Today show host Savannah Guthrie said on Saturday on social media that her family was "desperate" and "begging for help" in the disappearance of her mother, a day after authorities released two ransom notes including one saying that she had died. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Authorities released an early note in the investigation into the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, hoping that someone will recognize the writing style. A second note said Guthrie died shortly after she was kidnapped and "is buried in nature now." Both notes initially were sent to a Tucson television station days after Guthrie went missing from her home outside Tucson on Feb. 1.
"We are begging for help. We are desperate. We need someone to come forward. Someone knows something. Someone suspects something. Someone recognizes the writing in the ransom demand notes," Guthrie wrote on her Instagram account, alongside a photo of her mother.
"Someone has noticed something different, strange, troubling or just unusual - perhaps with someone they deeply love," she wrote. "Perhaps they are afraid to come forward. Perhaps they are conflicted. Perhaps they are angry or upset for being in this situation. There is a way out - to tell what you know."
Guthrie went on to say they "wanted to find out what happened to her, so that we can give her the dignity of a proper goodbye - a celebration of her remarkable life that she so deserves."
Saturday is the six-month mark since Guthrie disappeared. No suspects have been arrested. The investigation has been dogged by unanswered questions, such as how many p