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Savannah Guthrie Details Ransom Hoaxes in First Interview on Missing Mother

Her first in-depth interview spotlights hoax ransom demands, urging credible tips.

Overview

  • In NBC broadcasts Thursday and Friday, Guthrie gave her first long interview and said several ransom demands were fake, while she believes two letters the family answered may be real.
  • Investigators treat 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance as a likely abduction and have released video of a masked person at her Tucson home, where family members also found open doors, a torn security camera, and blood on the front steps.
  • No suspects have been publicly identified as the Pima County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI keep the case open and ask for verified leads.
  • The family is offering up to $1 million for information leading to Nancy’s return, and the FBI has posted $100,000 for tips that lead to an arrest or to finding her.
  • NBC says Guthrie will return to co-host the Today show on April 6, while coverage ranges from detailed reporting on the evidence to accounts of her guilt over whether her public profile made her mother a target.