New Delhi, March 26 -- In her first interview since her 84-year-old mother disappeared, Savannah Guthrie, the co-host of NBC's "Today" show, suggested that her mother, Nancy Guthrie, may have been targeted because of her public profile.

Speaking to NBC, Guthrie described the emotional toll on her family. She said, "I don't know that it's because she's my mom and somebody thought, 'Oh, that girl- that lady has money. We can . make a quick buck.' I mean, that would make sense," and added, "But we don't know. Which is too much to bear, to think that I brought this to her bedside. That it's because of me."

Her comments come nearly two months after Nancy Guthrie went missing from her home near Tucson, Arizona. The 84-year-old was last seen o...