U.S. news anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, goes missing; family renews plea to kidnappers
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Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, is missing; family pleads for information as FBI investigates her kidnapping in Arizona.
The family of the kidnapped mother of a top U.S. TV news anchor made a new plea for information from her captors on Thursday (February 6, 2026), after investigators said they believed the 84-year-old was still alive.
Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC News “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona, some time on Saturday night or Sunday morning, sparking a massive hunt in a case that has gripped America.
“Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you,” the missing woman’s son, Camron Guthrie, said in a video posted on Instagram.
U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing anyone who might be holding her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago | Photo Credit: via Reuters
“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.”
Savannah Guthrie had tearfully pleaded with kidnappers to share proof of life earlier this week.
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