The reward for information in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has been significantly increased thanks to a Wisconsin attorney.
Michael Hupy, president of Milwaukee Crime Stoppers, sent a $100,000 check through Crime Stoppers to 88-Crime in Tucson in hopes of generating new leads in the case.
88-Crime is Tucson’s Crime Stoppers chapter. Crime Stoppers is a nonprofit organization that offers rewards for anonymous tips that lead to arrests. The 88-Crime reward now stands at $102,500 thanks to the boost from Hupy and Milwaukee Crime Stoppers. The FBI is also offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to Nancy Guthrie’s whereabouts or an arrest in the case.
Though Tucson is nearly 2,000 miles from Milwaukee, where Hupy is based, he felt compelled to help.
“This case stuck out to me because of the age of the person and the need for medical treatment,” Hupy told The Daily Wire. “We have an 84-year-old woman who was left without taking her pills. That’s not a good situation. I said I better do something.”
Hupy said time is critical, and with the search entering its third week, more tips are needed.
“I think if we had motivated someone at the beginning, we might have a solution,” Hupy said.
Unlike many reward programs, Crime Stoppers guarantees tipsters complete anonymity, even through the payout process.
“When you call, we don’t take your phone number,” Hupy said. “We don’t take your name. We don’t take any information about you. We just take the information you give us. If that results in an arrest, you get a reward. We still don’t take your name.”
“You go to an undisclosed location, give them your number and your code number, and you get the reward,” Hupy added. “I don’t know of an instance where this has not worked, or anyone’s been betrayed by the system.”
Guthrie has been missing since February 1, when the grandmother was taken from her home. The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Office are working to locate her and identify a person who was seen on her front stoop.
Hupy said tips submitted through Milwaukee Crime Stoppers have helped solve murder cases. As an organization, Crime Stoppers has helped solve more than 300,000 cases over its 50 years of operation.
Anyone with information about the Nancy Guthrie case can contact 88-Crime at 520-882-7463.
For live updates about the case, read the blog or listen to the latest episode of Finding Nancy Guthrie, a special Daily Wire true crime podcast.
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