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Savannah Guthrie renews plea in Arizona kidnapping case

Savannah Guthrie renews plea in Arizona kidnapping case

Savannah Guthrie renewed her plea in the Arizona kidnapping case, urging anyone holding her mother Nancy to reveal where she is after months of searching.

Savannah Guthrie has renewed her public appeal in the Arizona kidnapping case involving her mother, Nancy Guthrie, urging the people investigators believe took her to come forward with information about where she may be. In a video posted on social media, the television presenter asked for her mother’s location and pleaded for whoever is responsible to do the right thing.

“I’m asking you, begging you, to do the right thing now,” Guthrie said. “Help us find her - tell us where to look for her.” In the same message, she said it has been months since her mother was taken and described her family as being in agony. She said the family has done its part and will keep searching, while expressing hope that there is still a way home.

Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie, who was last seen on January thirty-one, was taken against her will from her home near Tucson, Arizona. They have not announced a motive or made an arrest. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says the investigation remains active and ongoing, while the FBI and county authorities have spent months looking into the disappearance.

Officials also say a ransom note sent in the days after the eighty-four-year-old vanished claimed she had died. According to investigators, that note was one of two they believed were credible and that were sent to the family and to news organizations after the kidnapping. One demanded millions in Bitcoin for her release, while the other said she was dead, according to US media reports that cited unnamed sources.

The case has raised questions because of the details investigators say appeared in the first note. CBS News reported that it included specific information about the home, the bedroom, and the property around it. Authorities also released images earlier this year of a masked, armed suspect who covered the front door camera before Nancy Guthrie disappeared.

Nancy Guthrie, who needs daily medication, vanished sometime after relatives dropped her off at home on the January evening before she missed a friend’s gathering to watch a virtual Sunday church service the next morning. Guthrie has said some notes sent to the family were believed to be fake, and she has also said her mother may no longer be alive.

Law enforcement asked media outlets to hold back details of the notes while the investigation was under way, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News and other outlets. The family’s latest appeal shows the search has not gone cold, even as months have passed without an arrest or a confirmed answer about Nancy Guthrie’s fate. For American readers, the case is a reminder of how fast an ordinary home can become the center of a long and painful investigation—and why every credible lead still matters.

Frequently asked questions

What is Savannah Guthrie asking the public to do?
She is urging whoever took her mother to come forward with information about where Nancy Guthrie may be. In her video, she asked them to do the right thing and tell investigators where to look.
What do investigators believe happened to Nancy Guthrie?
Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was taken against her will from her home near Tucson, Arizona. She was last seen on January 31.
Have police made any arrests or named a motive?
No. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says the investigation is still active and ongoing, but authorities have not announced a motive or made an arrest.
What details have been released about the notes sent after her disappearance?
Investigators said a ransom note demanded millions in Bitcoin for her release, and another note claimed she had died. Authorities also said the first note included specific details about the home, bedroom, and property.

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