Savannah Guthrie is not being forced by authorities to share her emotional pleas to her mom Nancy’s suspected kidnapper, according to an expert.
In her latest video shared Sunday, the “Today” anchor begged Nancy’s purported captor to “do the right thing” and bring her home, as the ongoing investigation into the 84-year-old’s disappearance continues.
Former CIA member and FBI special agent Tracy Walder tells Page Six that after multiple past videos, Savannah, 54, is attempting “a different angle” to appeal to the alleged kidnapper.
“I think FBI and authorities aren’t necessarily encouraging her or telling her what to do, rather she wants to and is probably asking them if it’s ok to post,” Walder says.
“These don’t seem in response to specific ransom demands, rather, let’s just try a different angle to appeal to this [kidnapper],” the NewsNation contributor adds.
In Sunday’s video, Savannah the family still “has hope” that Nancy — who has not been seen since Jan. 31 — is still alive.
“I wanted to say to whoever has her, or who knows where she is, that, it’s never too late,” Savannah said in the clip. “And you’re not lost, or alone, and it is never too late to do the right thing.”
Savannah’s latest plea came after FBI and local authorities found a suspicious black glove near Nancy’s Tucson, Ariz. home that matches the one the suspect wore in the surveillance footage from the night she was seemingly taken.
An FBI spokesperson confirmed to Fox News that the DNA on the glove is different from other DNA been found at the scene.
Investigators are waiting for final lab results before uploading the DNA profile to a national database to identify the individual, the outlet reported.
Walder tells Page Six she hopes investigators are “processing the genealogy DNA,” but notes “that can take three to eight weeks.”
On Friday, there was hope that another breakthrough in the case was made when at least four people were reportedly detained in connection to Nancy’s disappearance.
However, all the individuals were subsequently released and cleared of being suspects in the case.
“I don’t view Friday as a ‘fail’ rather the community is doing what they should,” Walder says, “calling in any and all suspects they may see.”
Following Friday’s operation, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos admitted that Nancy’s missing persons case has become “exhausting.”
“Maybe it’s an hour from now. Maybe it’s weeks or months or years from now. But we won’t quit. We’re going to find Nancy. We’re going to find this guy,” he told the New York Times.
The FBI has said that Nancy’s suspected kidnapper is a male who’s approximately 5-foot-9 or 5-foot-10, with an average build.
The reward for key information to find Nancy has also been increased to $100,000.
Savannah has made multiple videos, some with her brother Camron and sister Annie, pleading for the return of her mother.
Sources told Page Six that Savannah is remaining in Tucson off “Today” for the “foreseeable future” amid the search.
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