Authorities say "they're aware of a new message" in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance

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Local and national authorities said Friday they're "aware of a caller message" regarding the disappearance of "Today" amusement co-host Savannah Guthrie's mom, Nancy Guthrie, arsenic the high-profile hunt continues.

"Investigators are actively inspecting the accusation provided successful the connection for its authenticity," the Pima County Sheriff's Department said successful a station connected social media. The FBI besides posted a similar statement connected societal media. It's unclear what benignant of connection it is.

Investigators judge Nancy Guthrie is "still retired there" aft her household reported her missing to authorities connected Sunday, aft not uncovering her astatine location erstwhile she didn't amusement up for religion that morning.

Blood found extracurricular Nancy Guthrie's home has been confirmed to beryllium hers, section officials said this week.

The sheriff's section has said nary fishy oregon idiosyncratic of involvement has been identified successful the case. Authorities are treating her disappearance arsenic a transgression matter.

The FBI besides announced a $50,000 reward for accusation starring to Nancy Guthrie's betterment oregon the apprehension and condemnation of radical progressive successful her disappearance.

A ransom enactment that investigators said they're taking earnestly included a deadline of 5 p.m. Thursday, said Heith Janke, the peculiar cause successful complaint of the FBI's tract bureau successful Phoenix. The enactment demanded outgo successful bitcoin, and if a transportation wasn't made, past a 2nd request was for adjacent Monday, Janke said.

On Wednesday night, Savannah Guthrie appeared with her brother, Camron Guthrie, and sister, Annie Guthrie, successful a video saying they're "ready to talk" but that they request to cognize their parent is alive.

"We request to know, without a doubt, that she is live and that you person her. We privation to perceive from you, and we are acceptable to listen. Please, scope retired to us," Savannah Guthrie said.

Camron Guthrie also made an entreaty Thursday on societal media for their mom's return, saying, "Whoever is retired determination holding our mother, we privation to perceive from you."

Alex Sundby contributed to this report.

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