Savannah Guthrie took to social media again with an emotional video in the disappearance of her mom, Nancy, begging the abductor to return her “valuable” mother Saturday and offering once more to pay a ransom.
“We received your message and we understand,” the “Today” anchor said on Instagram, alongside her brother Camron and sister Annie.
“We beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her,” she added, later saying that her mother’s return is “very valuable to us” and “we will pay.”
This is the second video that the Guthrie siblings released indicating a willingness to pay a ransom to free their mother.
Savannah Guthrie appeared alongside her siblings Camron and Annie in a video posted Wednesday night, making the family’s first direct public appeal to whoever may have taken their mother five days after she vanished from her Tucson home.
Guthrie made it clear she received the abductor’s message in the emotional Saturday Instagram video.Instagram/Savannah Guthrie
“Our mom is our heart and our home,” Savannah said, stressing the urgency of the situation by detailing Nancy’s fragile condition.
“She’s 84 years old. Her health, her heart, is fragile. She lives in constant pain. She is without any medicine. She needs it to survive, and she needs it not to suffer.”
Addressing reports of ransom notes circulating in the media, the siblings said they were prepared to engage but needed verification first.
“We, too, have heard the reports about a ransom letter in the media. As a family, we are doing everything that we can. We are ready to talk,” Savannah said, adding a plea for proof of life: “We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen. Please. Reach out to us.”
At least two purported ransom messages have surfaced since Nancy Guthrie vanished, though law enforcement has not confirmed the authenticity of either and says no proof of life has been provided.
The first ransom note, sent to multiple media outlets on Monday and Tuesday, including TMZ and Tucson station KOLD-TV. That message demanded millions of dollars in Bitcoin and laid out two deadlines — one on Thursday, which passed, and a second on Monday, Feb. 9, according to FBI officials.
A second, separate message was received Friday by KOLD-TV and acknowledged by authorities later that day. Unlike the first note, this message contained no ransom demand and no deadline, but included what officials described as “sensitive information” and appeared designed to prove it came from the same sender, despite originating from a different IP address.
“We received your message, and we understand… we will pay.” Law enforcement has said the message is under active review, but stressed that no proof of life has been publicly substantiated, leaving investigators and the family navigating a high-stakes and uncertain negotiation.
Authorities have said additional communications and hoax messages have circulated, but investigators are focused on two primary messages they believe may be connected.
Meanwhile, federal authorities expanded their footprint around Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home as the search for the missing 84-year-old entered its seventh day, with investigators examining new evidence but stressing there are still no suspects and no persons of interest.
NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie and her mother, Nancy Guthrie, in June 2021.Savannah Guthrie/Instagram
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The FBI said it has deployed additional agents, analysts and technical resources from Arizona and beyond, while launching a broader publicity campaign to generate tips.
The bureau is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to Guthrie’s recovery or the arrest of anyone involved.
Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that blood found on the porch outside Guthrie’s home belonged to her and that her doorbell camera had been removed.
Investigators believe she was taken from the residence around 2:30 a.m. on Feb. 1, and Nanos said she did not leave voluntarily.
Blood splatters seen on the ground outside of Nancy Guthrie’s front door.BACKGRID
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Authorities are also vetting a new message believed to be from whoever may be holding Guthrie, though law enforcement has not substantiated reports of ransom notes circulated to media outlets.
A blue SUV was towed from the home and a wired device was removed by FBI personnel, but officials declined to say what, if anything, the items signify.
President Trump said Friday night that the investigation was making progress, telling reporters, “I think we’re doing very well… we have some clues, I think, that are very strong.”
Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her Arizona home on Feb. 1, 2026.Courtesy NBC Universal
Investigators say the priority remains locating Guthrie, who has mobility issues and requires daily medication to survive.
