Investigation in apparent abduction enters second week as deadline for purported ransom note demanding $6m looms
The search for television host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother entered its second full week on Monday, with investigators returning over the weekend for a new search of her Arizona home. They appear no closer to finding her, or identifying an alleged abductor.
Detectives are analyzing a purported ransom note giving a deadline of 5pm MT (7pm ET) Monday for Guthrie’s family to pay $6m, a development that prompted the Today show presenter and her siblings to record a video released Saturday saying: “We will pay”.
While investigators believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken against her will from her home near Tucson on the night of 31 January, or early on 1 February, they have not confirmed the authenticity of the ransom note, received Friday by a local TV station in Arizona.
“The Nancy Guthrie investigation is ongoing. Follow-up continues at multiple locations. No suspects, persons of interest, or vehicles have been identified. No scheduled press briefings,” the Pima county sheriff’s department said Sunday afternoon in a post on X. “If any significant developments occur in the case, a press conference will be called.”
