FBI increases reward for information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance to $100K and provides more details on suspect
Nancy, the 84-year-old mother of Today show star Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for nearly two weeks
The FBI has increased the reward for information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance to $100,000 and provided more details on the description of her suspected kidnapper.
Nancy, the 84-year-old mother of Today show star Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for nearly two weeks, and authorities are desperate to find her.
The FBI Phoenix Field Office announced the $100,000 reward “for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance” in an X post on Thursday.
New details have also emerged, including photos of a backpack that the suspect was wearing the morning Nancy was taken from her home in the Catalina Foothills, just outside of Tucson, Arizona.
“The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5’9” - 5’10” tall, with an average build,” the FBI said.
In a video taken from Nancy’s doorbell camera, the suspect is seen “wearing a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack,” according to the agency.
“We hope this updated description will help concentrate the public tips we are receiving,” the X post read. “Since February 1, 2026, the FBI has collected over 13,000 tips from the public related to this case.”
Authorities released the “previously inaccessible” video of the suspect on Tuesday. It showed “an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera” at Nancy’s front door, the FBI wrote on X at the time.
The suspect was wearing a ski mask, gloves and the backpack mentioned in Thursday’s post.
“The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems,” the FBI explained.
Savannah and her family are distraught over the disappearance of Nancy.
In an Instagram post earlier Thursday, Savannah shared a heart-warming video from her childhood, writing, “Our lovely mom. We will never give up on her. Thank you for your prayers and hope.”
There have been reports of ransom notes, demanding millions of dollars in Bitcoin in exchange for Nancy’s safe return.
In a video posted to Instagram last week, Savannah said as she sat beside her siblings, “We received your message, and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her.
“This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”
TMZ has reported it received multiple notes over the past two days from someone claiming to know the identity of the kidnapping suspect and offering to reveal the name for 1 Bitcoin, which is roughly worth $66,000.
Authorities have yet to confirm the validity of these reported new notes. The Independent has reached out to the FBI Phoenix Field Office for comment.
On Tuesday, local police said a person was detained in connection with Nancy’s disappearance.
A man, who identified himself just as “Carlos,” told local outlet ABC15 that he was stopped by Pima County Sheriff’s deputies for “kidnapping” Nancy.
“They told me I was being detained for kidnapping, and I asked them, ‘Kidnapping of who?’” Carlos said.
After being questioned by authorities for several hours, Carlos was released, ABC15 reported. He has not been charged with a crime, according to the outlet.
The investigation into Nancy’s disappearance remains ongoing.
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