[Mother of U.S. 'TODAY' Show Host Blackmailed, Demanded to Pay Millions in Bitcoin] According to Decrypt, during the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie (84), the mother of 'TODAY' show host Savannah Guthrie, a ransom email demanding payment of millions in Bitcoin surfaced. News outlet TMZ reported receiving the ransom email, which included a Bitcoin address, a deadline, and threatening content. The email also described Nancy Guthrie's clothing at the time and a damaged item inside the house. Nancy Guthrie went missing from her home in Arizona on the evening of January 31, and police are treating the case as a 'possible kidnapping.'