EXCLUSIVE: Savannah Guthrie Expands FBI Tip Line Efforts as Search for Nancy Enters Critical Stage

Savannah Guthrie and her mother, Nancy Guthrie, on the ‘Today’ set in 2023.Credit : Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty

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Savannah Guthrie shared a new social media post, amplifying the FBI’s tip line amid the search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie
The news anchor shared a clip from the Feb. 27 ‘Today’ broadcast and encouraged her followers to “be the one that brings [Nancy] home”
“Tips can be anonymous, reward can be paid in cash, as explained here,” Savannah wrote

Savannah Guthrie is amplifying the FBI’s tip line amid the ongoing search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.

The Today co-anchor shared a post to Instagram on Friday, Feb. 27, resharing the FBI’s tip line alongside a clip from Today where her fellow anchors explained how the tip line works.

“Please – be the one that brings her home,” Savannah wrote in a caption. “Tips can be anonymous, reward can be paid in cash, as explained here.”

She continued, “Call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) NOTE: Family reward of up to $1 million will be paid only for recovery of Nancy Guthrie, consistent with FBI criteria for payment of its reward in this case.”

Savannah Guthrie and mother, Nancy Guthrie. Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal/Getty

In the video, Savannah’s Today co-anchor Craig Melvin asked NBC correspondent Liz Kreutz how the FBI guarantees that people who do reach out remain anonymous.

Kreutz cited “experts” and said those who call in a qualifying tip can pick up their reward at a “neutral location” and it does not require an ID. “Experts say it is really not traceable and no questions asked,” she added.

On her Instagram Story, Savannah posted a video clip that she previously shared on Feb. 24 with the new caption: “Still here hoping. Details on reward in caption.”

Nancy was last seen alive on Saturday, Jan. 31 after she had dinner with family. She was reported missing on Sunday, Feb. 1 when she failed to attend a virtual church service.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and FBI have since said they believe Nancy was kidnapped by an armed man, who was seen in surveillance footage appearing to tamper with her doorbell camera on Feb. 1.

Savannah, 54, last shared an Instagram video on Tuesday, Feb. 24 and announced the family had increased the reward for any information leading to Nancy’s recovery or an arrest in the case to $1 million. The FBI’s reward of $100,000 also remains active.

Savannah said the family also donated $500,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

“We also know that we are not alone in our loss. We know there are millions of families that have suffered from this uncertainty,” Savannah said before announcing the donation. “We hope that the attention that has been given to our mom and our family will extend to all the families like ours who are in need.”

As for Nancy, Savannah said in her Feb. 24 clip that her family still believes “in a miracle.”

“Please, if you hear this message; if you’ve been waiting and you haven’t been sure, let this be your sign to please come forward, tell what you know and help us bring our beloved mom home so that we can either celebrate a glorious, miraculous homecoming or we can celebrate the beautiful, brave and courageous and noble life that she has lived,” Savannah said. “Please be the light in the dark.”

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Previously, Savannah shared a message to her social media account on Feb. 15, urging “whoever has her or knows where she is” to come forward.”

Addressing her mother’s kidnappers directly, she said, “I wanted to say to whoever has her or knows where she is that it’s never too late. And you’re not lost or alone. And it is never too late to do the right thing. And we are here. And we believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being.”

“It’s never too late,” she concluded, writing in the caption: “Bring her home. It’s never too late to do the next right thing.”