Savannah Guthrie, co-host of NBC's "Today" show, has issued a new emotional appeal directly to the person or people who abducted her mother, Nancy Guthrie, posting the plea in an Instagram video on 27 July 2026. According to reports, the message may indicate a "new line of communication" has opened up more than 25 weeks after the 84-year-old vanished from her home in Arizona, a case that has drawn sustained national attention and commentary from figures including Elizabeth Smart.

The video reportedly contained a "very specific" message aimed at the suspected kidnapper, though full details of its contents were not disclosed in the available report. Nancy Guthrie's disappearance has now stretched beyond six months, and her daughter's continued public appeals reflect the family's efforts to keep pressure on investigators and any potential captor as the search continues without confirmed resolution.