Savannah Guthrie emotionally pleaded for the public to help find her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, over one week after she was abducted from her Arizona home.
“I wanted to come on and just share a few thoughts as we enter into another week of this nightmare,” the “Today” host said via an Instagram video Monday.
The TV personality thanked everyone for the “love” and “prayers” she says have been felt by herself, her brother, Camron, her sister, Annie, and even her mom.
“We believe that somehow, someway, she is feeling these prayers and that God is lifting her even in this moment and in this darkest place,” Savannah, 54, continued.
“We believe our mom is still out there. We need your help. Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the clock trying to bring her home — trying to find her.”
“She was taken, and we don’t know where, and we need your help,” she added.
Savannah begged the public “not just for [their] prayers” but to be on the lookout for anything suspicious, even if they are far away from Tucson, where the investigation is taking place.
“We are at an hour of desperation, and we need your help,” she concluded.
The journalist’s desperate plea comes as the second ransom deadline approaches at 5 p.m. MT. on Monday.
According to a local Tucson news outlet, the kidnappers are requesting $6 million in bitcoin in exchange for the safe return of Nancy.
Over the weekend, Savannah and her siblings offered to pay the ransom in a heartbreaking video.
“We received your message and we understand,” she said. “We beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”
Nancy was last seen on Jan. 31 after she was dropped off at her home by Annie’s husband, Tommaso Cioni. She was reported missing the following day when she didn’t show up to church service.
Authorities stated they believe she was “taken from the home against her will” and are treating the property as a crime scene.
On Saturday, police removed a vehicle from Nancy’s garage and a camera from her roof. That same day, they also searched Annie’s home.
Additionally, a septic tank behind Nancy’s home was investigated the following day.
The findings are unclear, and a suspect has yet to be identified.
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