US television presenter Savannah Guthrie has spoken of her family's agony in the first interview since her mother's disappearance. Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing since 1 February, when she was last seen at her Tucson, Arizona home. Police released images of a masked person captured by a security camera, but investigative leads received so far have fallen through.
To think of what she went through, I wake up every night in the middle of the night, every night, Guthrie said in an excerpt of the interview released by the TODAY show.
The Guthrie family is offering a $1 million reward, in addition to $100,000 pledged by the FBI, for information leading to Nancy's Guthrie's return. Someone needs to do the right thing, Savannah Guthrie told her former TODAY show co-host Hoda Kotb in the emotional interview. We are in agony. It is unbearable.
Her family is one of 33 awaiting word from loved ones reported missing in Arizona in the past year to the US justice department's missing-persons database. Six of those went missing from Pima County, including Nancy Guthrie.
A tearful Savannah described the debilitating agony that haunts her at night. In the darkness, I imagine her terror, she said. And it is unthinkable - but those thoughts demand to be thought and I will not hide my face. But she needs to come home now.
Savannah temporarily stepped away from her morning-show presenting duties after her mother's disappearance and was not part of NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics as planned. After conducting the first interview, Kotb noted Savannah's desperation and steeliness but remained hopeful that someone with relevant information would come forward.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, leading the investigation, indicated authorities believe Nancy was targeted although he could not disclose the motive due to the ongoing investigation. A nationwide search has turned up potential clues, including DNA evidence and ransom notes, but no suspect has yet been identified. The Guthrie family has donated $500,000 to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to support their efforts and highlight the plight of families in similar situations.
To think of what she went through, I wake up every night in the middle of the night, every night, Guthrie said in an excerpt of the interview released by the TODAY show.
The Guthrie family is offering a $1 million reward, in addition to $100,000 pledged by the FBI, for information leading to Nancy's Guthrie's return. Someone needs to do the right thing, Savannah Guthrie told her former TODAY show co-host Hoda Kotb in the emotional interview. We are in agony. It is unbearable.
Her family is one of 33 awaiting word from loved ones reported missing in Arizona in the past year to the US justice department's missing-persons database. Six of those went missing from Pima County, including Nancy Guthrie.
A tearful Savannah described the debilitating agony that haunts her at night. In the darkness, I imagine her terror, she said. And it is unthinkable - but those thoughts demand to be thought and I will not hide my face. But she needs to come home now.
Savannah temporarily stepped away from her morning-show presenting duties after her mother's disappearance and was not part of NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics as planned. After conducting the first interview, Kotb noted Savannah's desperation and steeliness but remained hopeful that someone with relevant information would come forward.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, leading the investigation, indicated authorities believe Nancy was targeted although he could not disclose the motive due to the ongoing investigation. A nationwide search has turned up potential clues, including DNA evidence and ransom notes, but no suspect has yet been identified. The Guthrie family has donated $500,000 to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to support their efforts and highlight the plight of families in similar situations.
