America woke up Monday to a chilling appeal from Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, who says her 84-year-old mother was taken from her Arizona home and has now been missing for more than a week.
“We believe our mom is still out there,” Guthrie said in an emotional Instagram video. “Law enforcement is working around the clock. But we need your help. She was taken, and we don’t know where she is.”
The longtime NBC host described the situation as reaching “an hour of desperation,” urging anyone, anywhere, to report even the smallest detail that might help bring her mother home.
In the video’s caption, Guthrie added a raw plea: “Please. Bring her home. We need you. She needs you.”
The missing woman is Nancy Guthrie, a beloved mother and grandmother who was reported missing February 1 from her home outside Tucson, Arizona. According to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, investigators discovered blood at the scene along with clear signs of forced entry.
“This is being treated as a kidnapping,” Sheriff Chris Nanos said, confirming that evidence suggests Nancy was taken against her will.
Federal authorities have since joined the investigation. The FBI is now examining a ransom note allegedly sent to the family, demanding $6 million and setting a deadline for payment.
In another video posted over the weekend, Guthrie directly addressed whoever took her mother.
“We received your message. We understand,” she said, standing alongside her siblings. “We beg you to return our mother to us. This is the only way we will have peace. We will pay.”
Days earlier, she made a separate request to the kidnappers, asking for formal proof that her mother was still alive.
Authorities say the case took another disturbing turn when a 42-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attempting to scam the family by posing as someone connected to the abduction and requesting bitcoin payments. Investigators stress that the arrest does not mean the primary suspect has been identified.
A timeline released by sheriff’s officials shows that Nancy Guthrie was last seen the night of January 31, when her son-in-law dropped her off at home after dinner. Hours later, her doorbell camera was disabled. Soon after that, her pacemaker stopped communicating with a health app on her phone.
The case has drawn national attention. President Donald Trump personally contacted Savannah Guthrie this week and promised full federal support.
“We’re doing very well,” Trump said Friday. “I think there may be something definitive coming reasonably soon from DOJ or the FBI.”
For now, the family waits.
Savannah Guthrie ended her plea with a message directed not only at investigators, but at the public.
“No matter where you are,” she said, “if you see anything, hear anything, anything that feels off, please tell law enforcement.”
As the search enters its second week, millions of Americans are watching, hoping for the same outcome the Guthrie family is praying for: answers, and a safe return.
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