<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="_blank" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> will pursue the death penalty for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/guthrie-family-not-suspects-in-nancy-guthrie-disappearance-sheriff-department-confirms/3cb8d0ff-7060-45c9-9994-1d97f86ba6ac" rel="" target="_blank" title="Nancy Guthrie's"><span>Nancy Guthrie's</span></a><span> kidnappers if they do not release her unharmed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a call on Tuesday (Monday US time), the US president said the person or people who took Nancy will face "very, very severe – the most severe" penalties if she is killed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When asked if the Department of Justice (DOJ) would request the death penalty, Trump responded: "The most, yeah – that's true."</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/merrylands-stabbing-western-sydney/44aaf498-04eb-4ff3-9fa1-e2f1fef3feed" target="_blank"><strong><span>Man charged with murder after allegedly killing one, leaving two others fighting for life in 'random' Sydney stabbing</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nancy, 84, is the mother of US </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/nancy-guthrie-missing-savannah-guthrie-marks-two-weeks-since-mother-disappeared/d67a37bd-ad57-420e-bbc5-3d10ffb84760" rel="" target="_blank" title="TV host Savannah Guthrie"><span>TV host Savannah Guthrie</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was last seen at her Arizona home on January 31 and was reported missing the following day when she didn't show up to church.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On January 4, Trump called Savannah to offer federal support in the search for her mother.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/nancy-guthrie-donald-trump-threatens-kidnappers-death-penalty/97a33379-2e1a-4541-bfc3-e452c7bc608d" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The FBI subsequently revealed haunting </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/nancy-guthrie-suspect-description-and-backpack/f5533911-7080-42fa-bd6a-e53ff3e4e504" rel="" target="_blank" title="images and footage"><span>images and footage</span></a><span> of a masked person standing at Nancy's front door.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The figure appears to be a man wearing gloves, long sleeves, pants, and a balaclava.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/the-rev-jesse-jackson-who-led-the-civil-rights-movement-for-decades-after-king-has-died-at-84/c092ce16-70a1-4c71-af96-fd8aa6e62f67" target="_blank"><strong><span>Reverend Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A glove appearing to match the footage from Nancy's home was later found around three kilometres away and has been </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-glove-dna-tested-appears-to-match-those-worn-by-suspect-on-video/4bf0fb4b-17f3-49ae-bf89-02466859689c" rel="" target="_blank" title="sent for DNA testing."><span>sent for DNA testing.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Local law enforcement investigating her abduction have confirmed multiple sources have issues demands for ransom.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They did not say if any of the demands are considered credible, nor are they aware of any ongoing communication between the alleged kidnappers and Nancy's family.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Guthrie family was also </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/guthrie-family-not-suspects-in-nancy-guthrie-disappearance-sheriff-department-confirms/3cb8d0ff-7060-45c9-9994-1d97f86ba6ac" rel="" target="_blank" title="ruled out as suspects"><span>ruled out as suspects</span></a><span> amid 'cruel' speculation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australian-cafes-and-restaurants-hit-crisis-point/4a254438-9ed0-456d-bd6d-add45dc7ff8b" target="_blank"><strong><span>Record number of cafes and restaurants going out of business</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump's public commentary on the case has been limited.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His declaration that the DOJ will pursue the death penalty if Nancy's abductors harm her is consistent with other high-profile criminal cases in the US.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Robert Bowers, who is responsible for the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in 2018, was sentenced to death, as was American mass murderer Dylann Roof.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a 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