By Isabella Torregiani
6:18pm PST, Feb 26, 2026
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Savannah Guthrie had hoped to post a $1 million reward the day her mother,
Nancy Guthrie, went missing, but sources say law enforcement advised the family to "hold off."
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Nearly a month after her mother disappeared, Savannah Guthrie announced on
Instagram that she is offering a reward for information and urged anyone who might be holding Nancy Guthrie — or who knows where she is — to come forward.
However, sources told Fox News reporter
Michael Ruiz that while the
Today show star and her family had wanted to post the reward early in the investigation, law enforcement "advised [them] to hold off."
According to Ruiz, the Guthries were warned that posting the sum immediately "might overwhelm the infrastructure set up to field leads, tens of thousands of which have been coming in organically."
He added that the family is now offering the seven-figure incentive "in coordination with investigators," while the search for Nancy has so far turned up no suspects or persons of interest.
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During her plea, Savannah Guthrie acknowledged that her mother, Nancy Guthrie, might be dead but added that her family continues to hope for her safe return.
"We need to know where she is. We need her to come home," she said in a video shared on Instagram. "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."
"We need her to come home," Savannah echoed. "For that reason, we are offering a family reward of up to $1 million for any information that leads us to her recovery."
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The report that law enforcement advised Savannah Guthrie to hold off on offering a reward comes as Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos faces criticism over his handling of the investigation.
Critics say Nanos failed to deploy a critical search-and-rescue aircraft during the early hours of the search, prematurely released the crime scene and provided contradictory information to the public.
The investigation also suffered a major setback when DNA found on a glove near the home, once considered the strongest piece of evidence, produced no leads.
