During a tear-filled interview with “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie about her 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance from her home in Tucson, Arizona, for nearly two months, Savannah is begging for help to find out what happened to her mom, saying, “My family is in agony, and the pain has been so unbearable that I cannot handle it.”
Through tears as she spoke about the agony of being separated from her mother, Guthrie said to Kotb, “Someone needs to do the right thing. We are all in agony. It is completely unbearable.”
Guthrie went on to say, “And to think of everything that my mother went through. I wake up every single night in the middle of the night, every night! And in that darkness, I imagine the sheer terror my mother went through. And, it’s beyond imagination, but those images will not leave my mind. I will never remove my face from those thoughts. But she needs to come home now!”
Nancy Guthrie was last seen on January 31, 2020, when family members dropped her off at her residence. When she did not attend a virtual church meeting the following morning, the family initiated a search. Authorities believe she was kidnapped sometime during the night because a masked man was seen on surveillance video.
The following Public Statement was issued on behalf of the Guthrie Family on March 21st, encouraging the Tucson Community to reflect on important events in their memories related to the missing person case. Important dates are January 11th (late evening) as well as January 31st – February 1st. The Family was quoted as saying, “We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder.”
Kotb also commented to their guests about how he observed “the desperation and the steeliness” of Guthrie during the time that they were separated due to missing persons. Guests were visibly affected, with Craig Melvin, Al Roker, and Carson Daly showing such great emotion that they had tears in their eyes.
Earlier this month, Guthrie returned to the “Today” show for an emotional reunion with her co-workers, at which point she reiterated that she wants to go back to work but will continue to do everything in her power to help find her beautiful daughter. If anyone has any information regarding this case, please call the FBI at 1800CALLFBI (1-800-225-5324) or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.