Savannah Guthrie has released her fourth video addressing the apparent kidnapping of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie.
In a video posted to Instagram on Feb. 9, the “Today” anchor said he wanted to share “some thoughts as we move into another nightmare week.”
“We believe our mother is still there,” she said. “We need your help. Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the clock to bring her home and find her. She has been taken and we don’t know where she is. We need your help.”
Guthrie urged his followers, even if they don’t live in Tucson, to contact law enforcement “if you see anything, hear anything, anything seems strange,” adding, “We are in a desperate situation and we need your help.”
She also thanked supporters for their prayers, saying that she and her family believe that her mother “feels this prayer and somehow believes that God is lifting her up in this moment, in this darkest place.”
Nancy Guthrie was reported missing from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday, February 1st, and has not been seen since the evening before. Arizona authorities said they believe Guthrie was taken from her home against her will, but no suspects or persons of interest have been identified.
Several media outlets received ransom notes apparently connected to Guthrie’s disappearance. On February 5, the FBI announced that it was investigating a memo containing two deadlines, one on February 5 and one on February 9. Authorities also confirmed on February 6 that they were investigating “new messages regarding Nancy Guthrie.”
The Guthrie family has released three videos on social media featuring their mother’s alleged abductor. In the first video posted on February 4, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings said they were “ready to talk” with the person behind the ransom note.
“But we live in a world where sounds and images are easily manipulated,” Savannah Guthrie said. “We absolutely need to know that she is alive and that you are carrying her. We want and are ready to hear from you. Please contact us.”
The second video, posted on February 5, features only Savannah’s brother, Camron Guthrie, who said the family is still “waiting to hear back” from their mother’s abductor.
“If there are any of you who are holding our mother, we would like to hear from you,” he said in a short message. “We haven’t heard anything directly. We need to reach you and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward.”
In a third video posted on February 7, Savannah Guthrie once again spoke alongside her brother and sister. The video was posted a day after authorities announced they were examining “new messages regarding Nancy Guthrie.” Details regarding this latest message were not disclosed. Authorities also did not say whether this message was written by the same person as the previous note.
“We received your message and we understand it,” Savannah Guthrie said in a Feb. 7 video. “We now ask you to return our mother to us and celebrate with us. This is the only way we can have peace. This is very precious to us and we will pay the price.”
FBI Special Agent in Charge Heiss Janke previously confirmed that the FBI consulted with the Guthrie family about releasing the original video of their mother’s kidnapper.
“While we are advising and recommending from a law enforcement perspective, any action taken on the ransom is ultimately the decision of the family,” he said at a Feb. 5 briefing, adding, “It’s the family’s decision as to what to film and what to make public.”
