement sources, CNN on Monday (local time) reported that the ransom note claiming that she had died came after a first note that demanded a ransom of millions of dollars. According to the investigators, these notes were legitimate communications from the kidnappers. The second note stated that Guthrie was dead and the kidnappers did not mean to kill her and added that she died shortly after being kidnapped.

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