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The
extension also came during a year of personal pain and turmoil
for Guthrie. Her mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her
home just outside Tucson on Jan. 31 and was reported missing the
following day. Authorities believe she was kidnapped, abducted
or otherwise taken against her will. The case remains dogged by
questions; no suspects have been arrested.
In July, authorities released two ransom notes initially sent to
a Tucson television station days after Guthrie went missing. The
first note, sent Feb. 2, said she was safe but scared and would
be released unharmed once her captors received $4 million in
cryptocurrency. The second note, sent Feb. 6, said Guthrie died
shortly after she was kidnapped.
Guthrie and her family have shared their pain and pleaded for
information in videos posted to social media. Most recently,
Guthrie addressed the tragic situation on Instagram, posting an
old drawing from her daughter, Vale, which she said “says so
much about how I feel.”
The drawing depicted an umbrella amid falling raindrops, with an
accompanying message: "I know it might not seem like it but I
really need my mommy.”
“The world goes on, things appear 'normal,' ” Guthrie wrote in
her post, “as we try to keep going and be strong, especially for
our young kids — but it’s not and it never will be.”
“We ache for her, we cry out for answers, we cannot move
forward,” she wrote in the post, to which she also attached a
smiling photo of her mother. “We need someone to help us, tell
us what you know. Our mom was a light in this world. We want to
celebrate her and give her the dignity she deserves. The reward
is still available. Please. We are begging you. Please help us.”
Guthrie, 54, became a main co-anchor of “Today” in 2012, after
joining the show the previous year. She now co-hosts with Craig
Melvin. She is also a primary anchor for NBC's election
coverage, most recently for last week's midterm elections.
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