1 of 5 | Nancy Guthrie was last seen January 31, 2026, around 9:45 p.m. and was reported missing. The family has offered a $1 million reward information leading to her return. Photo courtesy Pima County Sheriff’s Department
Today show host Savannah Guthrie posted a video Tuesday announcing a $1 million reward from the family for the return of her kidnapped mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Guthrie posted the video on Instagram, in which she asked the public for help in finding her mother after she was kidnapped on Jan. 31.
Through tears, Guthrie said, “every hour and minute and every long night has been agony since then, worrying about her, fearing for her, aching for her, And most of all, just missing her, just missing her.”
But she and her family believe her mother will come home alive, which would be “a miracle,” she said.
“We also know that she may be lost. She may already be gone,” Guthrie said. “If this is what is to be, we will accept it. But we need to know where she is. We need her to come home.”
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She then announced the reward from the family that will go to whomever provides information that leads to her recovery.
She also acknowledged that her family’s struggles are not unique.
“We also know that we are not alone in our loss. We know there are millions of families that have suffered with this kind of uncertainty,” she said.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her Tucson, Ariz., home after she failed to show up the next morning to watch a live stream of a church service at a friend’s house.
Guthrie and her family plan to donate $500,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. “We are hoping that the attention that has been given to our mom and our family will extend to all the families like ours who are in need and need prayers and need support,” Guthrie said.
She asked for whomever has information to come forward.
“Tell what you know and help us bring our beloved mom home so we can either celebrate the glorious, miraculous homecoming or celebrate the beautiful, brave and courageous and noble life that she has lived,” she said. “Please be the light in the dark.”
Police have distributed images from a doorbell camera of the person believed to be the kidnapper, in a ski mask and gloves. A glove found near the home was found to have unknown DNA and might be the kidnapper’s, but it didn’t find a match in a federal DNA database.
Police also said that all family members have been cleared of suspicion in the kidnapping. On Thursday, police said they are considering using genetic genealogy to match the DNA to a suspect.
