Savannah Guthrie is speaking out about the “agony” of her 84-year-old mother‘s disappearance and announcing a new $1 million reward as the search stretches into its fourth week.
The “Today” show host, 54, posted an emotional video on Instagram on Feb. 24 as investigators in Arizona continue to search for her mother Nancy Guthrie, who was reported missing on Feb. 1. Authorities have said they believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home outside of Tucson, Arizona, against her will.
“It is day 24 since our mom was taken in the dark of night from her bed, and every hour and minute and second and every long night has been agony since then, of worrying about her, and fearing for her, and aching for her, and most of all, just missing her,” Guthrie said in the video, her first public statement about the case in more than a week.
She went on to say that “we still believe in a miracle” but acknowledged the possibility that her mother may not be alive.
“We also know that she may be lost,” Guthrie said. “She may already be gone. She may have already gone home to the lord that she loves, and is dancing in heaven with her mom and her dad, and with her beloved brother, Pierce, and with our daddy. And if this is what is to be, then we will accept it. But we need to know where she is. We need her to come home.”
Guthrie announced her family is offering a reward of up to $1 million “for any information that leads us to her recovery.”
The FBI had previously announced its own $100,000 reward for information leading to Guthrie’s recovery “and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.” Separately, the anonymous tip line service 88-CRIME has offered a reward of up to $102,500, most of which came from an anonymous donation.
Guthrie reward comes after previous videos, search continues
Guthrie’s comments come after another week in which there were still no arrests made or any major breakthroughs in the search for Nancy Guthrie. Law enforcement has continued to work on identifying the masked suspect seen at Nancy Guthrie’s front door in doorbell camera footage shared by the FBI earlier this month. The suspect has been described as a male, “approximately 5’9″-5’10” tall, with an average build,” who was wearing “a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack.”
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has also said that DNA analysis is underway on biological evidence that was recovered during its investigation, but the department warned on Feb. 20 that this “process can be lengthy.”
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