Savannah Guthrie says, 'We believe our mom is still out there'

Savannah Guthrie pleads for help in locating her missing mother, Nancy, amid concerns of a kidnapping for ransom.

U.S. television network news host Savannah Guthrie took to social media on Monday (February 9, 2026) to plead ​for the public’s assistance in locating her elderly mother, who vanished from her ‌Arizona home more than a week ago in a presumed kidnapping for ransom.

Nancy ​Guthrie, 84, was last seen on January 31 when family members dropped her off at her home near Tucson after she had dinner with them, and relatives reported her missing the following day, according to authorities.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said the elder Guthrie had extremely limited mobility and could not have left her home unassisted, leading investigators to conclude early on that she had been kidnapped.

At least two apparent ransom notes have surfaced since then, both delivered initially ​to news media.

“We believe our mom is still out there,” Ms. Guthrie, 54, co-anchor of ⁠NBC’s “Today” show, said in the latest of four video messages she and other relatives have posted to Instagram in recent days.

“Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the clock trying to bring her home, trying to find her. She was taken, ​and we don’t know where. And we need ⁠your help,” Ms. Guthrie said.