FBI Joins Search for TV Host's Missing Mother
The search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of TV host Savannah Guthrie, has taken a dramatic turn. According to reports, the FBI has joined the investigation along with about 100 detectives from the local sheriff«s office.
According to sources, President Donald Trump contacted Savannah after an interview with NBC host Tom Llamas and promised the family he would use all available resources. He also pledged to send additional federal agents to assist in the search. Savannah expressed gratitude for the support and said the family continues to pray while authorities work to find Nancy.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos expressed cautious optimism. «We have nothing but faith that she is here, she is present, she is alive, and we want to save her,» he said.
Wallace Zeins, a former hostage negotiator for the New York Police Department, suggested that more than one person may have been involved in the suspected kidnapping. He noted that Nancy is 84 years old, weighs about 68 kg (150 lb), and cannot move quickly, so there were likely multiple perpetrators. He also said the ransom demand in cryptocurrency could provide important clues, and how the note was written—by hand or on a computer—would help the investigation.
Nancy Guthrie, who requires medication every 24 hours, went missing on February 1 after failing to attend church services. Authorities fear she was kidnapped, though they say there is no confirmed information that it was a targeted attack. At the scene, blood spatter was found at her home in Catalina Hills (Arizona), a missing video doorbell camera, and her Apple Watch inside. It is also reported that her pacemaker stopped synchronizing around 2 a.m. on February 1.
