Savannah Guthrie Says Her Family Is ‘Begging for Help’ Finding Mom Nancy: ‘Our Hearts Are in Ruins’

Savannah Guthrie has made an emotional plea for the safe return of her mom, Nancy Guthrie, six months after she vanished from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

In a lengthy Instagram post on Saturday, August 1, Savannah, 54, spoke about the impact the search for her 84-year-old mom has had on her entire family and pleaded with people to provide any information that might assist the authorities.

“This is our beautiful Mom,” Savannah opened the post. “Six months ago, someone took her out of her bed in the dead of night. We have lived every moment, every breath, and every heartbeat in agony and despair ever since.”

“Every day, we wake up and try to be strong and go on — because that’s what our joyful and resilient Mom taught us to do. But make no mistake — our hearts are in ruins,” she added, before referencing other members of her family.

“Cam and Kristine, Annie and Tommy, Mike and me — we spend every waking moment thinking of her, longing for her, looking for her. There is a hole inside us that can never be filled. There is an ache that cannot be softened. And there is a determination in us that cannot be quenched — to find out what happened to her, so that we can give her the dignity of a proper goodbye — a celebration of her remarkable life that she so deserves.”

Savannah’s post comes after the Pima County Sheriff’s Department released the complete text of two ransom notes on Friday, July 31.

In a post on X, the authorities stated that the notes were received by multiple news outlets on Feb. 2 and again on Feb. 6.

On Saturday, Savannah referenced the ransom notes in her post, writing “We are begging for help. We are desperate. We need someone to come forward. Someone knows something. Someone suspects something. Someone recognizes the writing in the ransom demand notes. Someone has noticed something different, strange, troubling or just unusual — perhaps with someone they deeply love.”

“Perhaps they are afraid to come forward. Perhaps they are conflicted. Perhaps they are angry or upset for being in this situation. There is a way out — to tell what you know. You can do so anonymously. The reward is available. There is a way to end this situation and do the right thing.”

“We are real people, facing real grief, doing the best we can, and counting our many blessings along the way — most especially the prayers and love from good people, which we feel deeply,” she continued.

“We need your prayers, we need your kindness. We need the good to be stronger than the evil. If you are following this story for entertainment or for profit, you are not on her side — you are part of the harm perpetrated against her.”

“We will never stop looking for answers — and we will never stop looking for the light. We will always be hoping and praying and believing in the best of our world — in spite of circumstance. This is what our faith makes possible.”

“Please. Bring her home. 💛,” Savannah concluded the post.

The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been working to locate Nancy since February. On Friday, the authorities highlighted that an armed masked man was seen standing on her front porch in night-time surveillance photos and video footage taken on February 1.

Investigators believe she was taken the same day but her whereabouts remains unknown, despite a $100,000 reward for information. A separate $1 million reward has also been offered by Savannah’s family.