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Ransom Note Demanding Bitcoin Payment for Release of Today Show Host's Missing Mother Allegedly Surfaces at TMZ

A ransom note demanding a large Bitcoin payment for the release of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie's mother, has been discovered. Authorities are treating the case as a suspected abduction, with the note including a deadline and an implied threat against Guthrie.

A ransom note demanding a large Bitcoin payment for the release of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie's mother, has been discovered. Authorities are treating the case as a suspected abduction, with the note including a deadline and an implied threat against Guthrie.

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