The sender claims they’re in possession of a video showing “Today” host Savannah Guthrie’s mother with her kidnapper.
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Nancy Guthrie in 2019.Credit: Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
A new demand letter in the Nancy Guthrie case claims to have video of the missing 84-year-old and her kidnapper “on the day that was probably her last,” according to a TMZ report.
In an email sent to the outlet Friday and forwarded to the FBI, the sender reportedly referred to two kidnappers being involved in the disappearance of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mother, which has been ongoing since she went missing from her home in Tucson nearly five months ago, on Feb. 1.
“I have a phone stashed in a secure location guaranteeing both the information it stores and the safety of the phone,” the sender wrote. “What it contains is my definition of delivering them on a silver platter, a short video of the main guy with nancy the day that was probably her last, pictures of both involved, names and addresses and age.”
The sender reportedly said the phone is in a “location easy to access if you know where it is” and added that they would divulge the password in exchange for money put into a Bitcoin account.
Spokespersons for the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona declined to comment to Entertainment Weekly, citing an ongoing investigation.
TMZ says it has “authenticated” that the new email is from the same person who sent the outlet previous ransom letters. The sender also noted, “I am not the idiot who recently called in a tip about her burial site in Mexico.”
A massive search effort was ignited earlier this month when the Buscando Corazones Nogales collective, which works to locate missing people in Mexico, said it had received an anonymous tip that a grave for Guthrie might have been located. But no such grave has been found.
In response to the new email, TMZ asked the sender to provide them a screenshot of Guthrie and her kidnapper from the alleged video.
Since her mother’s disappearance, Savannah Guthrie has been relentless in the search and pleaded to the public for more information. She broke down in tears on Tuesday’s episode of the morning show as a segment aired developments in her mom’s case.
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The news story said that suspects are demanding $6 million, a ransom investigators reportedly believe to be credible. The show also played footage of Savannah speaking out about the demand letters in a prior interview with Today personality Hoda Kotb, in which Savannah said, “I believe the two notes that we received, that we responded to, I tend to believe those are real.”
As the segment wrapped, host Craig Melvin held Savannah’s hand while praising her “bravery and courage” in continuing to her job amid such tragedy. Savannah cried as she looked at her colleagues Melvin, Al Roker, Carson Daly, and Jenna Bush Hager.
“I love you guys and I love this place,” she said. “This is unusual and unprecedented, to say the least, to be sitting here, but I don’t have any comment on the story and I’m not involved in our coverage. But, I can’t pretend I’m not here. Since I am, I wanted to take the opportunity to ask people, to really beg people to come forward. Somebody knows something. This is a news story today that’s on your radar, but this is the life that my sister lives, that I live, that my brother lives, that our extended families lives, that our children live every day.”
She stressed, “We are in agony, and we can not be at peace. No matter how much I try to come out here every day and smile and find that joy, and I will — I promise I will — this is a moment to tell you that we need your help. We’re begging for help, and I’m not going to miss that opportunity.”
The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have repeatedly asked for tips at the 1-800-CALL-FBI line. The FBI set a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to Nancy Guthrie’s recovery or the apprehension of those involved.



