US TV host's mother missing for six months, family begs for help

Six months after her mother's disappearance, US television broadcaster Savannah Guthrie has issued an emotional plea for help. Nancy Guthrie, 84, vanished on the night of January 31-February 1. Security footage revealed a masked individual near her home in the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona.

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we are begging for help

Savannah Guthrie shared her family's anguish on Instagram, stating, "Our hearts are in ruins." The Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed the search is ongoing and released two ransom notes received on February 2 and February 6. The first note contained a demand and a threat, while the second, apologetic note suggested Nancy Guthrie had died in captivity and was "buried in nature."

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But make no mistake - our hearts are in ruins

Authorities and the Guthrie family are urging the public to come forward with any information. They hope someone might recognize speech patterns in the ransom notes or notice unusual behavior in a friend or family member. "Someone knows something. Someone suspects something," Savannah Guthrie wrote. "There is a way out - to tell what you know... There is a way to end this situation and do the right thing."

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she had died while captive and was "buried in nature now"

Investigators have offered a reward for information, emphasizing that tips can be submitted anonymously. The FBI had previously released footage of a masked man at the front door of the missing woman's home, intensifying the national attention on the case.

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Someone knows something. Someone suspects something. Someone recognises the writing in the ransom demand notes.