‘Never Too Late to Do the Right Thing,’ Savannah Guthrie Pleads to Mother’s Kidnappers in New Video

‘We still have hope,’ Guthrie said in her video.

Savannah Guthrie (R) and her mother Nancy Guthrie in New York City on April 17, 2019. Nathan Congleton/NBCUniversal via AP

“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie shared a new video on Feb. 15 appealing to those responsible for her mother’s disappearance to do the right thing, as the search for Nancy Guthrie entered its third week.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen on the evening of Jan. 31 at her home near East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, a Tucson suburb. Investigators believe she may have been abducted.

“It’s been two weeks since our mom was taken, and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope, and we still believe,” Savannah Guthrie said in the video posted on her Instagram.

“And I wanted to say to whoever has her or knows where she is, that it’s never too late. And you’re not lost or alone. And it is never too late to do the right thing.

“And we are here. We believe, and we believe in the essential goodness of every human being, and it’s never too late,” she continued.

No suspects have been identified so far, although the FBI released new images and videos on Feb. 10 showing a masked person appearing to tamper with a doorbell camera outside of Nancy Guthrie’s home on the morning of her disappearance.

The FBI said the footage had previously been inaccessible and was recovered from “residual data located in backend systems.”

The bureau described the person seen in the video as a male, approximately 5-foot-9-inches to 5-foot-10-inches tall, with an average build, and said he was wearing a black 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker backpack.

Authorities have urged anyone with information to contact law enforcement. The FBI last week doubled the reward for information leading to the recovery of Nancy Guthrie or the arrest and conviction of a suspect to $100,000.

Multiple news outlets previously reported receiving ransom notes, handed over to authorities, that set two deadlines for Nancy Guthrie’s return. The first passed on Feb. 5 and the second on Feb. 9. But the FBI said the notes contained no proof of life.

Nancy Guthrie’s children have offered to pay the alleged kidnapper for their mother’s return. It is unknown whether any payment has been made from the family to an alleged suspect.

“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,” Savannah Guthrie said in a Feb. 8 video.

The FBI said on Feb. 9 it was not aware of any ongoing communication between the Guthrie family and any suspected kidnappers.

Nancy Guthrie has been described by her family as having physical ailments that limit her mobility. She also requires daily medication for a heart condition.