<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/usa" rel="" target="_blank" title="US "><span>US</span></a><span> television host Savannah Guthrie has posted a message to her mother's kidnapper, asking them to provide proof that she is alive.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities believe 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson-area home in Arizona on Saturday night and are investigating what appears to be </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/nancy-guthrie-disappearance-sheriff-probes-possible-ransom-notes-while-pacemaker-data-could-speak-to-timeline/d55d98d8-ee9a-4c93-8aaf-d6b382e6e4bf" rel="" target="_blank" title="ransom notes sent to the media"><span>ransom notes sent to the media</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a social media post today, Guthrie said her family is "ready to talk" to the kidnappers.</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><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/gus-lamont-missing-update-police-to-provide-significant-update/d6b4b5d2-a122-4731-ac12-3c14953ed2c5" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Police to make major announcement in search for missing boy Gus Lamont</span></strong></a></div></div><div><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5), 0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px auto;max-width:440px;padding:0;width:99.375%"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUW3mpqD8qd/"></a></blockquote></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We, too, have heard the reports about a ransom letter in the media," the </span><em><span>Today</span></em><span> anchor said alongside her siblings.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We need to know, without a doubt, that she is alive and that you have her.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/us-journalist-savannah-guthrie-issues-message-to-mothers-kidnapper/247c7f32-0f51-4860-b583-434b1cea8978" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen. Please, reach out to us." </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The three siblings pledged to do everything they could to get their mother back, who, Guthrie added, is fragile, lives in constant pain and needs medication to survive. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Everyone is looking for you, mummy, everywhere," she said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We will not rest. Your children will not rest until we are together again.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We love you, mum. Stay strong."</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/bunnings-wins-right-to-use-facial-recognition-technology-in-stores/60c8ba2c-865f-410d-922c-4714010c01e7" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Bunnings wins right to use facial recognition CCTV in stores</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At least three different media outlets, </span><em><span>TMZ</span></em><span> and CNN Tucson affiliates </span><em><span>KOLD</span></em><span> and </span><em><span>KGUN</span></em><span>, report receiving ransom notes earlier this week demanding millions of dollars in bitcoin for Nancy's safe return.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to the outlets, the notes also described specific evidence in her home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities have not confirmed whether the notes are legitimate but are investigating.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are taking all tips and leads very seriously," the Pima County Sheriff's Department said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Anything that comes in, goes directly to our detectives who are co-ordinating with the FBI."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities are also trying to piece together the timeline of Nancy's disappearance.</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/queen-elizabeth-ii-commemorative-coins-released-by-royal-australian-mint-met-with-mixed-response-on-social-media/e70607a4-37a2-4634-a830-d74b4eb79591" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Limited edition Queen Elizabeth II coins met with mixed response</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nancy had dinner with family members who took her back to her one-storey home, where she lives alone, in Tucson about 9.30pm on Saturday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She is believed to have been taken just 15 minutes later. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her pacemaker last sent a signal to her iPhone, which was left at the home, about 2am on Sunday. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nancy was uncharacteristically absent from church later that same morning, causing a friend to call her family who discovered she was not at home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Samples and evidence have been collected from the home but authorities have not identified any suspect or person of interest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our mum is our heart and our home," Guthrie said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>- With CNN</span></em></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><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></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 href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>