FBI increasing reward for information in Guthrie case to $100K, releases new photos

Jennifer Bond signs a banner that says "Bring her home" with a photo of Nancy Guthrie at the KVOA newsroom in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday. The FBI increased the reward for information to $100,000.

Jennifer Bond signs a banner that says "Bring her home" with a photo of Nancy Guthrie at the KVOA newsroom in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday. The FBI increased the reward for information to $100,000. (Rebecca Noble, Reuters)


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TUCSON, Ariz. — The FBI said on Thursday it was increasing ​the reward for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of ‌TV news anchor Savannah Guthrie, to $100,000 from $50,000.

The agency also released ⁠new visuals, including ​photos of a backpack ⁠the suspect could be seen wearing in ‌video footage, and ‌an updated description of the suspect following "forensic ⁠analysis" of footage from ⁠a doorbell camera.

The suspect was described as a male, between 5 feet, 9 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall, and was seen wearing a black, 25-liter backpack, the FBI said in a statement. The ‌agency identified the backpack ​as an Ozark Trail brand hiker pack.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was first reported missing on Feb. 1 in Arizona.

Guthrie's disappearance has captured the nation's attention, with the FBI saying it had received over 13,000 tips from the public.

The Guthrie ​family, including NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie and ‌her siblings, has ‌released ⁠multiple videos pleading for their mother's return.

"We believe she is still out there," Savannah Guthrie said on Tuesday in a post on Instagram ‌with video footage of ​the suspect at her ‌mother's home. "Bring her ⁠home."

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