Savannah Guthrie and her family have released a new statement to the Tucson, Arizona community regarding the ongoing disappearance of their matriarch, Nancy Guthrie. They expressed their inability to “grieve” until she returns home.
“We are deeply grateful for the support from neighbors, friends, and the people of Tucson. We are all family now,” the family said during a KVOA-TV News special on Saturday, March 21. “We continue to believe it’s Tucsonians and the greater Southern Arizona community that hold the key to resolving this case. Someone knows something.”
The Guthries suggested that there may be individuals in the community with “information that they do not even realize is significant.” They urged people to “search their memories” for any details that might stand out.
“We desperately ask this community to renew their attention to our mom’s case – please check camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations, or conversations that may hold significance in retrospect,” their statement continued. “No detail is too small. It may be the key.”
The Guthries expressed that they “miss [their] mom with every breath” and cannot find “peace” until “she is home.”
“We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder,” they said. “Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home. We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life but we cannot do that until she is brought to a final place of rest.”
Their statement concluded with gratitude: “Thank you for continuing to pray without ceasing.”
Nancy was reported missing on February 1, 2026, after she failed to meet friends for a virtual church service. Authorities soon deemed it a kidnapping.
Since then, Guthrie and her siblings, Camron Guthrie, 61, and Annie Guthrie, 56, have stayed in their mother’s hometown as the investigation proceeds. The siblings have appeared in various videos on Instagram, pleading for their mother’s safe return or any information that could lead to her alleged kidnappers.
“It is day 24 since our mom was taken in the dark of night from her bed, and every hour, minute, and second has been agony since then, worrying about her and fearing for her, aching for her, and most of all, just missing her,” Guthrie said in an Instagram video posted on February 25. She noted that the family has raised the reward for information about their mother’s kidnapping to $1 million.
“We know that millions of you have been praying. Many people, of all faiths and no faith at all, are praying for her return, and we feel those prayers. Please continue to pray without ceasing,” she added. “We still believe. We still believe in a miracle.”
In her message, Savannah mentioned that the $1 million reward would be given “only for the recovery” of their 84-year-old mother, Nancy. She encouraged anyone with information that might assist the case to contact the FBI, assuring that callers “can remain anonymous” or “find a way to reach out to me.”
On March 5, Savannah made an emotional return to the Today show set, her first appearance since her mother went missing.
Savannah Guthrie and her family left an emotional note while visiting the memorial for their mother, Nancy Guthrie, amid her alleged kidnapping. “Momma, we miss you so much! Our hearts are broken,” the note read, per NewsNation. “We are standing on ash, on scorched earth! But Mom, though we are surrounded by so much darkness […]
During her visit, Savannah expressed gratitude to the Today team for their love and support and for “caring about my mom as much as I do.” She also announced her intention to return to the morning show. “I have every intention of coming back,” she said. “I don’t know how to come back, but I don’t know how not to. You’re my family. And I would like to try.”
Earlier this month, Savannah and her family were seen visiting a memorial set up outside of Nancy’s home. In the video, Savannah’s sister, Annie, was heard crying as she locked arms with her husband, Tommaso Cioni, and the NBC host. The group placed a handful of sunflowers in front of a sign that read, “Dear Guthrie family, your neighbors stand with you.”
