Nancy Guthrie's family offering $1 million reward for her whereabouts: "Someone out there knows something"
Savannah Guthrie and her family are offering an additional reward of up to $1 million for any information leading to the whereabouts of their mother, Nancy Guthrie. The "Today" show co-host made the announcement on social media Tuesday.
In a new video posted to Instagram, Savannah Guthrie expressed hope that her mother will be found but also acknowledged that she "may be lost."
"She may already be gone. She may have already gone home to the Lord that she loves and is dancing in heaven with her mom and her dad and with her beloved brother Pierce and with our daddy," Guthrie said. "And if this is what is to be, then we will accept it, but we need to know where she is. We need her to come home."
Nancy Guthrie has been missing since Feb. 1, when investigators believe she was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
"It is Day 24 since our mom was taken in the dark of night from her bed, and every hour and minute and second and every long night has been agony since then of worrying about her and fearing for her and aching for her and most of all just missing her," Guthrie said.
"Someone out there knows something that can bring her home," she said. "Somebody knows, and we are begging you to please come forward now."
Guthrie urged people to continue praying for her mom's return.
"We still believe in a miracle," Guthrie said. "We still believe that she can come home. Hope against hope, as my sister says. We are blowing on the embers of hope."
Guthrie has posted other social media videos with her sister Annie and brother Camron throughout the ordeal. In some of the videos, the family spoke directly to those who sent an apparent ransom note to CBS Tucson affiliate KOLD-TV demanding payment in bitcoin.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a statement last week that all of the Guthrie siblings and their spouses were cleared as possible suspects in the case.
The FBI is also offering a $100,000 reward, and encouraged anyone with information to contact the tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).
Guthrie also said the family would be donating $500,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
"We know there are millions of families that have suffered with this kind of uncertainty," Guthrie said, adding, "We are hoping that the attention that has been given to our mom and our family will extend to all the families like ours who are in need and need prayers and need support."
