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The subject of my investigation is the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mom, Nancy.

Who would take an 84-year-old widow from her home in the middle of the night?

And why would they do it? Here's the story.

When 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie didn't show up for church on Sunday morning, her family's concern turned into a full-blown criminal investigation.

The mother of today's show anchor Savannah Guthrie was last seen around 9.45 p.m. Saturday

at her home in the Catalina foothills north of Tucson, Arizona, and was later reported

missing after relatives found no trace of her inside.

Investigators quickly declared her residence a crime scene, saying evidence indicated she did not

leave voluntarily and was likely taken against her will, possibly from her bed in the middle of the night.

Forensic teams found blood matching Nancy's DNA on her front porch.

Security cameras and her pacemaker app were disabled around the time that she vanished.

And at least one ransom note with specific details has been examined by police.

The FBI has joined the search and is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to her safe return or an arrest.

But as of now, no suspects or persons of interest have been publicly identified.

Savannah and her siblings have made emotional please for their

mother's safe return emphasizing her fragile health and her urgent need for

daily medication the why of it why is this all happening is this a kidnapping is it

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