Savannah Guthrie, siblings plead for missing mom Nancy’s return in emotional video, tell potential kidnappers
Savannah Guthrie and siblings seek proof their 84-year-old mother is alive after a nighttime abduction from their remote Arizona home, with investigators pursuing ransom leads.
- On Wednesday, Savannah Guthrie, flanked by her siblings, appeared in a video pleading for proof that their mother Nancy Guthrie is alive, asking whoever has her to bring her home.
- Relatives who visited Nancy Guthrie’s home last week found her belongings and called 911, while sheriff Nanos said he believed she was taken against her will, describing the scene as a 'crime scene'.
- Investigators found dried reddish droplets on the front steps, the victim's phone and wallet at home, noted the victim's pacemaker stopped communicating early Sunday, and collected DNA samples under review.
- The FBI said agents were reviewing cellphone and tower data as about 100 detectives from the Pima County Sheriff's Department work hundreds of tips, and authorities offered a $2,500 reward.
- Savannah Guthrie publicly thanked supporters, writing `Thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant`, and the family warned voices and images can be manipulated.
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Savannah Guthrie's demand for mom's 'proof of life'
When Savannah Guthrie made a heart-wrenching plea to the kidnapper of her 84-year-old mother to send “proof of life,” she addressed the possibility of people creating deepfakes. “We live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated,” she said. Before artificial intelligence tools proliferated — making it possible to realistically impersonate someone, in photos, sound and video — “proof of life” could simply mean sending a grainy ima…
US police believe the kidnapped mother of Today Show host Savanna Guthrie is still alive. Arizona and federal police said Thursday they have stepped up the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared last Sunday. Police have not yet identified the kidnapper, CNN reported. No one has made direct attempts to contact the woman's relatives, which is unusual so long after her disappearance, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told the media.
'We need you to reach out,' Camron Guthrie tells 'whoever is out there holding our mother'
In a new video, Camron Guthrie, brother of NBC "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, tells "whoever is out there holding our mother" that the family wants to talk, "but first, we have to know that you have our mom."
Kidnapped mother of TV host presumed still alive
A notice requests information on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. Photo: Pima County Sheriff’s Office via Reuters Investigators presume the kidnapped elderly mother of popular US TV news host Savannah Guthrie is "still out there" and alive four days after she was abducted from her Arizona home, though no suspect has been identified, authorities say.
Hawthorne man accused of sending ‘impostor’ ransom demand to Savannah Guthrie’s family
A Hawthorne man faces federal charges for allegedly sending an “impostor ransom demand” through text messages to relatives of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing on Saturday, Jan. 31, court documents show. Authorities accuse Derrick Callella, 42, of sending two texts to a daughter and son-in-law of Nancy Guthrie asking, “Did you get the bitcoin were (sic) waiting on our end for the tr…
Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, last Sunday after an alleged forced entry into the property. Her daughter, journalist Savannah Guthrie, publicly requested evidence to confirm the well-being of the 84-year-old woman in the face of alleged extortive messages.What is known about the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother?The journalist's mother attended a dinner on Saturday night and a relative left her at her home i…
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