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Nancy Guthrie kidnapping remains unsolved as daughter renews plea
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Savannah Guthrie's Instagram appeal to whoever kidnapped her mother, Nancy, has not led to any breakthrough, with the "Today" host's video pleading for information marking her first direct appeal to the abductors since April. The case has remained unresolved for nearly six months, and Guthrie's family says they remain in "agony", stressing that "nothing about our situation has changed" as they continue urging those responsible to "do the right thing" and reveal Nancy's whereabouts.
Nancy went missing on 1 February after failing to appear at her usual Sunday church service in Tucson, Arizona; investigators found concerning evidence at her home and declared it a presumed kidnapping. The FBI led an extensive search, raising its reward for information from an initial $100,000 to $1 million, and released doorbell camera footage showing an armed male person of interest approaching Nancy's front door. Despite more than 13,000 tips received, no arrests have ever been made, and Guthrie has repeatedly turned to social media, including acknowledging in February that her mother "may already be gone", while continuing to press for closure.
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In short
- Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy remains missing nearly six months after presumed kidnapping
- FBI reward reached $1 million; over 13,000 tips yielded no arrests
- Guthrie again pleaded publicly with the kidnappers for information
How this story developed
- 4 months ago Guthrie broke a months-long public silence by posting a new Instagram video pleading directly with her mother's abductors to come forward, saying her family remains in "agony" as nothing about the situation has changed since she last spoke out in April.
- 4 months ago Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, went missing from Tucson, Arizona on 1 February after skipping her regular Sunday church service, prompting an FBI-led hunt that has drawn over 13,000 tips, a reward of up to $1 million and released doorbell footage of an armed person of interest, yet left no arrests nearly six months on.
Explained simply
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, went missing in Tucson, Arizona, on 1 February after not turning up to her regular Sunday church service. Evidence found at her home led investigators to treat her disappearance as a presumed kidnapping, and the FBI has been leading the search ever since.
Despite a reward that has grown to $1 million and thousands of tips from the public, no one has been arrested and Nancy has not been found. Investigators have released doorbell camera footage of an armed man they consider a person of interest, but his identity remains unknown.
Savannah Guthrie, a well-known television presenter, has used her public platform to keep attention on the case, periodically posting appeals asking whoever is responsible to come forward. The case matters both as an ongoing missing-persons investigation and because of the public profile it has gained through her media presence.
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Originally published by Variety as “Savannah Guthrie Posts New Video Urging Mother’s Kidnappers to ‘Do the Right Thing’: ‘Tell Us Where to Look for Her’”.