Kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie ‘didn’t care that she died’ and ‘tortured’ family

Nancy’s daughter, Savannah Guthrie, has publicly struggled with the same theory.

She previously acknowledged the possibility that her mother was targeted for financial reasons, recalling a conversation with her brother about whether the crime could be linked to her public profile.

“But I knew that,” she said per Newsweek. ‘I hope not. I mean, we still don’t know. To be honest, we don’t know anything.’

She added: “I don’t know if it’s because she’s my mother and someone was like, ‘Oh, that lady has money, we can make some quick money.’ I mean, that would make sense, but we don’t know.”

The TV host admitted she was starting to accept that possibility, describing the thought as “too much to bear.”

She also revealed that while many ransom messages appeared to be fake, the family believed two of the notes they responded to were genuine.