Savannah Guthrie Offers To Pay Ransom While FBI Debates If Mom Is Actually Missing
KEY POINTS
- •Nancy Guthrie, age 84, went missing Sunday from her home near Tucson and was last seen there.
- •Savannah Guthrie posted a video plea on Saturday offering payment to anyone who returns her mother.
- •The FBI arrested a California man for sending a fake ransom note, while investigators are reviewing other messages.
Savannah Guthrie, veteran 'Today' show anchor approaching three decades on air, went full 'pay up or shut up' in an Instagram video begging her mother Nancy Guthrie, 84, to come home after being reported missing Sunday near Tucson. She said 'We will pay' for Nancy's return, while referencing some mysterious 'message' with zero explanation—because obviously no ransom note or subtle clue needed to keep audiences hooked. Blood found on the porch plus a disconnected doorbell camera give a chilling CSI vibe. The FBI, meanwhile, arrested a California dude for fake ransom notes, proving Nancy’s disappearance also includes a side dish of very confused pranksters. The family’s only certainty? Nancy’s fragile health and meds, plus hopes that whoever has her will maybe shoot a 'proof of life' TikTok soon.
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Only Savannah Guthrie could turn her mother’s disappearance into a PTA bake sale negotiation: 'We will pay!' Like ransom was a Starbucks tab gone wrong.
Kidnapper out here acting like it’s Airbnb: hostage overnight stays, zero reviews, and now the family’s ready to cover damages.
FBI arrests a guy sending fake ransom notes. Guess kidnapping Nancy was too mainstream, so they went full cosplay.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 2/8/2026 | Author: Lloyd Lee
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