美国NBC《Today》节目主持人Savannah Guthrie在社交媒体上发起紧急呼吁，寻求公众帮助查找其84岁母亲Nancy Guthrie的下落。[1]Nancy Guthrie于2月1日在亚利桑那州图森郊外失踪。[1]
当局公布了两份赎金信。[1]第一封信发于2月2日，要求支付400万美元加密货币作为赎金。[1]第二封信发于2月6日，称Nancy Guthrie在被绑架后不久已死亡，并"被埋在大自然中"。[1]
Savannah Guthrie在Instagram上表达了对案件的急切心情，写道："我们在乞求帮助。我们绝望了。我们需要有人挺身而出。"[1]当局指出这些赎金信具有"独特的语言学特征"，希望熟悉写信人的人能够识别。[1]
根据FBI的描述，嫌疑人身高约5英尺9英寸（1.75米），戴口罩。[1]当局从门铃摄像头恢复的两段视频可能来自两个不同日期，显示一名未识别男性在失踪前进行了预谋准备。[1]目前暂无任何嫌疑人被逮捕。[1]
Savannah Guthrie, host of NBC's "Today" show, has issued an urgent appeal on social media for the public's assistance in locating her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, who vanished on February 1 from a residence outside Tucson, Arizona [1]. In an Instagram post, Guthrie stated: "We are begging for help. We are desperate. We need someone to come forward" [1].
The case has escalated dramatically with the emergence of two ransom letters. The first letter, dated February 2, demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency [1]. A second letter sent on February 6 claimed that Nancy Guthrie died shortly after being kidnapped and stated she was "buried out in nature" [1]. Authorities have noted that the ransom letters contain "unique linguistic characteristics" and hope someone who recognizes the writer's voice will come forward [1]. Investigators recovered two video clips from doorbell camera footage that may originate from different dates, showing an unidentified male conducting what appears to be premeditated preparation before the disappearance [1]. The FBI has described the suspect as approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and wearing a mask [1].
The investigation has now entered its sixth month with no arrests made [1].