Savannah Guthrie has upped the reward money to $1 million for her kidnapped mother, Nancy Guthrie, and tearfully admitted for the first time that she may be dead.
‘We need to know where she is, we need her to come home,’ the Today host said in a video posted to her Instagram account Tuesday.
‘We also know that she may be lost, she may already be gone. She may have already gone home to the lord that she loves,’ Guthrie said through her tears.
When asked if the family will ‘accept it’ that their mother, 84, has died, Savannah added that the family still needs ‘closure.’
‘But we need to know where she is. We need her to come home. For that reason, we are offering a family reward of up to $1 million for any information that leads us to her recovery,’ Guthrie said.
She pleaded directly with Nancy’s kidnapper and anyone with information about her whereabouts, saying: ‘If you’ve been waiting and you haven’t been sure, let this be your sign to please come forward.’
‘Tell what you know and help us bring our beloved mom home so that we can either celebrate a glorious, miraculous homecoming or celebrate the beautiful, brave, noble and courageous life that she has lived. Please be the light in the dark.’