{"id":2929,"date":"2026-06-24T12:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2929"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T12:38:46","slug":"savannah-guthrie-begs-on-today-show-for-someone-to-come-forward-about-mom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2929","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie begs on \u2018Today\u2019 show for someone to come forward about mom"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>An emotional Savannah Guthrie pleaded with \u201cTODAY\u201d show viewers for information about her mother Nancy, who disappeared earlier this year, amid reported that a verified ransom note claims her dead.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2927\">San Jose housing tower remains unbuilt, instead becomes blighted site<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 84-year-old matriarch was last seen at her Tucson, Ariz. home on the night of Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day. A frantic search was underway for most of February, during which time the FBI released Ring camera footage of a suspect outside Nancy\u2019s door.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0FBI confirmed Nancy Guthrie ransom note to TMZ was \u2018real deal\u2019: report<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have any comment on this story. I\u2019m not involved in our coverage, but I can\u2019t pretend I\u2019m not here,\u201d Savannah, 54, said Tuesday, choking up. \u201cAnd since I am, I wanted to just take the opportunity to ask people, to beg people, to come forward. Somebody knows something. This is a news story that\u2019s on your radar, but this is the life that 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though she vows to continue endeavoring to \u201cfind that joy\u201d daily, particularly on air, Guthrie said she and her family \u201ccannot be in peace\u201d until they have answers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can tell us, you can be anonymous. Please do the right thing,\u201d said Guthrie. \u201cWe love our mom and we\u2019ll never stop looking for her, never.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Co-anchor Craig Melvin then pointed viewers, who want to offer the family even \u201ca modicum of peace,\u201d to call FBI Tip Line 1-800-CALL-FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2925\">Who\u2019s playing in the World Cup today? TV schedule for June 24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Savannah, who resumed her post in April after a two-month leave amid her mother\u2019s disappearance, announced in late February that the family was offering a $1 million reward. By that time, the FBI had already offered $100,000, along with the $102,500 offered by the 88-CRIME tip line \u2014 $100,000 arrived in the form of an anonymous donation.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the days after Nancy vanished, outlets including TMZ reported they\u2019d received alleged ransom notes seeking millions in exchange for Nancy\u2019s return. The veracity of those notes was unclear until this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>TMZ on Monday reported that at least one of the many emails it received from someone saying they had knowledge of Nancy\u2019s whereabouts and abductors was \u201cthe real deal.\u201d TMZ though denied that verified notice claimed Nancy had died.<\/p>\n<p>Also on Monday, three people familiar with the situation told NBC News \u2014 which shares a parent company with \u201cTODAY\u201d \u2014 that the second note received by media outlets claimed Nancy had died but did not request payment. Rather, the notice reportedly suggested \u201cregret over her passing\u201d without a direct apology, per sources.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, volunteers in Mexico searched for Nancy following an anonymous tip that pointed to an unmarked grave near the border town, Nogales.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=2923\">Asia Live culinary emporium quietly opens at Valley Fair<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Guthrie pleaded with &#8220;TODAY&#8221; show viewers for information about her mother Nancy, who disappeared earlier this year, amid reported that a verified ransom note claims her dead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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