Savannah Guthrie Says ‘We Will Pay’ for Return of 84-Year-Old Mother Nancy: ‘This Is the Only Way We Will Have Peace’

Savannah Guthrie took to Instagram on Saturday afternoon to share another message with her mother’s kidnapper, this time saying she and her family will pay for Nancy Guthrie‘s return.

“We received your message, and we understand,” Guthrie said in the video, flanked by her siblings Annie and Camron. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”

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Nancy Guthrie went missing from her Arizona residence on Jan. 31, and on Monday, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office announced that the disappearance was being treated as a crime. Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS that investigators found “very concerning” evidence in her home.

“I believe she was abducted, yes,” he said. “She didn’t walk from there. She didn’t go willingly.”

On Thursday, the FBI, which is also investigating the suspected kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, put up a $50,000 reward for information leading to her recovery, “and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.”

“The FBI has agents, analysts and professional staff employees working day and night with our partners at the sheriff’s department,” FBI Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke said during a press briefing. “We have deployed additional intelligence and agents from our Phoenix office.”

Nanos, who also spoke during the briefing, said that authorities “have not identified a suspect or a person of interest in this case.” He also shut down claims that force entry was used to gain entrance to Nancy Guthrie’s home.

Donald Trump, who ordered “all federal law enforcement” to help search for Nancy Guthrie, told reporters on Air Force One Friday night that the investigation is going “very well” and “definitive” answers as to what happened could be released in the coming days.

“I think we’re doing very well in that regard,” he said. “You’re probably surprised to hear that. I think we’re doing very well. Very well meaning we have some clues, I think, that are very strong, and I think we could have some answers coming up fairly soon.”

On Wednesday evening, Savannah Guthrie posted an emotional video to her Instagram in which she and her two siblings, Annie and Camron, pleaded with their mother’s kidnapper to give them a sign of life.

“She’s 84 years old. Her health, her heart, is fragile. She lives in constant pain. She is without any medicine. She needs it to survive, and she needs it not to suffer,” Guthrie said. “We, too, have heard the reports about a ransom letter in the media. As a family, we are doing everything that we can. We are ready to talk. However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated. We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen.”