SAVANNAH Guthrie’s emotional first TV interview since her mom’s kidnapping could spark a breakthrough in the case, an ex-FBI agent has claimed.

Savannah’s 84-year-old mother,Nancy, was snatched from her Tucson-area homein Arizona in the early morning hours of February 1.

Almost two months on, law enforcement is still unable to identify any suspects, and there is no clear motive.

Savannah sat down with colleague Hoda Kotb, who’s been filling in for her for weeks, for a heart-wrenching discussion about her mom’s disappearance and the ongoing police investigation.

She returned to theTodaystudios in New York City after spending a month with family in Arizona,helping in the search.

In the interview, she shared deep anguish and uncertainty, but also hope that they will still find Nancy, while continuing to urge the public to come forward with any information that could help detectives.

Jonny Grusing, a former FBI special agent, told The U.S. Sun that Savannah speaking on camera about the situation could be important for the investigation.

He feels the 54-year-old, however, should not feel she has to do all the work in finding Nancy.

“I’ve seen people like Savannah become investigators in their own right because you can’t see everything that law enforcement’s doing and you’re wondering if you can do more, if you can help, and even push… if it’s one more tip, one more lead.

“You never know what’s going to push it over the edge.

“And what she’s doing is trying to bring in that one person that we call bystanders.

“The bystander who’s holding on to information, or wondering if what they have would make them look stupid or would break their relationship with someone who might have done something.

“And then they feel, ‘This person’s not capable of doing that.’ And I think that’s what Savannah understands and why she’s still pleading. That one tip could make all the difference.

“In cases like this, we have had that one person, whether it’s a neighbor across the street, whether it’s the mom of the possible offender, and they have held on to that tip for so long.”

Jonny said it’s important to keep revisiting the case and keep it in the public eye, but it shouldn’t only be Savannah and her family being visible.

He said, “I don’t think that’s her responsibility. I think that’s law enforcement’s responsibility to keep briefing the public.

“One that I worked involving a 17 year old, the longer it went, the more we had to just open up more of the case to the public to try to get leads.

“I mean, maybe we’re seeing 5 per cent of the evidence right now. Maybe if it’s unsolved that law enforcement would decide to open up a little more to 10 per cent and 20.

“And you have to hold back things because hopefully they’ll catch the offender, they’ll go to trial.

“You have to make sure you have the right offender. You can’t put everything out in the media.

“But if there are more clues out there and this goes another month or two..

“Again, working with families like the Guthrie family who are missing a loved one, I don’t want [them] to feel like they’re the ones that have to solve the case.”

He said it’s still an active case and police will still be going through tips, while applying for search warrants takes time.

“Investigators should be learning something new every day,” he said.

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Savannah Guthrie is still desperate for answers as police are no closer to finding out what happened to her elderly motherCredit: NBC
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The FBI released surveillance images at the home of Nancy Guthrie the night she went missing in Tucson, ArizonaCredit: AP