A well-known female news anchor has offered a $1 million reward to anyone providing tips that lead to finding her mother, who is believed to have been kidnapped and has been missing for nearly a month.
On Tuesday, 24 Feb 2026 GMT+7, Savannah Guthrie, a famous American news anchor, announced that her family is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the return of her 84-year-old mother, missing for 24 days.
The NBC news anchor, speaking tearfully in an Instagram video, said they are deeply pained by the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, who is suspected of being kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
“We still believe in miracles. We still believe she can come home, no matter how faint that hope may be,” the anchor said. “At the same time, we understand she may be lost, may have passed away, or may have gone to be with God whom she loved.”
Savannah Guthrie also said her family will donate $500,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, urging, “Please, if you hear this message, if you have been waiting and unsure, let this be a sign for you to come forward.”
“Tell us what you know and help us bring our beloved mother home, so we can celebrate her miraculous return together or honor the beautiful, brave, and noble life she has led.”
The FBI Phoenix office posted on platform X that anyone with “firsthand information” about Guthrie’s whereabouts should contact their tip line.
Previously, the reward for finding Nancy Guthrie was $200,000, split equally between $100,000 from the FBI and $100,000 from Tucson’s Crime Stoppers.
Reports say Nancy Guthrie disappeared around noon on 1 Feb after missing her usual church service. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office believes she was “taken from her home against her will, possibly during the night, and that this may be a kidnapping.”
Investigators have released images of a key suspect, a man captured by a smart Nest security camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door. CBS News sources say the same suspect appeared at her door on another occasion before she vanished.
Additionally, fake ransom letters demanding about $6 million in cryptocurrency were sent to news outlets, with one letter setting a deadline of 9 Feb. At least one letter was a hoax sent by a 42-year-old man from California who has now been charged.
The intense public interest has transformed Tucson, usually a quiet retirement community, into a global media focal point, with many curious onlookers and “amateur detectives” flocking to the area.
Investigators have received nearly 40,000 tips from the public. Officials recovered DNA evidence from a glove resembling one worn by the suspect seen on the security footage near her home, but it did not match any records in the FBI database.
Most recently, investigators have ruled out all Guthrie family members as suspects.
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Source:bbc