Savannah Guthrie‘s brother, Camron Guthrie, has spoken out amid mom Nancy Guthrie’s continued disappearance.
“This is Camron Guthrie and I’m speaking for the Guthrie family,” Camron said in a video shared via Savannah’s Instagram page on Thursday, February 5. “Whoever it out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you. We haven’t heard anything directly. We need you to reach out and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward. But first, we have to know if you have our mom. We want to talk to you and we are waiting for contact.”
Nancy, 84, was reported missing earlier in February, with local Arizona law enforcement officers revealing she was last seen on January 31.
“On behalf of our family we want to thank all of you for the prayers for our beloved mom, Nancy,” Savannah, 54, said in a video with her siblings, Annie and Camron, shared via Instagram on February 4. “We feel them and we continue to believe that she feels them too. Our mom is a kind, faithful, loyal, fiercely loving woman of goodness and light. She is funny, spunky and clever.”
The Today show host continued, “She has grandchildren who adore her and crowd around her and cover her with kisses. She loves fun and adventure. She is a devoted friend. She is full of kindness and knowledge.”
Savannah and her siblings subsequently acknowledged the $50,000 ransom reward in exchange for Nancy’s safe return.
“As a family, we are doing everything that we can. We are ready to talk. However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated,” Savannah said. “We 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.”
Savannah concluded the emotional video with a message to her mother.
“Mommy, if you are hearing this, you are a strong woman. You are God’s precious daughter, Nancy. We believe and know that even in this valley, He is with you,” Savannah stated. “Everyone is looking for you, Mommy, everywhere. We will not rest. Your children will not rest until we are together again. We speak to you every moment. And we pray without ceasing, and we rejoice in advance that the day that we hold you in our arms again. We love you, Mom.”
There are no current suspects in Nancy’s disappearance, though local police believe that she might have been kidnapped.
“Something unusual at that house occurred that made us go, ‘Wow, something’s wrong here. Something doesn’t fit,’” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos exclusively told Us Weekly on February 2. “We’re gonna pull all the stops and go at all angles. We really do hope it’s a search-and-rescue mission and we find her and she’s safe and sound. But it would be unjust if we didn’t look at what’s in front of us and go, ‘We need to act.’”
Nanos added, “This is an 84-year-old lady who is safe in her own home asleep, and she is taken. And that should never happen.”
Earlier on Thursday, an arrest was made by the FBI for an “imposter ransom demand.”
“We have made one arrest related to an imposter ransom demand, and a complaint will be presented to a magistrate judge later today,” FBI Phoenix Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke said during a press conference. “You will get more on that from the FBI and our U.S. Attorney’s office here in Arizona when it becomes available.”
Janke also revealed in the press conference details about the alleged ransom note including a deadline.
“First, I think [it] was 5 p.m. today, and then it had a second deadline after that,” he said. “So we are continuing in a normal kidnapping case, there would be contact by now trying to discuss that. But those are the time frames we’re looking at as we move forward.”
In light of Nancy’s disappearance, Savannah has taken a hiatus from Today and her planned duties covering the 2026 Winter Olympics for NBC.
“On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers, and messages of support,” Savannah said in a February 2 statement shared via Today. “Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom. We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.”
Nancy shared Savannah, Annie and Camron with her late husband, Charles Guthrie, who died in 1988 after a heart attack. He was 49.
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