United Kingdom, June 23 -- Savannah Guthrie's missing mother Nancy Guthrie died shortly after she was abducted, according to a ransom note.

The Today show presenter's 84-year-old mom Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home on February 1 prompting a large-scale search and a police investigation. Now it's been revealed two ransom notes were sent to US TV station KOLD in Tucson and they are both being treated as potentially credible by investigators - with reports suggesting the second note could finally explain what happened to her.

NBC News reports the first note demanded a transfer of crypto currency in exchange for Nancy's safe return but the second suggested Nancy had died after being abducted. The outlet states the second not...