To those who have been following the captivating story of Savannah Guthrie and her relentless search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, even the slightest update feels like a major headline. When the Today co-anchor unexpectedly left her chair mid-show on May 6, fans held onto hope that a breakthrough in the case might be around the corner—a case that, since Nancy's disappearance from her Arizona home on February 1, has seemed to stymie authorities. However, the next morning, Savannah was back at her desk, returning to her post on April 6 after months of searching, hoping, and keeping her more than two million Instagram followers updated with every detail.
"I can't come back and pretend to be something that I'm not," she previously explained in an interview with Hoda Kotb. "But I can't not come back because it's my family. I think it's part of my purpose right now." And yes, she's still asking the public to share any information they might have.
A spokesperson for the Tucson Police Department told People that a human bone found seven miles from Nancy's home on May 7 was "not criminal in nature." Savannah labeled as "irresponsible and cruel" the speculation that her brother Camron Guthrie, sister Annie Guthrie, or brother-in-law Tomasso Cioni were involved in any way. But much like kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, who noted, "There are cases that span many more years than mine does, and they came back alive," Savannah isn't giving up hope that her mother could still be found.
"We miss you with every breath," the journalist wrote in a Mother's Day tribute on May 10. "We will never stop looking for you. We will never be at peace until we find you." As such, "We desperately ask this community for renewed attention to our mom's case—please consult camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance," the siblings and their spouses said in a joint statement to KVOA News 4 Tucson in March. "No detail is too small. It may be the key."
