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Journalist Savannah Guthrie pleads for mother's return six months after disappearance
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Journalist Savannah Guthrie pleads for mother's return six months after disappearance

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • U.S. journalist Savannah Guthrie publicly pleaded with the alleged kidnappers of her mother to "do the right thing" as the six-month anniversary of her disappearance approaches.
  • Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her Arizona home on January 31 and is believed to have been abducted, with bloodstains found near her home.
  • The FBI is investigating the disappearance as a kidnapping, despite a note suggesting she died shortly after being taken, and the family has offered a $1 million reward.

Six months after her mother vanished, U.S. journalist Savannah Guthrie has made a public plea for her safe return. In an emotional Instagram video, the "Today" show anchor urged the alleged kidnappers of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, to "do the right thing now."

The world can be a cruel and unforgiving place, and I know you have tried to do the right thing. So I am asking you, I am begging you, to do the right thing now.

— Savannah GuthrieIn an Instagram video, the journalist pleaded with her mother's alleged captors.

Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home north of Tucson, Arizona, on January 31 after having dinner with her eldest daughter. She was reported missing the following day when she failed to attend church. Police suspect abduction after finding bloodstains near her home's entrance. The elderly woman suffers from serious health issues and has a pacemaker.

This marks the family's first public appeal since receiving a supposed note. The FBI confirmed in early July that they are still investigating the disappearance as a kidnapping. While a note sent to media outlets in late June claimed Nancy Guthrie died shortly after her abduction, not intentionally, the FBI stated that some ransom notes are being investigated as potentially legitimate, despite others being considered extortion attempts.

bring her home

— Savannah GuthrieAccompanying text on her Instagram video.

The family is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie's whereabouts. The FBI has also offered $100,000 for tips that could help locate her or apprehend those responsible for her disappearance. Guthrie emphasized in her video that her family had "done their part" and vowed they would "never stop looking."

we have done our part and we will never stop looking

— Savannah GuthrieStated in her public plea.
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Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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