Savannah Guthrie tearfully pleads for information about mother’s fate during ‘Today’ show

“Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie said during Tuesday’s show her family “cannot be at peace” without knowing her missing mother’s fate.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen Jan. 31 and was reported missing the next day. Authorities believe she was taken from her Tucson home against her will in the early morning hours.

On Monday, previously unreported information came to light about the contents of ransom notes sent to media outlets during the early days of the investigation. One of the notes reportedly indicated Nancy Guthrie died after being abducted.

After the “Today” show broadcast an NBC News report about the case Tuesday, Savannah Guthrie reacted while surrounded by her colleagues on the set.

“I don’t have any comment on the story … but I can’t pretend I’m not here. And so since I am, I want to just take the opportunity to ask people, … to beg people to come forward. Somebody knows something,” she said.

 

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She then described, through tears, how hard the last four months have been for her family.

“This is a new story today that is on your radar, but this is the life that my sister lives, that I live, that my brother lives, that our extended families live, that our children live every day. And we are in agony. We cannot be at peace,” she said.

The Guthrie family is offering a $1 million reward on top of $102,500 offered for information that leads to an arrest in the case through Pima County’s 88-CRIME program and the FBI’s $100,000 reward.

“This is the moment to tell you that we need your help,” she said. “We’re begging for your help, and I’m not going to miss that opportunity. And so please if you’re watching, no matter how small, the reward is there. You can tell us. It can be anonymous. Please do the right thing for us, for our family, for our children. And we love our mom, and we’ll never stop looking for her. Never.”

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