Nancy Guthrie’s desperate family releases emotional new statement as they plead for ‘renewed attention to our mom’s case’ 50 days after she vanished

Nancy Guthrie‘s family has issued a desperate plea 50 days after she vanished from her home, begging the public for ‘renewed attention’ to their mom’s chilling chase.

The family released a heartbreaking statement during local Arizona news station, KVOA’s special broadcast on Saturday, titled ‘Bring Her Home – The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.’

The family thanked the people of Tucson for the support during the hunt for Nancy, telling their community – ‘We are all family now.’

‘We continue to believe it is Tucsonans, and the greater southern Arizona community, that hold the key to finding resolution in this case,’ the family said.

‘Someone knows something. It’s possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant.’

The family asked Tucson residents to ‘search their memories,’ focusing on the night of January 31 and the early morning hours of February 1, when investigators believe Nancy was taken from her home.

They asked the community for ‘renewed attention’ on their mom’s case and to search for anything significant, including camera footage, journal notes, text messages, and observations.

‘We miss our mom with every breath and we cannot be in peace until she is home. We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder. Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home,’ the statement continued.

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Nancy Guthrie’s family urged Tucson residents to look back into their memories for any relevant information in their mom’s case. Nancy is pictured above with her daughter, Savannah, on the Today Show in 2023

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Savannah visited the Today show studios at Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan on March 5, 2026. Her colleagues, many of them teary-eyed, gave her a warm welcome

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Savannah Guthrie reposted a clip from the Friday edition of the Today show. Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin stood outside the Today show studios and talked to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities ahead of World Down Syndrome Day on Saturday

‘We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life. But we cannot do that until she is brought to a final place of rest.’

The KVOA special comes as Today show host Savannah Guthrie, 54, shared her first Instagram story in nearly three weeks.

She reposted a clip from Friday’s Today broadcast showing her colleagues interacting with participants in the non-profit Best Buddies International, which supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Volunteers with the organization are paired with individuals with IDD, serving as mentors and friends as they navigate daily life.

Savannah is a longtime ambassador with the charity and has been ‘Best Buddies’ with a person named Tara, who has Down Syndrome, for about 10 years.

The clip Savannah reposted showed Tara standing outside the Today show studio behind Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin while holding a sign saying: ‘We love you Savannah.’

The show, which took place just outside the Today show studios at 10 Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan, commemorated World Down Syndrome Day.

‘Tomorrow’s World Down Syndrome Day and we’re marking it early with some friends from Best Buddies,’ Kotb said.

Savannah added three yellow heart emojis over the clip.

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Nancy Guthrie, Savannah’s 84-year-old mother, was last seen on January 31 after being dropped off by a family member at her home near Tucson, Arizona

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Residents of Tucson have consistently left signs, messages of encouragement and flowers in front of Nancy Guthrie’s home since her disappearance

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Nancy’s family issued a statement during a local news broadcast, breaking down the case on Friday. Pictured above is Annie Guthrie, Nancy’s daughter, and her husband, Tommaso Cioni

Savannah has been away from work since her mother disappeared in late January. Kotb and other anchors, including Sheinelle Jones, have been covering for Savannah in her absence.

Since February 6, Kotb has been co-hosting Today with Melvin. The Daily Mail reported earlier this week that NBC has been preparing for Savannah’s eventual return.

So far, Savannah has not indicated when she will come back to the air, but NBC has confirmed that she does not plan to stay away permanently. She visited the studio on March 5 and got a warm welcome from her colleagues.

Nancy Guthrie was last seen on January 31 after being dropped off by a family member at her home near Tucson, Arizona.

Police believe the 84-year-old was taken against her will during the early hours of February 1. After she failed to show up at a friend’s home that day, her family reported her missing.

Nancy’s home surveillance footage showed a masked man at her door the night she went missing. Authorities have not been able to identify the man, nor have they zeroed in on a possible suspect.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation, told NBC News on March 12 that he believes he knows the motive behind Nancy’s kidnapping but did not share any more details.

On March 16, Brian Entin of NewsNation reported that investigators asked Nancy’s neighbors for any surveillance footage they can provide for Sunday, January 11 and Saturday, January 24. It’s not clear why these dates are significant.

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Nancy’s home surveillance footage showed a masked man at her door the night she went missing. No suspect or person of interest has been identified by authorities

Nanos and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been roundly criticized for supposedly making significant errors early on in the search.

The Daily Mail reported in February that the sheriff’s department failed to deploy its fixed-wing Cessna aircraft to search the area around Nancy’s home immediately after she was reported missing.

The aircraft, equipped with high-resolution thermal imaging cameras capable of scanning vast swaths of desert terrain, remained on the tarmac for roughly half a day, sources close to the sheriff’s department told the Daily Mail.

There was a staffing shortage that left the department without qualified pilots to fly the plane – a shortage people familiar with the situation blamed directly on Nanos.

Nanos has also acknowledged that crime scene tape around Nancy’s house was put up and taken down on numerous occasions.

When asked about potential crime scene contamination issues this could have caused, Nanos said: ‘I’ll let the court worry about it. We follow the rules of law.’

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for any information that leads to Nancy’s whereabouts or an arrest of anyone responsible.

Savannah and her family are also offering a $1 million reward. They donated $500,000 to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.