Investigators looking into the disappearance of US TV host Savannah Guthrie’s mother have found signs of forced entry at her Arizona home.
Savannah Guthrie is a main co-anchor on Today, the morning show on NBC News, the US sister network of Sky News.
A person familiar with the inquiry told the Associated Press that evidence in the home of Nancy Guthrie, 84, indicated that she had been kidnapped during the night.
They said that several of Nancy Guthrie’s personal items, including her mobile phone, wallet and her car, had been left in her property.
Investigators do not believe at this point that the abduction was part of a robbery, home invasion or kidnapping-for-ransom plot, the person said.
Police officers are currently reviewing information from licence plate cameras and surveillance video from nearby homes while working to analyse data from local phone towers.
Nancy Guthrie was first reported missing by her family after she failed to appear at church on Sunday.
She was last seen at her home near Tucson, Arizona, the night before at around 9.30pm.
In a social media post made on Monday, Savannah Guthrie described her mother as “a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant”.
Neighbours of Nancy Guthrie show support for the family. Pic: AP
She asked supporters to “raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment. Bring her home”.
Pima County Sheriff