Arizona authorities say they believe Today show host’s mother is still alive | Arizona
The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s Today show host Savannah Guthrie, entered its sixth day in Arizona on Friday; authorities said they believed he was still alive.
“He’s out there somewhere, we’re going to find him, we have to find him,” said Chris Nanos, the sheriff of Pima County, Arizona. in an interview Friday morning on ABC’s Good Morning America. “Pray, just pray,” he said.
Asked by the interviewer if he could “work on prayers” in the absence of a good lead on the case or a way to contact the people believed to have kidnapped Nancy Guthrie, Nanos added: “Sometimes I have to, I don’t have a choice.”
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) I’m offering a reward of $50,000 For information leading to the arrest or conviction of anyone involved in Guthrie’s recovery and/or his mysterious disappearance.
Nancy Guthrie was reported missing in the Tucson area Sunday morning after she failed to show up to her regular church. Loved ones last saw him on the evening of January 31 at his home in the Catalina foothills north of the southern Arizona city.
Her disappearance is being investigated as a possible kidnapping, and as of Friday morning, no suspects or persons of interest have yet been identified.
On Thursday night, Savannah’s brother, Camron Guthrie, made a new plea in a video posted on social media.
“Whoever is holding our mother there, we want to hear from you,” he said. “We haven’t heard anything directly. You need to reach out to us, we need a way to contact you so we can move forward. But first we need to know that our mother is with you. We want to talk to you and are waiting for you to reach out.”
The appeal came shortly after Nanos held a press conference He said authorities believe Guthrie is still alive.
“At this time, we believe Nancy is still there,” Nanos said. “We want his home. Our department – the sheriff’s department – is working day and night with all our partners at the FBI, and we just want him to come home and find a way to get to the bottom of all this, just like you did.”
Nanos confirmed that blood spatters found near the front door of Nancy Guthrie’s home tested positive for DNA. He also said Guthrie’s pacemaker was disconnected from his personal monitoring device at 2:28 a.m. Sunday. Authorities also said his doorbell camera was disconnected the night he disappeared.
FBI I’m offering a reward of $50,000 For information leading to the arrest or conviction of anyone involved in Guthrie’s recovery and/or his disappearance.
“He is considered a vulnerable adult who has difficulty walking, has a pacemaker, and requires daily medication for his heart condition,” the FBI said. missing person bulletin states.
