{"id":2567673,"date":"2026-02-08T10:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/savannah-guthrie-says-we-will-pay-for-84-year-old-mothers-return\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T10:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T15:36:32","slug":"savannah-guthrie-says-we-will-pay-for-84-year-old-mothers-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/savannah-guthrie-says-we-will-pay-for-84-year-old-mothers-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie says &#8216;we will pay&#8217; for 84-year-old mother&#8217;s return"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsavannah-guthrie-says-we-will-pay-for-84-year-old-mothers-return%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2567673&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reports that savannah Guthrie,co-host of the Today show,pleaded on video for the return of her missing 84-year-old mother,Nancy Guthrie,telling the alleged kidnappers that the family will pay. The plea came as the search for Nancy entered its seventh day, with authorities in Tucson saying blood matching Nancy Guthrie was found on her front porch, indicating a forcible removal, and the FBI is assisting the investigation. No suspects have been identified yet. Investigators have received ransom letters sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-slammed-and-smacked-and-twittered-a-lot-by-the-anti-israel-side-did-mick-jagger-make-this-statement\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: \u2018Slammed And Smacked And Twittered A Lot By The Anti-Israel Side\u2019 \u2013 Did Mick Jagger Make This Statement?\">local media outlets<\/a> with deadlines,and the FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie\u2019s recovery or the arrest of those involved. President Trump suggested there might potentially be new information from federal authorities soon and had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously deployed federal resources<\/a> to help the case. Nancy Guthrie\u2019s health is a concern, as she relies on daily medication and has a pacemaker.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Savannah Guthrie tells mother&rsquo;s possible kidnappers &lsquo;we will pay&rsquo; for 84-year-old&rsquo;s return<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2496248\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Today<\/em> show co-host Savannah Guthrie said on Saturday her family will pay the ransom for their missing 84-year-old mother, whom authorities believe was abducted last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We received your message, and we understand,&rdquo; Guthrie said in a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/2020280996545933796\">brief video<\/a>. &ldquo;We beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4449347\/added-security-starbucks-ceo-growing-concerns-executives\/\">Heightened security for Starbucks CEO puts spotlight on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/calls-grow-for-staten-island-to-secede-from-nyc-as-illegal-immigrant-crisis-escalates\/\" title=\"Staten Island urged to secede from NYC amidst rising illegal immigrant crisis.\">growing safety concerns<\/a> for industry executives<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4450073\/armchair-detectives-savannah-guthrie-missing\/\">Armchair detectives flood social media as search for Savannah Guthrie&rsquo;s missing mom continues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4450015\/trump-hints-guthrie-disappearance-could-be-solved-soon\/\">Trump hints Guthrie disappearance could be solved soon: &#8216;We have some clues&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The video plea came as the unresolved search for Nancy Guthrie entered its seventh day.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4450015\/trump-hints-guthrie-disappearance-could-be-solved-soon\/\">TRUMP HINTS GUTHRIE DISAPPEARANCE COULD BE SOLVED SOON: &lsquo;WE HAVE SOME CLUES&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is strong evidence that shows the elderly woman was forcibly removed from her home in Tucson, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/arizona\/\">Arizona<\/a>. Blood that matched Nancy Guthrie&rsquo;s was found on her front porch, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-promoted-fundraisers-by-abolish-ice-activists-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Kamala Harris promoted fundraisers by abolish ICE activists - Washington Examiner\">local sheriff&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office is coordinating with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\">FBI<\/a> on the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>No suspects have been identified yet, although President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> teased that more information about the case may be coming &ldquo;reasonably soon&rdquo; from federal authorities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have some clues that I think are very strong,&rdquo; he told reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday. &ldquo;We have some things that may be coming out reasonably soon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After speaking with Savannah Guthrie last week, Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4446814\/trump-all-federal-law-enforcement-nancy-guthrie\/\">deployed<\/a> federal law enforcement resources to help with the investigation into her mother&rsquo;s mysterious disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are particularly concerned about Nancy Guthrie&rsquo;s health, as she needs daily medication in order to stay alive. She wears a pacemaker and has dealt with high blood pressure and heart problems in the past.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/beltway-confidential\/4449590\/will-trump-fall-for-iran-nuclear-negotiations-bluff\/\">MICHAEL RUBIN: WILL TRUMP FALL FOR IRAN&rsquo;S NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS BLUFF?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The alleged kidnappers are believed to have sent ransom letters with monetary demands to multiple local media outlets. At least one letter contained a Thursday deadline and a Monday deadline for the ransom if the first deadline wasn&rsquo;t met. The FBI is handling this aspect of the investigation. The bureau <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4448031\/fbi-reward-information-nancy-guthrie-recovery\/\">previously announced<\/a> a $50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of Nancy Guthrie or the arrest of those involved in her abduction.<\/p>\n<p>Tucson ABC affiliate KGUN9 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/kgun9\/status\/2020383385823191210?s=20\">reported<\/a> that the letter it received demanded a $6 million payment before this Monday at 5 p.m. If no ransom payment was made by the deadline, the alleged kidnappers threatened to take Nancy Guthrie&rsquo;s life.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Guthrie: family will pay ransom for mom<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2567674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037784911909.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[73317,73316,4133,20957,73315],"class_list":["post-2567673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-elderly_mother","tag-missing_person","tag-news","tag-ransom","tag-savannah_guthrie"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26037784911909.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567673"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567673\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2567677,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567673\/revisions\/2567677"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2567674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}