(AP) - A ransom note related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, said the 84-year-old had died, CNN and other news organizations are reporting, citing law enforcement sources.

Some media outlets had previously reported receiving ransom notes tied to the case in the days after Guthrie's disappearance in early February from her home in the foothills just outside Tucson.

CNN reported Monday that one of notes revealed that Nancy Guthrie was dead - and those who kidnapped her did not mean to kill her, but she died shortly after her disappearance.