Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping: Family Offers $1M Reward

0:00On April 22nd, Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of today's show host, Savannah Guthrie, banished from her Tucson home on January 31st. Her blood was found at the scene, pointing to a targeted kidnapping. Ransom notes demanding millions in Bitcoin started popping up right away, sent to media outlets like TMZ, a retired FBI agent called out the kidnappers for zero proof of life and sloppy moves, like messing with her doorbell camera on surveillance video. He said everything screamed bad faith, comparing it to dealing with folks you can't trust at all. Savannah and her siblings went public with emotional video pleas early on, begging the kidnappers to reach out and prove mom was alive. They worried about fakes in our digital world, but won a real talk to bring her home. Two fresh emails hit TMZ on April 6th, demanding Bitcoin again, right as Savannah returned to her show after a break. She believes the first two notes were legit, even as others seem bogus. The family just upped the reward to $1 million for info leading to

1:01her safe return, keeping hope alive while the FBI digs deeper. This has been Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.