- Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart believes Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, could still be alive, more than four months after her disappearance, saying “she could absolutely still be alive”.
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, vanished from her Arizona home on 1 February, with no suspect identified and no evidence confirming her current status.
- Smart, who was abducted as a teenager in 2002 and held captive for nine months, said that cases of survival can span many years, reinforcing her belief that Guthrie could still be alive.
- She stressed the importance of continuing the search, asserting that Guthrie "deserves, either way, to be brought home."
- Investigators found DNA evidence and video footage of a masked person at Guthrie's home, along with her blood on the porch, suggesting she was taken in the night.
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