Savannah Guthrie Pleads for Public’s Help Finding Mother Nancy Guthrie: “An Hour of Desperation”
Savannah Guthrie has a message for the public as the search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, continues.
The Today show co-host took to her Instagram account on Monday to share a new video, asking for people’s help, as “we are at an hour of desperation.” Nancy Guthrie was first reported missing on Sunday, Feb. 1, and authorities believe she was likely taken against her will in a “possible kidnapping or abduction.”
“Hi there, everybody. I wanted to come on and just share a few thoughts,” Savannah Guthrie began the video. “As we enter into another week of this nightmare, I just want to say first of all, thank you so much for all of the prayers and the love that we have felt, my sister and brother and I. And that our mom has felt. Because we believe that somehow, someway, she is feeling these prayers, and that God is lifting her even in this moment and in this darkest place. We believe our mom is still out there.
She continued, “We need your help. Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the clock, trying to bring her home, trying to find her. She was taken and we don’t know where. And we need your help. So I’m coming on just to ask you, not just for your prayers, but no matter where you are, even if you’re far from Tucson, if you see anything, you hear anything, if there’s anything at all that seems strange to you, that you report to law enforcement. We are at an hour of desperation, and we need your help.”
Nancy Guthrie, who takes essential medications and has mobility issues, was last seen by Annie Guthrie’s husband, Tommaso Cioni, when he dropped her off at her home in Tucson on Jan. 31. The following day, she was reported missing by family members after she didn’t show up for church.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating her disappearance, calling it a “possible kidnapping or abduction.” Nancy Guthrie’s home was also being treated as a crime scene, as blood discovered on the porch of her home tested positive as her own, authorities confirmed.
Sheriff Chris Nanos has shot down reports that Cioni had been identified as a possible suspect, scolding members of the media who reported him as a person of interest without confirming it with investigators. As of Monday, authorities have still not identified a suspect or person of interest in the case.
Nanos also said in an interview with NBC News’ Liz Kreutz on Wednesday that he remains hopeful that Nancy Guthrie is still alive. “We have nothing else to go on but the belief that she is here,” he shared. “She’s present. She’s alive, and we want to save her.”
In an update on Thursday, the FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information that leads to Nancy Guthrie’s discovery.
”We believe Nancy is still out there,” Nanos added. “We want her home. The sheriff’s department, along with all of our partners at the FBI, has been working around the clock, and we just want her home and to find a way to get to the bottom of all of this.”
Savannah Guthrie, along with her brother, Camron Guthrie, and sister, Annie Guthrie, has shared multiple videos on social media over the past week, asking for prayers but also addressing the suspected kidnappers directly.
On Saturday, the Today co-anchor shared that her family had received a message from the suspected kidnappers. “We received your message, and we understand,” Savannah said in a video. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”
While a ransom letter hasn’t been directly confirmed by authorities, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department has acknowledged previous reporting of a ransom note, obtained by TMZ and at least two local news outlets in Arizona last week, saying that investigators are “following all leads.”
In an update on Sunday, authorities confirmed that “no suspects, persons of interest, or vehicles have been identified” at this point and added that investigators will hold a press conference once “significant developments occur in the case.”
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