Elizabeth Smart, who survived a harrowing kidnapping herself at age 14, is holding onto hope for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother, Nancy. The 84-year-old vanished from her Tucson home back on February 1, and five months later, Smart believes the case may not be closed.
Speaking to E! News, the child safety advocate pointed out that the public still lacks a full picture of what happened. “There isn’t a body,” she emphasized, noting that without remains, there’s room to believe Nancy could still be alive.
Smart urged everyone not to give up the search.
Smart also called on anyone with information to come forward, no matter how small the detail might seem. She stressed compassion for the Guthrie family during this painful time, reminding people that investigators may know more than what’s been shared publicly.
Nancy was last seen at her Catalina Foothills home on the night of January 31. Her family reported her missing the next day after she failed to show up for church. Police later released footage of a masked person at her door, with sources suggesting she may have been abducted overnight.
According to reports, multiple ransom notes were sent to Savannah Guthrie and her family, demanding millions in bitcoin for Nancy’s safe return. One note allegedly read, “Hello, Savannah. We have your mother, Nancy.
She is safe but scared.” It warned that if payment wasn’t made by a deadline, she would be killed.
Law enforcement continues to investigate, but no arrest has been made. Smart’s message is clear: don’t lose hope until there’s definitive proof. As the search stretches into its sixth month, what new details might finally break this case wide open?
