WEBVTT - Savannah Guthrie Makes Direct Plea to Missing Mother's Kidnapper | Crime Alert 07.29.26

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<v Speaker 1>Crime Alard hourly update, Breaking crime News.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, I'm Sidney Silvanni. More than twenty five weeks after

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<v Speaker 2>eighty four year old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Catalina

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<v Speaker 2>Foothills home in Tucson, Arizona, her daughter, Today's Show host

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<v Speaker 2>Savannah Guthrie, is appealing directly to her mother's kidnapper. On Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>Guthrie posted an emotional video to Instagram, declaring her family

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<v Speaker 2>is an agony and will never stop searching. A federal

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<v Speaker 2>source close to the investigation says that Guthrie communicated with

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<v Speaker 2>law enforcement prior to releasing the message, her first in weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>Experts note several word choices showed a marked shift in tone.

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<v Speaker 2>For six months, the family asked anyone to bring her home,

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<v Speaker 2>but this week Guthrie addressed a single individual, asking the

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<v Speaker 2>captor to tell them where to look. Guthrie also urged

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<v Speaker 2>the person to do the right thing, shifting her request

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<v Speaker 2>from contacting a tip line to reaching out direct. Savannah

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<v Speaker 2>Guthrie was absent from Tuesday's Today Show broadcast while filming

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<v Speaker 2>NBC's new game show Wordle, having previously stated in June

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<v Speaker 2>that she cannot pretend she is not present. Here is

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<v Speaker 2>Savannah Guthrie's message broadcast on Instagram.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm coming on today with a very specific message. It

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<v Speaker 3>has been months since our mom was taken from us.

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<v Speaker 3>Our family is in agony. We are in a nightmare

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<v Speaker 3>that will not end. Nothing about our situation has changed.

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<v Speaker 3>We have done our part, and we will never stop

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<v Speaker 3>looking for her. We will always ache for her and

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<v Speaker 3>feel that hole in our hearts. The world can be

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<v Speaker 3>a cruel and unforgiving place, and I know that you

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<v Speaker 3>have tried to do things the right way. So I'm

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<v Speaker 3>asking you, you begging you to do the right thing. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>make the right choice. Help us find her, Tell us

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<v Speaker 3>where to look for her. I truly believe it is

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<v Speaker 3>never too late to do the right thing. Help us

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<v Speaker 3>bring this situation to an end for all of us.

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<v Speaker 3>No matter where we've been and what we've done, I

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<v Speaker 3>believe there is always a way home. Please make the

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<v Speaker 3>right choice.

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<v Speaker 2>While no suspects have been publicly identified since Nancy Guthrie

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<v Speaker 2>was taken on February first, the Pima County Sheriff's Department

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<v Speaker 2>is actively pursuing all evidence. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos

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<v Speaker 2>tells NBC that investigators are sifting through extensive forensic and

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<v Speaker 2>digital material.

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<v Speaker 1>We have so much DNA to sort through, We have

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<v Speaker 1>so much in terms of video evidence to look at.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm still positive that we're going to resolve this case.

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<v Speaker 2>Family is offering a reward exceeding one million dollars through

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<v Speaker 2>one eight hundred call FBI, while anonymous tips can be

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<v Speaker 2>submitted through Tucson Crime Stoppers at five two zero eight

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<v Speaker 2>eight Crime. More crime and justice news after this, A

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<v Speaker 2>deadly outbreak of violence at the Seattle Center during the

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<v Speaker 2>Bite of Seattle food festival has left three people dead

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<v Speaker 2>and four others wounded. Seattle Police Department Chief Sean Barnes

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<v Speaker 2>reports that gunfire erupted outside the Seattle Center armory when

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<v Speaker 2>small groups clashed, trapping innocent bystanders in the crossfire. Court

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<v Speaker 2>documents filed in juvenile court yesterday reveal investigators now believe

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<v Speaker 2>three gunmen were involved. A fifteen year old juvenile was

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<v Speaker 2>booked into detention on suspicion of firearms violations and first

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<v Speaker 2>degree assault. The teen waived his initial court appearance Monday,

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<v Speaker 2>and no homicide charges have been filed yet. Seattle Mayor

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<v Speaker 2>Katie Wilson confirmed the teenager open fire in the crowd.

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<v Speaker 2>Police eight the fifteen year old in a deceased acquaintance

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<v Speaker 2>engaged in a gunfight with at least one unknown suspect.

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<v Speaker 2>A nineteen year old man and a forty four year

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<v Speaker 2>old man died at the scene, while a fifty six

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<v Speaker 2>year old woman later died at Harbor View Medical Center.

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<v Speaker 2>Four other victims, including a two year old boy, suffered

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<v Speaker 2>injuries to their arms, legs, and abdomen. Authorities are investigating

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<v Speaker 2>whether a twenty seven year old hospital patient is an

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<v Speaker 2>eighth victim, while Washington State Patrol SWAT officers assist Seattle

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<v Speaker 2>police in an active manhunt for the third shooter. Washington

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<v Speaker 2>Governor Bob Ferguson posted on x that his prayers are

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<v Speaker 2>with the victims and responders. In House Springs, Missouri, a

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<v Speaker 2>patty neighborhood dispute over property maintenance turned fatal when seventy

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<v Speaker 2>three year old Robert Winkleman ambushed his neighbors. The Jefferson

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<v Speaker 2>County Sheriff's Office reports Winkleman walked to the home of

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<v Speaker 2>thirty eight year old Jessica Lashley on Saturday night, confronting

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<v Speaker 2>her about property upkeep before pulling a gun and shooting

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<v Speaker 2>her in the head. Lashly's seventeen year old identical twin daughter,

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<v Speaker 2>Jersey Greer, rushed to protect her mother, but Winkleman shot

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<v Speaker 2>her in the head as well. Greer's aunt hailed the

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<v Speaker 2>teenager's heroic final act. Winkleman then chased an uninjured third

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<v Speaker 2>person before shooting himself as deputies approached. Both victims died

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<v Speaker 2>Monday at Mercy Hospital South after being removed from life support.

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<v Speaker 2>Winkleman remains hospitalized in critical condition, charged with two counts

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<v Speaker 2>of first degree assault in armed criminal action. Greer's surviving

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<v Speaker 2>twin sister, Justice, was at work during the attack. Lashley

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<v Speaker 2>worked for her family's tree cutting business while her daughters

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<v Speaker 2>played lacrosse at Northwest High School, where teammates flooded hospital

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<v Speaker 2>halls and launched a crowdfunding campaign that has raised over

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<v Speaker 2>thirty seven thousand dollars. For more crime and justice news,

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<v Speaker 2>be sure to join us for crime stories with Nancy

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