Nancy Grace Reveals Why She Believes the Ransom for Nancy Guthrie Was Likely Never Paid: 'I Knew Something Was Off'

As the search for Nancy Guthrie continues after nearly two months, many still have questions about the case — including whether the alleged ransom demands were ever paid.

Purported ransom notes were sent to a variety of news outlets early on in the investigation, leading Today star Savannah Guthrie and her siblings to release multiple videos on Instagram addressing their mom's potential kidnappers, explaining they would "pay."

Speaking during the Tuesday, March 31, episode of Sean Hannity's podcast, the Closing Arguments star, 66, told the Fox News host, "Savannah, in her interview [on Today], stated that they got many, many quite fake ransoms, but that she believes those two to which she responded — she believes they were real."

"I know Savannah well enough that when she gave a response — twice, she responded — she would not have done that if she did not believe the ransom notes were real," the legal analyst reiterated.

Whether the missives were actually authentic or not, the popular true crime broadcaster doesn't think the family ever paid the ransom.

"I think the reason they didn’t pay — if, in fact, they didn’t, and I don’t believe they did — is because they never got proof of life," Nancy declared. "I mean, you and I knew at the beginning something was off, in that the ransom was not requested immediately."

She continued, "You take somebody — you want to feed them for a week and then ask for the money? No. You want the money, then you want it to be over with — you want to get the h--- out of town."

Nancy's words called to mind Savannah's first video to the suspected kidnappers on February 4 in which she said: "We live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated. We need to know, without a doubt, that she is alive and that you have her."

Savannah's mom, 84, was reported missing three days earlier on the afternoon of Sunday, February 1, after failing to show up at a friend's home where she was expected.

Authorities quickly determined based on evidence at the scene, including blood splatter outside her Tucson, Ariz., home, that she had been kidnapped.

Moreover, a terrifying masked suspect was notably captured on Nancy's front porch via her doorbell camera around the time she went missing.

DNA was also found at the scene, though it was "mixed," meaning it contains genetic material from more than one person, making it difficult to analyze.

Savannah admitted in an emotional Instagram video on February 24 that her mom may be dead but said the family is still praying for her "recovery," announcing the reward for information leading to the matrirach's return had been raised to $1 million.