More than five months after her 84-year-old mother vanished, Today co-host Savannah Guthrie turned directly to her mother’s captors on Monday with a public plea for information.
Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on February 1 from her home in Tucson, Arizona, with authorities believing she was abducted late at night. The case has remained active but without resolution — investigators have yet to identify any strong suspects, and no major leads have been confirmed. Family, friends, and supporters have continued sharing Nancy’s story publicly in an effort to generate new information.
A Case Marked by Ransom Notes and Surveillance Footage
The investigation has taken several unsettling turns. Multiple ransom notes were sent to media outlets in the weeks following Nancy’s disappearance, though none have been linked to a confirmed suspect. On February 5, Savannah’s brother Camron Guthrie posted a video appeal to those responsible for taking their mother — footage that appeared on Savannah’s Instagram account shortly after the first of two deadlines named in one of the ransom notes passed.
The FBI subsequently released photos and video of a person in a black ski mask seen outside Nancy’s home on the night she disappeared. The individual appeared to be attempting to enter the residence and was recorded grabbing plants from the front yard to obstruct the security cameras.
Numerous tips have since come in, none of which have proven credible. Last month, a group that specializes in locating missing persons in Mexico conducted a search near the border after an anonymous tip suggested Nancy may have been buried in an unmarked grave in an area where the group had previously discovered 25 such graves. That search yielded nothing.
Savannah Guthrie’s Direct Appeal to Those Responsible
On Monday, July 27, Savannah addressed Nancy’s captors directly through an Instagram video, saying she had a “very specific message” for them. “It has been months since our mom was taken from us,” she said. “Our family is in agony. We are in a nightmare that will not end. Nothing about our situation has changed.”
She pressed further, urging anyone with knowledge of Nancy’s whereabouts to simply come forward. “The world can be a cruel and unforgiving place, and I know that you have tried to do things the right way. So I’m asking you, begging you to do the right thing now. Make the right choice,” Savannah said. “Help us find her, tell us where to look for her. I truly believe it is never too late to do the right thing. Help us bring this situation to an end for all of us.”
She closed with one final appeal: “No matter where we’ve been or what we’ve done, I believe there is always a way home. Please make the right choice.”
With the investigation still active and no suspects identified, the Guthrie family’s public appeals remain one of the primary avenues for generating new leads in a case that has stretched on for more than five months.
