It’s been nearly two months since Nancy Guthrie, the 84 year-old mother of the TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie, went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
Sadly, we don’t seem to be much closer to finding Nancy than we were right after she was taken from her home in the early morning hours of February 1.
Now, Savannah and her family are begging the public not to forget Nancy as the desperate search for her continues.
Savannah Begs Public For Help
Savannah, 54, took to Instagram on Sunday morning to issue a new joint statement from herself and her older siblings, Camron and Annie Guthrie.
“We are deeply grateful for the outpouring from neighbors, friends and the people of Tucson, we are all family now,” the statement began. “We continue to believe it is Tucsonans, and the greater southern Arizona community, that hold the key to finding resolution in this case.”
“Someone knows something,” the family continued. “It’s possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant. We hope people search their memories, especially around the key timelines of January 31 and the early morning hours of February 1, as well as the late evening of January 11.”
“We desperately ask this community for renewed attention to our mom’s case. Please consult camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance,” the Guthrie family added. “No detail is too small. It may be the key.”
‘We Miss Our Mom…’
The Guthries ended their latest statement by once again begging for Nancy to be returned so that her family can at least honor the life she led.
“We miss our mom with every breath and we cannot be in peace until she is home. We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder,” the Guthrie family concluded. “Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home. We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life. But we cannot do that until she is brought to a final place of rest. Thank you for continuing to pray without ceasing.”
The statement was signed “The Guthrie Family.” It specifically listed each sibling and their respective spouse: “Camron and Kristine, Annie and Tommaso, and Savannah and Michael.”
Nancy Goes Missing
Nancy was last seen on the night of Saturday, January 31. That evening, she had dinner with her daughter Annie and son-in-law Tommaso. They dropped her off at home afterwards at around 9:45pm, and she tragically hasn’t been seen since.
A masked intruder was captured on Nancy’s doorbell ring camera in the early hours of February 1. He managed to cover the camera with some plants before moving forward with the kidnapping.
It has since been revealed that the masked man had been seen in the doorbell ring camera prior to the night Nancy was taken. This indicates that he may have been casing out her home.
On March 12, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told NBC News that investigators believe that they now know the motive behind Nancy’s kidnapping.
“We believe we know why [the kidnapper] did this and we believe that it was targeted, but we’re not 100% sure of that,” Nanos said. “I think day one, we had some strong beliefs about what happened, and those beliefs haven’t diminished.”
Nanos offered no further insight on what the motive may be.
On Friday, March 20, retired Pima County sheriff’s detective Kurt Dabb told Parade that he believes Nancy’s kidnapping was premeditated. Indeed, according to him, it likely involved “two to four accomplices.”
“I believe there are anywhere between two to four accomplices,” Dabb said. “The logistics of something of this magnitude is too much for one person to handle, in my professional opinion, based on the facts as I know them right now.”
“It’s more than likely the home was canvassed prior, either by the kidnapper himself or an accomplice, ” he continued. “Whether or not they knew a camera was there was a culmination of their reconnoiter.”
Savannah’s Tearful Plea
As for Savannah, she hasn’t been back on TODAY since her mother went missing. Last month, she issued a tearful plea directly to Nancy’s kidnapper.
“I wanted to say to whoever has her or knows where she is that it’s never too late. And you’re not lost or alone, and it is never too late to do the right thing, and we are here,” Savannah said in a video posted to Instagram on February 15. She went on to say, “and we believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being.”
“It’s never too late,” Savannah concluded. In the video’s caption, she wrote, “Bring her home. It’s never too late to do the next right thing.”
This has clearly been a nightmarish few months for the entire Guthrie family. Please join us in saying a prayer for the return of Nancy Guthrie.