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Kidnappers urged to help
Savannah Guthrie released a new Instagram video Monday pleading with her mother’s kidnappers to “do the right thing now” and “help us find her,” as Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing since Feb. 1 after she was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
“It has been nearly six months since Nancy Guthrie's abduction”
WHDH quoted Guthrie saying, “Tell us where to look for her,” describing her family as living in “an unending nightmare” nearly six months after the disappearance.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance “remains active and ongoing,” while CBS News reported Guthrie told the alleged kidnappers her family has been living in a “nightmare that will not end.”
Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will on Feb. 1, and the FBI later released surveillance videos showing a masked man on the porch that night.
The case has not produced publicly identified suspects, and 6abc Philadelphia said there are currently no suspects identified in the case.
Ransom notes and evidence
Multiple outlets described ransom notes sent to the media after Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, including two authorities deemed potentially credible that were traced by the FBI.
WHDH said the FBI discounted some ransom notes as nothing more than extortion attempts, but said it’s still evaluating others that might be legitimate, while 6abc Philadelphia said several ransom notes were sent to the media following Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
6abc Philadelphia reported an apparent break in the investigation on Feb. 10, when previously inaccessible images and video footage were released of a masked man tampering with Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera the morning she was abducted.
After reviewing the doorbell camera footage, the FBI identified the suspect as a man “about 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall,” and 6abc Philadelphia said the suspect was wearing a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack.
The FBI later concluded that DNA found on a glove recovered about 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home had nothing to do with the case, according to 6abc Philadelphia.
Reward and next steps
The Guthrie family has offered a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie’s whereabouts, and 6abc Philadelphia reported that on Feb. 24 Savannah Guthrie announced a new $1 million reward for the recovery of her mother, bringing the total reward amount to $1.2 million.
WHDH said the family will never stop looking for Nancy Guthrie, and it quoted Savannah Guthrie asking the kidnappers to “Make the right choice. Help us find her. Tell us where to look for her.”
Authorities urged the public to call 911, the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 520-351-4900, according to 6abc Philadelphia.
Fox News said the family is asking anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI and claim a reward of over $1 million, while also noting a separate reward for information that leads to an arrest via Tucson’s Crime Stoppers affiliate.
For now, the investigation remains ongoing without arrests or publicly identified suspects, as 6abc Philadelphia said the sheriff’s department “remains committed to finding answers” alongside the FBI.
