Savannah Guthrie’s solo plea suggests investigators lack suspect

Savannah Guthrie appeared alone in a social media video Monday, saying the family still believes Nancy, 84, "is out there" and asking the public for help. Guthrie acknowledged they were "at an hour of desperation." Former CIA member and FBI special agent Tracy Walder says the Monday video did not appear scripted with the FBI, unlike an earlier message Guthrie posted with her siblings.

"She doesn't appear to be reading from a script," Walder said, calling it "truly an off-the-cuff video." She added that the footage could point to investigators not having a suspect. Local reporting says the potential captors demanded $6 million in bitcoin by Monday at 5 p.m.

MT, and an alleged bitcoin account set up for Nancy's return reportedly showed a zero balance. Walder suggested the deadline and Guthrie's solo appeal increase the perceived validity of the ransom notes and underscore the family's desperation. Nancy was last seen on Jan.

savannah guthrie, nancy, ransom demand, bitcoin, bitcoin account, 6 million, fbi, tracy walder, desperate plea, kidnapping