Five months after her mother Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona, Savannah Guthrie says the ordeal has brought her family constant heartbreak as investigators continue searching for answers.

“It is five months of agony and unending trauma for our family,” the TODAY host said in a statement to KOLD 13 News on Wednesday.

“There is not a moment that goes by that we aren’t actively trying to find our mom.”

Savannah, 54, also thanked the Tucson community for keeping her mother in their thoughts and expressed graтιтude to both the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department for their continued efforts in the investigation.

She ended her statement with a simple plea: “Bring her home.”

Her comments came shortly after reports suggested that none of the ransom notes received during the investigation were believed to be genuine.

Since Nancy’s disappearance on Feb. 1, multiple ransom demands seeking millions of dollars in Bitcoin have been sent to her family as well as several media outlets, including KOLD 13 News, KGUN 9, and TMZ.

However, the FBI said the situation is more complex.

In a statement, the bureau explained that while several ransom communications have been identified as fraudulent extortion attempts, other ransom demands have not been ruled out and continue to be investigated as potentially legitimate.

Officials emphasized that the case remains an active kidnapping-for-ransom investigation and that the FBI will continue ᴀssisting local authorities, although the Pima County Sheriff’s Department remains the lead investigative agency.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos also rejected claims that all of the ransom notes had been proven fake.

“We have a number of notes that we are actively looking at and will continue to actively investigate,” he said, adding that investigators are still receiving tips from the public, although fewer than in the early stages of the case.

According to Nanos, investigators are working closely with Google to analyze video evidence, including footage from a doorbell camera that captured a masked individual entering Nancy’s home. Authorities are also collaborating with forensic laboratories across the country to examine DNA evidence collected during the investigation.

The sheriff explained that responsibilities have been divided between agencies, with the FBI focusing on the ransom communications while local investigators continue processing forensic evidence.

“We have a lot of DNA that we’re still working with,” Nanos said, noting that advances in forensic technology and investigative genetic genealogy are helping detectives pursue additional leads.

He explained that genealogy can identify relatives of an unknown suspect, giving investigators new avenues to explore even when there is no direct DNA match.

“Especially when you throw in genealogy,” Nanos said. “This may not be the bad guy, but this person might be the bad guy’s relative… So that has to be broken down and looked at to see if this might be somebody that should be of interest to us.”

Marking the five-month anniversary of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, Nanos also expressed sympathy for her family and reaffirmed that investigators remain committed to solving the case.

“I know this is the five-month mark, and our thoughts are still and have been and will always be with the whole Guthrie family,” he said.

“I can’t imagine… five months later, and you still have no answers. The best I can tell the family is we’ll continue to work this case. We’re not giving up.”

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