‘TODAY’ anchor Savannah Guthrie and her siblings posted a new video addressing the disappearance of their mother.
“On behalf of our family, we want to thank all of you for the prayers for our beloved mom, Nancy,” she said. “We feel them, and we continue to believe that she feels them too.”
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Guthrie and her siblings are also addressing reports that media outlets have received ransom letters as their mother remains missing for a fourth day.
Sitting between her sister Annie Guthrie and brother Camron Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie said, “We, too, have heard the reports about a ransom letter in the media.”
“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. We need to know without a doubt that she’s alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen. Please reach out to us.”
TMZ reported Tuesday that it received a purported ransom note demanding payment in cryptocurrency for Guthrie’s release. Separately, a journalist with Tucson television station KOLD said in an X post that the station received what appears to be a ransom note. Both outlets said they turned over the notes to investigators.
The sheriff’s department said it’s taking the possible ransom notes and other tips seriously but declined to comment further.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen Saturday night at her home in the Tucson area, where she lived alone and was reported missing Sunday.
There were signs of forced entry at the home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood. Guthrie has limited mobility, and officials do not believe she left on her own. A sheriff’s dispatcher talking to deputies during a search Sunday indicated that she has high blood pressure, a pacemaker and heart issues, according to audio from broadcastify.com.