Savannah Guthrie Issues Direct Message To Her Mother’s Captors

Savannah Guthrie is refusing to let hope fade as the search for her missing mother stretches into its third week. 

The “Today” show anchor shared an emotional video directly addressing those responsible for Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, urging them to come forward. 

With federal investigators still awaiting key forensic results and no suspects in custody, Savannah is speaking not just as a journalist, but as a daughter determined to bring her 84-year-old mother home.

Savannah Guthrie chose to speak plainly and personally in a somber video message released on Instagram on Sunday. 

Rather than focusing on investigative updates, she directed her words to the people she believes have answers.

“It’s been two weeks since our mom was taken. And I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope. And we still believe,” the 54-year-old said at the start of the message.

She then addressed her mother’s captors directly, urging them to reconsider their actions. 

“I wanted to say to whoever has her or knows where she is that it’s never too late. And you’re not lost or alone. And it is never too late to do the right thing. And we are here. And we believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being,” Savannah shared.

Her message was not framed in anger but in belief. She concluded the video by repeating, “It’s never too late.” 

In the caption, she added, “Bring her home. It’s never too late to do the next right thing.”

A few days before releasing her direct appeal, Savannah Guthrie reminded followers who her mother is beyond the headlines. 

On Thursday, February 12, she shared a childhood video of Nancy, offering a softer glimpse into the woman her family is fighting to find.

Alongside the video, the journalist wrote, “Our lovely mom. We will never give up on her.”

Nancy was taken from her $1 million home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona, during the early morning hours of February 1. Two weeks later, no arrests have been made.

Investigators have confirmed that blood was found on Nancy’s front porch. 

A glove discovered near the property is now central to the case, as authorities believe it resembles the kind worn by a masked figure captured on the home’s doorbell camera the night she disappeared.

According to federal authorities, the doorbell footage showed a masked man carrying a 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack. 

Investigators say the suspect attempted to interfere with the camera before removing it.

The individual allegedly tried to obscure the lens with flowers pulled from Nancy’s entranceway, then yanked the device from the door frame. 

Authorities estimated that the suspect is approximately 5ft 9 in to 5ft 10 in, with an average build.

In addition to the glove recovered near the scene, authorities have collected DNA belonging to an unidentified individual, someone not known to Savannah or her family, who was reportedly found at Nancy’s property. 

That discovery has intensified efforts to identify a possible suspect.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has sent the evidence to a private forensic laboratory in Florida, roughly 2,000 miles from Tucson. 

The decision reportedly bypassed the FBI’s own crime lab in Quantico, Virginia, drawing criticism from a former federal investigator.

Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory special agent with more than two decades of experience, criticized the handling of the forensic evidence and warned about delays.

“If the FBI has the lead, Quantico is the logical answer, and I’d expect evidence to be wheels-up before the sun sets today,” he told Fox News.

Pack stressed that time is especially critical given Savannah Guthrie’s mom’s medical condition, noting she has serious needs and is without her heart medication.

“In a case involving a vulnerable 84-year-old woman who is without her heart medication, where every hour matters, you don’t wait for FedEx on Monday morning,” he said, adding that “authorities cannot afford to lose a weekend debating how to process evidence.”

Authorities have not publicly confirmed when the evidence will reach the lab or how long DNA testing may take.

While forensic analysis is pending, investigators have significantly intensified their on-the-ground efforts. 

Late Friday night, roads were sealed off as heavily armed SWAT teams and FBI agents executed a search at a residence roughly two miles from Nancy's upscale Catalina Foothills home.

During the operation, multiple individuals were detained. Authorities also stopped a gray Range Rover in a nearby Culver’s parking lot. 

The vehicle’s contents were examined under a tarp before it was towed for further forensic analysis.

Pack described the move as a “significant escalation,” suggesting investigators may be acting on specific intelligence.

Still, he cautioned that the visible operations represent only part of the process. “They’ll be going door to door, looking to talk face to face with neighbors,” he said.

“They want to identify patterns of life for each of the people detained. If someone says, ‘I wasn’t home that night,’ a neighbor’s Ring camera might tell a different story. Investigators are building the box,” he continued.

“DNA that doesn’t belong to Nancy Guthrie or anyone close to her has already been identified at her property. Gloves have been recovered,” Pack said. "All of that evidence needs to get to a lab.”