Nancy Guthrie's children urge kidnapper to respond ahead of deadline

Anthony Robledo, USA TODAYFri, February 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM UTC

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The family of missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has not yet heard from her possible kidnapper after media outlets received unverified ransom letters, her son Camron Guthrie said in a social media video.

In a short Instagram video posted Thursday, Feb. 5, the brother of "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie addressed whoever wrote the letter, following the first deadline at 5 p.m. local time in Arizona. "This is Camron Guthrie. I'm speaking for the Guthrie family. Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you."

"We haven't heard anything directly. We need you to reach out, and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward. But first we have to know that you have our mom. We want to talk to you and we are waiting for contact," he said in the video posted to Savannah Guthrie's Instagram account.

The caption read, "Bring her home."

"Today" show cohost Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron Guthrie, speaks in a video message addressing a possible kidnapper who might be holding her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie in this screen grab obtained from social media video taken at an unspecified location and released Feb. 4, 2026.

Thursday, Feb. 5, marks the fifth day since Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday, Feb. 1, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Officials describe her as an 84-year-old woman with brown hair and blue eyes, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and weighing around 150 lbs.

One ransom letter included two specific deadlines at 5 p.m. on Thursday and another on Monday, according to FBI special agent Heith Janke. "In a normal kidnapping case, there would be contact by now trying to discuss that, but those are the time frames we are looking at as we move forward," Janke told reporters Thursday.

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People attend a vigil at St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home near Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 4, 2026.

Guthrie siblings plead for mother's safety, return

Savannah, Camron, and sister Annie Guthrie posted an emotional four-minute video on Wednesday, Feb. 4, pleading for her return in response to reports of a ransom letter.

"As a family, we are doing everything that we can. We are ready to talk. However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated. We without a doubt that she's alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen. Please reach out to us," Savannah Guthrie said.

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The TV journalist emphasized that Nancy Guthrie's health is fragile and "she lives in constant pain. She is without any medicine. She needs it to survive. She needs it not to suffer."

"Mama, if you're listening, we need you to come home. We miss you," Annie Guthrie said.

Nancy's husband and father to her children died of a heart attack when Savannah was 16 years old.

FBI says its taking ransom note seriously

Assistant special agent in charge of the case for the FBI, Jon Edwards, said on Thursday that federal authorities assisted in the video, adding that decisions involving a ransom are always up to the family. "We're taking the ransom note seriously, and we are following that part of the investigation," he told reporters.

Janke said on Tuesday, Feb. 3, that authorities arrested someone in connection with an "imposter ransom demand" and that a criminal complaint against the individual would be presented to a judge.

Warning any impostors trying to profit from Nancy's disappearance, Janke said, "We will investigate and ensure you are held accountable for your actions."

Contributing: Anna Kaufman and Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY

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