- Today show host Savannah Guthrie gave a tearful update on the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie this week in her first interview since her mother’s disappearance. Nearly two months after she vanished, crucial questions remain.
- One main question is who took her? All members of Nancy Guthrie's family, including NBC News' Savannah Guthrie, her siblings and their spouses, have been cleared as possible suspects, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office.
- Is Nancy Guthrie still alive? While authorities are operating under the assumption that Nancy is still alive, Savannah has acknowledged that her mother may not be.
- Are there any suspect leads? A glove found near the crime scene was originally thought to be linked to the kidnapping but Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said DNA proved otherwise. “The owner of the glove, we found working at a restaurant across the street. It has nothing to do with the case," Nanos said. No other suspect information has been released besides surveillance footage of a masked man at Nancy’s doorstep the night she went missing.
- What is the motive? Nanos has not commented on a potential motive for the kidnapping.
- Were the ransom notes real? The Guthrie family and media outlets have received multiple ransom requests, purportedly from the kidnappers, demanding millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. Police have not publicly confirmed the details of the reported ransom notes. In a video posted by Savannah Guthrie and her siblings, the broadcaster addressed her mother’s kidnappers, saying the family had “received your message” and “will pay.”
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