{"id":269701,"date":"2026-02-05T23:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/269701\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T23:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:06:11","slug":"no-public-sign-of-response-to-savannah-guthries-message-to-mothers-kidnapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/269701\/","title":{"rendered":"No public sign of response to Savannah Guthrie’s message to mother’s kidnapper"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was no public sign early Thursday (local time) of a response to NBC Today show host Savannah Guthrie\u2019s message to her 84-year-old mother\u2019s kidnapper<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Guthrie said her family is ready to talk but wants proof that Nancy Guthrie, who authorities believe was taken from her home in Arizona against her will<\/a>, is still alive. Guthrie said in a heart-wrenching video posted on social media Wednesday that her family has heard media reports about a ransom letter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are ready to talk. However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated,\u201d Savannah Guthrie said while reading from a prepared statement. \u201cWe need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen. Please reach out to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nancy Guthrie was last seen Saturday night, when she was dropped off at her Tucson home by family after having dinner with them, the sheriff\u2019s department said. She was reported missing about 14 hours later on Sunday<\/a> after she didn\u2019t show up at a church.<\/p>\n

At least three media organisations have reported receiving purported ransom notes that they handed over to investigators. The sheriff\u2019s department has said it was taking the notes and other tips seriously but declined to comment further.<\/p>\n

A note emailed Monday to the KOLD-TV newsroom in Tucson included information that only the abductor would know, anchor Mary Coleman told CNN. It also included a dollar amount and a deadline, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we saw some of those details, it was clear after a couple of sentences that this might not be a hoax,\u201d she said in an interview aired Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The family posted their plea after police searched in and around Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home for several hours Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Investigators returned for the follow-up investigation after being at the home earlier in the week for a couple of days, said Kevin Adger, a spokesperson for the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department. He said the sheriff\u2019s department was not commenting on the family’s video message.<\/p>\n

The Guthrie siblings’ message to their mother<\/p>\n

Savannah Guthrie was emotional during the recording, with her voice cracking. She addressed her mother directly, saying the family was praying for her and that people were looking for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cMommy, if you are hearing this, you are a strong woman. You are God\u2019s precious daughter,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Savannah Guthrie described her mother as a \u201ckind, faithful, loyal, fiercely loving woman of goodness and light\u201d and said she was funny, spunky and clever.<\/p>\n

\u201cTalk to her and you\u2019ll see,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Guthrie was flanked by her sister Annie and her brother Camron.<\/p>\n

\u201cMamma, If you\u2019re listening, we need you to come home. We miss you,\u201d Annie Guthrie said.<\/p>\n

No suspect identified<\/p>\n

\"Searchers<\/p>\n

Searchers were using drones and search dogs to look for Nancy Guthrie. (Source: Supplied)<\/p>\n

Authorities are expected to give updates on the investigation at a news conference Thursday. The Pima County Sheriff’s office has said no suspects or persons of interest<\/a> had been identified.<\/p>\n

There were signs of forced entry at the home in the Catalina Foothills neighbourhood. Guthrie has limited mobility, and officials don’t believe she left on her own. A sheriff’s dispatcher said during the search Sunday that Guthrie has high blood pressure, a pacemaker and heart issues, according to audio from broadcastify.com.<\/p>\n

The neighbourhood’s desert terrain can make looking for people difficult, said Jim Mason, longtime commander of a search-and-rescue team in Maricopa County that isn’t involved in the search. He said it can be hard to see into areas dense with mesquite trees, cholla cactus and desert brush.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of it is so thick you can\u2019t drive through it,\u201d Mason said.<\/p>\n

Nation prays for Nancy Guthrie<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump posted on social media that he was directing federal authorities to help where they can, after the White House said he spoke with Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

A couple of hundred people prayed and placed lit candles on an altar during a vigil at a Tucson church.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Thacker had tears in his eyes as he described the heartbreak and helplessness. He worked with Savannah Guthrie at an Arizona news station. They shared losing their fathers at a young age, and his own sister was kidnapped when he was young.<\/p>\n

Thacker said he knew Nancy Guthrie to be sharp, grounded and earnest.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all holding our breath,\u201d Thacker said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There was no public sign early Thursday (local time) of a response to NBC Today show host Savannah…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269702,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[67,42,43,64,40,38,41,39],"class_list":{"0":"post-269701","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-headlines","8":"tag-crime-and-justice","9":"tag-headlines","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-north-america","12":"tag-top-news","13":"tag-top-stories","14":"tag-topnews","15":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269701"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269701\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}