Source : PERTHNOW NEWS
Savannah Guthrie and her family have experienced “unending trauma” since her mom disappeared.
The Today co-host’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of 1 February and the 54-year-old presenter has issused a new statement about the prolonged “agony” the matriarch’s loved ones have been coping with over the last few months.
She told KOLDNews 13 in a statement: “It is five months of agony and unending trauma for our family. There is not a moment that goes by that we aren’t actively trying to find our mom.”
Savannah went on to issue thanks to Savannah thanked “the people of Tucson for holding her in their hearts, as well as both the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Office for their tireless work on behalf of our family.”
She concluded: “Bring her home.”
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed to the Arizona news outlet that the investigation into Nancy’s disappearance remains active.
He said: “Especially when you throw in genealogy – now, you’ve got… this may not be the bad guy, but this person might be the bad guy’s relative three times over.
“So, that has to be broken down to see if this might be someone of interest to us.”
Meanwhile, on Thursday (02.07.26), Derrick Callela pleaded guilty to sending a fake ransom demand in connection to Nancy’s disappearance.
He admitted he called and sent text messages to her family on 4 February asking for a transfer of bitcoin in exchange for Nancy’s return, and pleaded guilty to two counts of harassment using a telecommunication device and will be sentenced on September 2010.
He faces up to two years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
An announcement from the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona read: “Callella acknowledged that he knew an earlier ransom demand had been made.
“Callella also admitted that his actions were meant to harass the family by seeking information about the investigation into the missing person’s disappearance.”
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos recently revealed a number of people had been arrested after sending false ransom demands.
He told Tucson news station 1030 KVOI AM’s The Buckmaster Show: “I think the FBI has done a number of arrests for false or fake ransom notes. It is a shame that these types of events occur.
“People have great interest and that’s good because it helps us but then it gets really abused. People who call in fake ransom notes, people who claim for the sake of media and the family, they get out and disturb – in this case – an entire neighbourhood.”
But earlier this week, the FBI confirmed they believe some of the ransom notes they have seen “may potentially be legitimate” and could contain genuine information about Nancy’s disappearance.
