Savannah Guthrie made a renewed, emotional appeal this week to the person or people responsible for the disappearance of her mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, asking them to "do the right thing" and provide information that could bring her home. Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson home in the early hours of Feb. 1, and her disappearance has been investigated by federal authorities as a potential kidnapping for ransom. The missing-person report was filed by her children, Savannah and her siblings Annie and Camron, and the family has repeatedly pleaded for any information that could help locate her.
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Doorbell-camera still showing a masked person on the front porch of the Tucson residence, released as investigators treat the disappearance as a possible kidnapping.
In a videotaped message posted to her Instagram account, Savannah described the toll the disappearance has taken on the family and repeatedly asked the abductors to make a different choice. "It has been months since our mom was taken from us," she said. "Our family is in agony. We are in a nightmare that will not end. Nothing about our situation has changed." The host said the family is continuing to search and to cooperate with authorities, adding, "We have done our part and we will never stop looking for her. We will always ache for her and feel that hole in our hearts."
Savannah pressed for a resolution in direct terms, asking the people who took her mother to provide directions or information that could end the family's anguish. She said, "So I’m asking you, begging you, to do the right thing now. Make the right choice. Help us find her." In the same message she urged them to "Tell us where to look for her," and expressed a belief in the possibility of a return: "I truly believe it is never too late to do the right thing. Help us bring this situation to an end. For all of us, no matter where we've been and what we've done, I believe there is always a way home. Please make the right choice."
Law enforcement activity around the Tucson residence has been visible as investigators work the case and follow leads. Images released in connection with the inquiry include a still from a doorbell camera showing a masked person on the front porch, and photographs of Pima County Sheriff's Office personnel and investigators at the home's front entrance as the search continued. Federal investigators are involved and the case has been handled as a suspected kidnapping for ransom, according to officials working on the investigation.
Pima County sheriff pickup and investigators at the front entrance of a Tucson home as law enforcement continues the search for the missing woman.
Earlier this month Savannah described the family’s experience since Feb. 1 as relentless and deeply painful. She said the past five months have represented "agony and unending trauma for our family," and that "there is not a moment that goes by that we aren't actively trying to find our mom." She also expressed gratitude to the local community for holding her family in their thoughts and to the law enforcement teams working the case. "Thank you to the people of Tucson for holding her in their hearts, as well as both the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Office for their tireless work on behalf of our family," she said in a written statement.
The family's public appeals have been consistent in tone and content: an urgent request for information, a vow to continue searching, and repeated expressions of the emotional toll the disappearance has taken. Savannah's Instagram message closed on an imperative that has been echoed across the family's statements: "Bring her home." Authorities continue to investigate and have asked anyone with relevant information to come forward so that the search can move closer to a resolution.
As the community and law enforcement maintain their efforts, the Guthrie family continues to press for answers and for the safe return of Nancy Guthrie. The FBI's involvement underscores the seriousness with which investigators are treating the matter, and the public appeals remain focused on securing actionable information that could lead to locating Nancy and reuniting her with her family.
In response to the video, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said investigators are "working this as hard as we can." The probe remains active with no new public leads disclosed, as the family and authorities continue seeking information on Nancy Guthrie's whereabouts.
The FBI has increased its reward for information in the case to $100,000 (announced in mid-February 2026), and the Guthrie family announced a separate family reward of up to $1 million on Feb. 24, 2026, bringing public reward offers to more than $1 million.
Investigators say Nancy’s doorbell camera was disconnected at about 1:47 a.m. and data from her pacemaker app shows a disconnect at about 2:28 a.m.; officers later found blood on the front porch that was confirmed to be Nancy’s, and items recovered from the home including black gloves have produced DNA samples now being analyzed.
The FBI’s seeking-information materials describe the suspect as a male about 5'9"–5'10" with an average build wearing a black 25-liter "Ozark Trail" style backpack, and the bureau said the individual in the footage appeared to have tampered with the doorbell camera.
Authorities say they have received thousands of tips — reported as more than 4,000 after the release of the doorbell images and video — which are being evaluated by investigators.