Today Show host Savannah Guthrie made an emotional plea on Tuesday morning after new details revealed one of the ransom notes previously sent to her family claimed her mother, Nancy, was dead.
Guthrie discussed the kidnapping case with colleague, reiterating that “somebody knows something” about her 84-year old mother’s disappearance.
“I don’t have any comment on this story, and I’m not involved in our coverage. But I can’t pretend I’m not here. And so, since I am, I want to just take the opportunity to ask people, to really to beg people to come forward,” she said.
CNN reported Monday that a note from the abductors said they never intended to kill her mother, but that she died shortly after being taken.
Guthrie previously acknowledged that she believes the two ransom notes sent to her family were credible and authentic. Guthrie and her siblings also published videos that addressed the abductors directly, saying they were willing to pay the ransom for their mother's return.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Tucson residence on Jan. 31 and reported missing Feb. 1. The case garnered national attention and media outlets from across the nation flocked to Arizona to cover the story.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted, or otherwise taken against her will after discovering blood near the front doorstep of her house.
The FBI shared crucial images of the kidnapping suspect tampering with Guthrie’s front door surveillance camera with the public, but authorities have not received any strong leads. Volunteers and search crews combed the surrounding desert for weeks after she disappeared. More recently, a volunteer group searched for her remains near the Arizona-Mexico border but also came up empty.
Guthrie said tipsters can report any information anonymously, saying during Tuesday's interview that it's the "right thing" to do, while vowing that the family will "never stop looking for her."
The Guthrie family has offered a reward of up to $1 million, while the FBI has separately offered up to $100,000 for information leading to Nancy Guthrie's location or the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators.
Anyone with information about the case is urged to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.