Savannah Guthrie is making a desperate plea for her mother’s return.
The NBC host announced Tuesday her family is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the return of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, on day 24 of the search for the 84-year-old. Fighting back tears in an Instagram video, she said they’re “aching” for her mother, who’s suspected to have been abducted from her Tucson, Arizona home.
“We still believe in a miracle, we still believe that she can come home—hope against hope,” the presenter said. “We also know that she may be lost, she may already be gone, she may have already gone home to the Lord that she loves.”
The family will also donate $500,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Guthrie continued:
“Please, if you hear this message, if you’ve been waiting and you haven’t been sure, let this be your sign to please come forward. Tell what you know, and help us bring our beloved mom home, so that we can either celebrate a glorious, miraculous homecoming or celebrate the beautiful, brave and courageous and noble life that she has lived.”
The FBI’s Phoenix office urged anyone with “firsthand knowledge” of her whereabouts to contact their tip line. Until now, the reward stood at $200,000—$100,000 from the FBI and another $100,000 through Tucson Crime Stoppers.
Nancy was reported missing around midday February 1 after not showing up for church. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office believes she was “taken from the home against her will, possibly in the middle of the night.” She has difficulty walking, has a pacemaker, and needs daily medication for a heart condition.
Investigators released images of a prime suspect captured on her Nest doorbell camera, who appears to have been at her door before she went missing. Purported ransom notes demanding about $6 million in cryptocurrency have been sent to media outlets, with at least one note confirmed fake from a 42-year-old California man who’s been charged.
Detectives have received close to 40,000 tips. DNA evidence was recovered from a glove similar to one worn by the suspect but yielded no matches in an FBI database. Investigators have ruled out all Guthrie family members as possible suspects.