Savannah Guthrie to Kidnapper: ‘We’ll Pay’
This 2019 image provided by NBCUniversal shows Savannah Guthrie, right, and her mom, Nancy. (Nathan Congleton/NBCUniversal via AP)
Savannah Guthrie and her two siblings released a new online message Saturday directed at their mother’s apparent kidnappers, offering to pay for her safe return. The Today co-anchor appeared in the brief Instagram video alongside her older brother Cameron and sister Annie, according to People.
The message concerned 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who police say was taken from her home near Tucson last weekend:
“We received your message, and we understand,” Savannah Guthrie said. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”
The New York Times described the video as “subdued and cryptic.” Retired FBI agent Lance Leising pointed out that the siblings no longer addressed their mother directly, as they did in an earlier video. “They’re not talking directly to Nancy anymore,” Leising said. “They’re talking to the kidnappers but not to Nancy. That concerns me.”
The public plea comes as investigators examine at least one new communication that may be a ransom note, according to NBC News. While various news outlets have received similar messages, none have been verified as legitimate by law enforcement.
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