{"id":199453,"date":"2026-02-06T21:41:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/family-pleas-for-information-on-news-anchors-missing-mother-in-case-gripping-us-france-24\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T21:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T21:41:11","slug":"family-pleas-for-information-on-news-anchors-missing-mother-in-case-gripping-us-france-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/family-pleas-for-information-on-news-anchors-missing-mother-in-case-gripping-us-france-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Family pleas for information on news anchor&#039;s missing mother in case gripping US &#8211; France 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Headings<br \/>                                         The US continues to hold its breath for news of the missing mother of\u00a0NBC News &#8220;Today&#8221; co-host Savannah Guthrie, who is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona during the evening between Saturday and Sunday.\u00a0\u00a0                <br \/><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-02-06T06:19:11+00:00\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">06\/02\/2026 &#8211; 07:19<\/time><\/span><br \/>The family of the kidnapped mother of a top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" target=\"_self\">US<\/a> TV news anchor made a new plea for information from her captors on Thursday, after investigators said they believed the 84-year-old was still alive.<br \/>Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC News &#8220;Today&#8221; co-host Savannah Guthrie, is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona, some time on Saturday night or Sunday morning, sparking a massive hunt in a case that has gripped America.<br \/>&#8220;Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you,&#8221; the missing woman&#8217;s son, Camron Guthrie, said in a video posted on Instagram.<br \/>&#8220;We haven&#8217;t heard anything directly. We need you to reach out and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward. But first we have to know that you have our mom.&#8221;<br \/>Savannah Guthrie had tearfully pleaded with kidnappers to share proof of life earlier this week.<br \/>The family&#8217;s renewed call came after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">FBI<\/a> disclosed that a first deadline of 5pm on Thursday was made in a ransom letter, without providing a time zone.<br \/>FBI Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke told a press conference that a second demand of a payment by Monday was given in the letter.<br \/>&#8220;If a transfer wasn&#8217;t made, I think a second demand was for next Monday,&#8221; he said, declining to provide any information about what was threatened if the deadline was not met.<br \/>&#8220;The ransom note that was sent out there &#8230; every lead in this case we are taking extremely serious,&#8221; Janke added, saying the letter called for an undisclosed amount of money.<br \/>Authorities have made one arrest over a fake ransom demand, Janke said.<br \/>Nancy Guthrie&#8217;s disappearance has garnered wall-to-wall coverage in US media, with dozens of reporters and camera crews descending on the quiet Arizona suburb where she lives.<br \/>Authorities said they believed the missing woman was still alive, and said blood discovered on her doorstep belonged to her.<br \/>&#8220;Right now, we believe Nancy is still out there. We want her home,&#8221; Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters on Thursday.<br \/>But law enforcement was no closer to finding out who was responsible for the woman&#8217;s abduction.<br \/>&#8220;Everybody&#8217;s still a suspect in our eyes,&#8221; Nanos said.<br \/>The FBI&#8217;s Janke called on whoever was responsible to hand themselves in or establish communication with the family.<br \/>&#8220;In a normal case there would be contact by now,&#8221; he said.<br \/>Action taken on any proposed ransom would be &#8220;taken by the family&#8221; only, he added.<br \/>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Donald Trump<\/a> said Wednesday he had ordered &#8220;ALL Federal Law Enforcement to be at the family&#8217;s, and Local Law Enforcement&#8217;s, complete disposal, IMMEDIATELY.&#8221;<br \/>On Thursday, his press spokeswoman said Trump spoke to Savannah Guthrie and told her &#8220;the federal government is here to help&#8221;.<br \/>Nanos \u2013 who earlier this week said he was not used to the kind of national scrutiny that comes with a case like this \u2013 gave the first detailed timeline of events after Guthrie was dropped off at her home at 9:48pm Saturday.<br \/>At &#8220;that time we assume that Nancy&#8217;s home and going to bed,&#8221; he said.<br \/>&#8220;At 1:47am the doorbell camera disconnects.<br \/>&#8220;2:12am, software detects a person on a camera, but there&#8217;s no video available.<br \/>&#8220;2:28am, Nancy&#8217;s pacemaker app shows that it was a disconnect from the phone.&#8221;<br \/>At that point, the trail went cold, Nanos said.<br \/>Janke announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to Guthrie&#8217;s rescue or the arrest of those responsible for her disappearance. He said FBI Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/kash-patel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Kash Patel<\/a> was receiving updates on the case.<br \/>Nanos said time was of the essence.<br \/>&#8220;She is in need of daily medication,&#8221; he said.<br \/>&#8220;It&#8217;s day four or five, and we don&#8217;t know that she&#8217;s getting her medication.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;That could, in itself, prove fatal.&#8221;<br \/><em>(FRANCE 24 with AFP)<\/em><br \/>Read next<br \/>Today&#039;s top stories<br \/>Most read<br \/>             \u00a9 2026 Copyright France 24 &#8211; All rights reserved. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites. 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