{"id":30383,"date":"2026-02-08T04:18:55","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=30383"},"modified":"2026-02-08T04:18:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T09:18:55","slug":"savannah-guthrie-tells-mothers-possible-kidnappers-we-will-pay-in-plea-for-her-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2026\/02\/08\/savannah-guthrie-tells-mothers-possible-kidnappers-we-will-pay-in-plea-for-her-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie tells mother&#8217;s possible kidnappers &#8216;we will pay&#8217; in plea for her return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">US news anchor Savannah Guthrie and her family have released a new video pleading for the safe return of their mother.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We received your message, and we understand,&#8221; Guthrie said in the video posted to Instagram on Saturday evening, as she is flanked by her two siblings. &#8220;We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;This is the only way we will have peace,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;This is very valuable to us. And we will pay.&#8221; Her video did not provide any details about the message she referenced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nancy Guthrie disappeared in the middle of night from her home in Tucson, Arizona, last weekend and authorities believe she was taken against her will.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Earlier this week, authorities said they had yet to identify a person of interest or suspect in the case.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They are offering a reward of $50,000 (\u00a336,000) for information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nancy Guthrie was discovered missing when members of her church grew concerned when she did not attend Sunday services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Authorities say that early on Sunday morning, a doorbell camera in her home was disconnected and removed. At about 02:28 local time, the app connected to her pacemaker, an implanted cardiac device, was disconnected from her phone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">FBI Special Agent Heith Janke has said the bureau is looking into a potential ransom note sent to several media outlets.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Authorities on Friday said they were &#8220;aware of a new message regarding Nancy Guthrie&#8221;. They are &#8220;inspecting the information provided in the message for its accuracy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Janke said the note &#8220;had facts associated with a deadline with a monetary value they were asking for&#8221;, NBC News reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A presenter for a local CBS News affiliate told the BBC that her channel had received the &#8220;message&#8221; but did not detail its contents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">According to news website TMZ, which reportedly received one of the letters, the kidnappers were demanding millions of dollars&#8217; worth of cryptocurrency, which is popular with criminals and often difficult to trace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"links\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<ul class=\"ssrcss-94r6ik-Stack e1y4nx260\" role=\"list\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-qzx51b-LinkItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-ire9v9-LinkHeadline e3eyuya4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c2e1enj3vj3o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">&#8216;I don&#8217;t want to imagine what happened&#8217; &#8211; Shock and disbelief in area Nancy Guthrie went missing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ssrcss-qzx51b-LinkItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1gccci3-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-ire9v9-LinkHeadline e3eyuya4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cdex1nlrj07o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">What we know about the abduction of Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s mother<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-l7emlr-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1uy5kw5-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-testid=\"image\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-pqb4c0-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1nmanj9-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"ssrcss-egie1y-Image edrdn950\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/1600\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/e617\/live\/49582b00-0491-11f1-b7e1-afb6d0884c18.jpg 976w\" alt=\"Map of Arizona showing location of Catalina Foothills and above the map is a photo of Guthrie's home in the desert with annotations showing where her doorbell camera was removed and where the porch is with the blood\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1948\" \/>(<\/picture><\/span><span class=\"ssrcss-tzgxt7-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\" role=\"text\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Image: <\/span>BBC News)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-vxwoax-ComponentWrapper e1aon0op1\" data-block=\"text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-126h8e-Spacer e1aon0op0\">\n<div data-testid=\"rich-text\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-nqezkk-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The family has released two previous videos saying they are willing to speak with the potential kidnapper, and asking to provide proof that her mother was alive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In a Thursday video, Camron Guthrie &#8211; the son of the missing woman &#8211; confirmed the family had not had any direct contact with kidnappers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We have to know that you have our mum,&#8221; Camron said in the family&#8217;s latest video message. &#8220;We want to talk to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The FBI did arrest one individual regarding a fake ransom note on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Family, and law enforcement, have warned that Nancy Guthrie may be at risk without her medication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;She is without any medicine,&#8221; Savannah Guthrie said in a previous announcement. &#8220;She needs it to survive. She needs it not to suffer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">US President Donald Trump said last week he had spoken to Guthrie and offered federal law enforcement help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I think we&#8217;re doing very well, meaning we have some clues, I think that are very strong and I think we could have some answers coming up fairly soon,&#8221; Trump told reporters on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said on Thursday investigators were no closer to finding out who was responsible &#8211; but that they were working on the assumption she was still alive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Right now, we believe Nancy is still out there. We want her home,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Everybody&#8217;s still a suspect in our eyes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Savannah Guthrie, 54, is an American broadcast journalist who has served as the co-anchor of NBC News&#8217; TODAY since 2012. She is also the network&#8217;s chief legal correspondent and a primary anchor for its election coverage. 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