Savannah Guthrie has issued a fresh plea to her mother’s kidnappers as the case approaches the six-month mark.
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah, was abducted February 1 from her Arizona home as she slept, police have said. Authorities have searched for months, following various leads and ransom notes to no avail.
Just days ahead of the six-month anniversary of her mother’s disappearance, Savannah shared a new Instagram video with a “very specific message” begging whoever allegedly abducted her mother to “do the right thing.”
“It has been months since our mom was taken from us,” Savannah began. “Our family is in agony. We are in a nightmare that will not end. Nothing about our situation has changed.
“We have done our part,” she continued. “We will never stop looking for her. We will always ache for her, feel that hole in our hearts.
“The world can be a cruel and unforgiving place, and I know that you have tried to do things the right way. So I’m asking you, begging you to do the right thing now. Make the right choice,” she urged.
“Help us find her. Tell us where to look for her. I truly believe it is never too late to do the right thing. Help us bring this situation to an end.
“For all of us, no matter where we’ve been and what we’ve done, I believe there is always a way home,” Savannah continued. “Please make the right choice.”
Investigators have said they believe Nancy was taken against her will after finding blood near the entrance of her home outside Tucson. The FBI later released surveillance footage showing a masked individual near the property around the time she disappeared.
The case has drawn a massive search effort involving law enforcement officers, volunteers and search teams who have combed desert areas surrounding Tucson and beyond. Despite the extensive efforts, Nancy has not been found.
Savannah, currently on a break from Today to film a new game show, last appealed directly to the public and her mother’s kidnappers in an emotional June 23 episode of the NBC morning show.
That plea followed the report that a ransom note connected to Nancy’s disappearance stated that she died, according to CNN and other news organizations citing law enforcement sources.
“This is a new story today that is on your radar, but this is the life my sister lives, that I live, that my brother lives, that our extended families live, that our children live every day. And we are in agony,” Savannah said on the broadcast.
Savannah fought back tears as she continued: “We cannot be at peace.”
“So no matter how much I try to come out here every day and smile and find that joy — and I will, I promise I will — this is a moment to tell you that we need your help. We’re begging for your help.”
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