They are demanding $6 million for the release of journalist Savannah Guthrie's mother today.

Los Angeles.- This Monday, the deadline expires for the family of NBC journalist Savannah Guthrie to pay six million dollars in bitcoin for the release of her mother, who has been missing since January 31, according to sources cited by Los Angeles Times. The deadline would be 5 p.m. local time in Arizona, when the ninth day of the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, 84, is reached, according to sources familiar with the case, the Los Angeles newspaper reported today. Guthrie's children offered on Saturday to pay their potential kidnappers for their release. "We received your message and understand it. We beg you to return our mother so we can celebrate with her. Only then will we have peace. This is very valuable to us and we will pay for it", said the three children of the missing person, Annie, Camron and Savannah, in a video posted on Instagram. The ransom request would have arrived at the KOLD television station, which received an email. At least three other supposed ransom notes had been received last week.

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The impending deadline comes at a time when both authorities and Guthrie's family are expressing concern for the health of the woman last seen on January 31 when she arrived at her home north of Tucson. Authorities have warned that Guthrie is considered "a vulnerable adult" with walking difficulties, who uses a pacemaker and needs daily medication for a heart condition. Since the investigation began, the police have considered the case a crime, after the doorbell camera at Guthrie's house was disconnected, software detected the presence of a person, and Guthrie's pacemaker application showed that it had disconnected from his phone. Additionally, there were signs of forced entry at the residence located in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood, amidst a desert area north of Tucson. Last Thursday, the FBI offered a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the finding of the woman or to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance. A person has been arrested in connection with a "fraudulent ransom demand". The case has garnered significant national and international attention; even U.S. President Donald Trump contacted the co-host journalist of the Today program, from NBC, and offered her the support of federal authorities.