A California man pleaded guilty to sending a fake ransom note to the family of Nancy Guthrie amid a desperate search for the 84-year-old woman.

Last month, Guthrie’s daughter and NBC anchor Savannah Guthrie delivered an emotional plea to viewers seeking information about her disappearance.

The FBI determines three notes sent to media outlets after the disappearance of NBC host Savannah Guthrie's mother to be fake.