Savannah Guthrie’s most recent message to mother Nancy’s supposed captors appeared to somberly shift in tone from the TV star’s first more hopeful video just days earlier, a top NBC reporter acknowledged on her show Monday.
“I think it’s important to note what that video doesn’t say, as much as what it does say,” network law-enforcement reporter Tom Winter told the “Today” show — as the alleged 7 p.m. EST ransom deadline for the 84-year-old Arizona grandma approached.
“That video doesn’t talk about any sort of deadline,” Winter said of Savannah’s latest video. “There’s no longer any discussion of that.
“There’s a discussion of bringing Nancy home to us so we can have celebration with her. There is no further request for proof of life,” he said.
Savannah and her sibling released the latest video to the supposed captors Saturday saying they were ready to pay their demands to get their mother back.
“We beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her,” Savannah said in the heartfelt footage as she sat by her sister Annie and brother Camron.
“This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay,” the “Today” star said.
That latest video came after the supposed kidnappers allegedly sent a second note to a local TV station, although the missive’s contents have not yet been revealed.
In a first note sent to several media outlets, they demanded $4 million by last Thursday or $6 million by Monday at 7 p.m. — while threatening that Nancy’s life would be in peril if no payment was made.
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But unlike the Guthries’ first message sent in response to the reputed ransomers’ original note, the family’s latest video did not request evidence that Nancy was safe.
“So when you look at this video, you say what was in the second note?” Winter said. “I have not personally seen it, but it does appear there has been a shift here, at least a shift in messaging.”
Law enforcement still have not confirmed whether the ransom notes – including the first, which demanded the $6 million in bitcoin by Monday in return for Nancy’s release – were real or scams.
Nancy hasn’t been seen since about 9:45 p.m. Jan. 31, when her son-in-law dropped her off at her Tucson home after a dinner with him and Annie.
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She was reported missing the next day after failing to arrive at church, and police declared the case a criminal investigation by Monday.
The first ransom note was sent to three news outlets Monday night into Tuesday and included details from Nancy’s home in an apparent attempt to corroborate its veracity — but did not include any proof of life.
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Savannah and her siblings publicly responded Wednesday, begging for a sign that their mother was safe.
“We need to know, without a doubt, that she is alive, and that you have her. We want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen. Please, reach out to us,” Savannah said through tears in the video.
Her brother then released a video asking for a way to contact the supposed kidnappers before the first ransom deadline passed Thursday evening.
A second note claiming to be from the kidnappers was sent to some news outlets Friday, and while it did not include proof of life, it included a supposed description of Nancy, NBC News reported.
The note also indicated Nancy could be harmed if a ransom wasn’t paid by the Monday deadline, NBC reported.
