Savannah Guthrie pleads for answers about missing mom Nancy in new post after ransom notes released

“Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie asked again for answers in the disappearance of her mother Nancy in a message shared Saturday morning, one day after Arizona officials released the ransom notes the Guthrie family received in the days after the 84-year-old’s disappearance. 

Nancy Guthrie went missing from her Tucson, Arizona home six months ago. Guthrie wrote that she and her family have “lived every moment, every breath, and every heartbeat in agony and despair ever since.” 

“Every day, we wake up and try to be strong and go on — because that’s what our joyful and resilient Mom taught us to do,” Guthrie wrote on social media, alongside an undated photo of Nancy. “But make no mistake — our hearts are in ruins.” 

The second of the two notes shared by the kidnappers said that Nancy Guthrie had “perished shortly after she was taken” and was “buried in nature now.” The note said her death may have been related to heart-related causes. 

Guthrie said the family spends “every waking moment thinking of her, longing for her, looking for her,” and wants to “find out what happened to her, so that we can give her the dignity of a proper goodbye — a celebration of her remarkable life that she so deserves.” 

Guthrie asked that anyone who recognizes the writing in the ransom notes or who noticed “something different, strange, troubling or just unusual” come forward. She said tips can be given anonymously, and that a “reward is available.” The Guthrie family has offered $1 million for information leading to Nancy Guthrie’s recovery. 

“There is a way to end this situation and do the right thing,” Guthrie wrote. 

“We will never stop looking for answers — and we will never stop looking for the light. We will always be hoping and praying and believing in the best of our world — in spite of circumstance. This is what our faith makes possible,” she added. “Please. Bring her home.”