What happened to Savannah Guthrie’s mom? Search continues as police confirm blood found belongs to Nancy
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for one week, and while authorities have no proof she’s alive, they are holding out hope that she’s “still out there.”
“Right now, we believe Nancy is still out there,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters during a press conference on Thursday. “We want her home.”
Investigators believe Guthrie was taken “against her will” from her home near Tucson, Arizona, between late Saturday night and early Sunday. Blood found splattered on her front porch was confirmed to be hers, Nanos confirmed Thursday.
Authorities are bringing more resources and people into the investigation, and the FBI announced Thursday it was offering up to $50,000 for information. While the department has received “hundreds of leads” related to Guthrie’s case, authorities have not identified any suspects or persons of interest. However, the Guthrie family acknowledged on Friday that they’d spoken to a suspected kidnapper and said they were willing to pay to see their mother returned.
Ransom notes sent to several media outlets are being taken seriously,” FBI Phoenix Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke said Thursday. The notes demand millions of dollars in Bitcoin in exchange for Guthrie’s safe return.
“To anyone who may be involved, do the right thing,” Janke said. “This is an 84-year-old grandma.”
Here’s what we know so far:
Nancy, 84, lives in Catalina Foothills, an affluent community adjacent to the desert just north of Tucson, Arizona.
She is described as a white female, approximately 5ft 5in tall, weighing about 150 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. It’s not known what clothing she might be wearing.
Her daughter, Savannah, is a co-host on NBC’s Today show, and her mother has occasionally appeared on the program in segments alongside her.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen around 9.30 p.m. on the evening of Saturday, January 31, at her home near Skyline Drive and Campbell Avenue, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said.
She spent Saturday night eating dinner and playing games with family members before one of them dropped her off at her home that sits on hilly, desert terrain, the sheriff said.
She was reported missing the next day, on Sunday, February 1, after she didn’t attend her regular church service.
On Thursday, Nanos revealed a more detailed timeline.
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