Savannah Guthrie made an emotional appeal to the public for help finding her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, more than a week after she was abducted from her Arizona home.
“As we move into the next week of this nightmare, I wanted to share a few thoughts,” the “Today” host said in an Instagram video Monday.
The TV personality thanked everyone for the “love” and “prayers” felt by herself, her brother Camron, sister Annie and even her mother.
“Somehow she feels this prayer and we believe that God is lifting her up in this moment and in this darkest place,” Savannah, 54, continued.
“We believe the mother is still out there and we need your help. Law enforcement is working around the clock to bring her home and are trying to find her.”
“She was taken away and we don’t know where she is. She needs help,” she added.
Savannah urged the public to “not only pray,” but be on the lookout for anything suspicious, even if you’re far from Tucson, where the investigation is underway.
“We are in a desperate situation right now and we need your help,” she concluded.
The journalist’s desperate appeal comes as the deadline for a second ransom approaches 5pm Montana time. on monday.
According to local Tucson news outlets, the kidnappers are demanding $6 million in Bitcoin in exchange for Nancy’s safe return.
Over the weekend, Savannah and her siblings offered to pay the ransom in a heartbreaking video.
“We received and understood your message,” she said. “We now ask you to give our mother back to us so we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we can have peace. This is something that is very valuable to us and we will pay.”
Nancy was last seen on January 31st, after Annie’s husband, Tommaso Cioni, gave her a ride home. She failed to show up for church services the next day and was reported missing.
Authorities said they believe she was “removed from the home against her will” and are treating the property as a crime scene.
On Saturday, police removed a car from Nancy’s garage and a camera from the roof. The same day, they also searched Annie’s house.
Additionally, the next day, the septic tank behind Nancy’s house was inspected.
Findings are unclear and a suspect has not yet been identified.
