Savannah Guthrie has made a new public appeal for information about the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, who authorities believe was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on 1 February.
On Sunday, the Today co-host posted a photograph of an old drawing made by her daughter. The drawing showed an umbrella and included the words, “I know it might not seem like it but I really need my mommy.” Guthrie also shared a photograph of her mother and wrote that, despite the appearance of normality, “it’s not and it never will be.”
“We ache for her, we cry out for answers, we cannot move forward,” Guthrie wrote. She asked anyone with information to come forward and said the family wanted to celebrate her mother and give her the dignity she deserves. She also noted that the reward remains available and thanked people who had supported the family.
The Instagram post came three months after Guthrie previously urged anyone with knowledge of the case to speak to investigators. In that appeal, she said someone might have noticed unusual behavior or recognized the handwriting in ransom-demand notes. Her family has offered a $1 million reward for information.
Investigators found drops of blood on Nancy Guthrie’s porch and recovered DNA from a glove located about two miles (3.21km) from her home. The glove initially appeared similar to one worn by a suspect seen in surveillance footage, but investigators later determined that it belonged to a restaurant worker and not to the abductor.
The FBI has offered an additional $100,000 reward for conclusive information and is seeking a man approximately 5ft 9in to 5ft 10in tall with an average build.
In July, authorities released two ransom notes sent to a Tucson television station. The first, received on 2 February, said Nancy Guthrie was unharmed but frightened and demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency for her release. A second note, received four days later, claimed that she had died soon after her abduction.
Authorities have not established whether Nancy Guthrie is alive, and no arrests have been made.
Sources: The Guardian World.