American news anchor Savannah Guthrie and her family have released a new video in which they pray for the safe return of their mother, the BBC reports today.
"We have received your message and we understand. Now we beg you to return our mother to us so we can celebrate with her," Guthrie said in a video posted to Instagram on Saturday night, with her brother and sister by her side.
"This is the only way we can have peace. This is very important to us. And we will pay," she said.
In the recording, she did not provide any details about the message she referred to.
Nancy Guthrie disappeared in the middle of the night from her home in Tucson, Arizona, last weekend, and authorities believe she was taken against her will.
Earlier this week, authorities said they had not yet identified a person of interest or suspect in the case.
They are offering a $50.000 reward for information.
Nancy Guthrie's disappearance was discovered when members of her church became concerned because she did not show up for Sunday service.
Authorities say the doorbell camera on her home was turned off and removed in the early hours of Sunday morning. At around 2:28 a.m. local time, an app connected to her pacemaker, an implanted heart device, disconnected from her phone.
FBI Special Agent Heath Jankey said the bureau is investigating a potential ransom note sent to several media outlets.
Authorities said Friday that they were "aware of a new message regarding Nancy Guthrie" and were "verifying the accuracy of the information provided in the message."
Janki said the message "contained facts related to the deadline and the amount of money they were asking for," NBC News reported.
The head of the local CBS News affiliate told the BBC that their channel had received a "message" but did not provide details about its content.
According to TMZ, which reportedly obtained one of the letters, the kidnappers demanded more than a million dollars in cryptocurrency, which is popular among criminals and often difficult to trace.
The family previously released a video in which they said they were ready to talk to the possible kidnapper and asked for proof that their mother was alive.
In a video released on Thursday, Cameron Guthrie - the son of the missing woman - confirmed that the family had no direct contact with the kidnappers.
"We need to know you have our mom. We want to talk to you," Cameron said in the family's latest message.
The FBI arrested one person on Thursday in connection with a hoax ransom message.
Family and law enforcement have warned that Nancy Guthrie could be in danger without her medication.
"She is without any medication. She needs them to survive. She needs them to not suffer," Savannah Guthrie said in an earlier address.
US President Donald Trump said last Sunday that he had spoken to Guthrie and offered federal police assistance.
"I think we're doing very well, in the sense that we have some leads, I think they're very strong, and we could have some answers pretty soon," Trump told reporters on Friday.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Thursday that investigators are no closer to finding out who is responsible, but are working on the assumption that she is still alive.
"Right now we believe that Nancy is still out there somewhere. We want her to come home. "In our eyes, everyone is still a suspect," he said.
Savannah Guthrie (54) is an American television journalist who has been the co-anchor of NBC News' TODAY show since 2012. She is also the network's chief legal correspondent and one of the main anchors of its election program. She was previously NBC News' White House correspondent.
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