US television star Savannah Guthrie has dominated headlines this week after her mother Nancy, 84, went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on January 31.
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The Today Show anchor, 54, has been working overtime with police and the FBI to find her mother, who is now believed to have been abducted.
As the investigations continue, details have begun to resurface about Savannah's little-known life in Australia.
The journalist was born at Sandringham Hospital in Melbourne on December 27, 1971, not far from Beaumaris, where her father, Charles, and mother, Nancy, lived.
She is the youngest of three children - she has a sister Annie and brother Camron, who were both born in the US.
Charles and Nancy moved to Victoria in about 1970 when he was relocated for work by Phelps Dodge, a mining company based in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Details have begun to resurface about Savannah's little-known life in Australia after her mother Nancy, 84, went missing from her home in Tucson, Arizona on January 31
Savannah's father was a mining engineer who was believed to be involved in a project which tested new technology for extracting copper from the ground.
Meanwhile, Nancy was a stay-at-home mother, taking care of Savannah and her siblings in their Beaumaris home for three years before the family moved back to the US.
Savannah was just two years old when the Guthrie family moved back home, settling into Tucson where the former attorney spent most of her childhood and adolescence.
The TV star returned to Australia for a visit with her mother in 2015 to visit the place where she was born, for a special Mother's Day celebration with Nancy.
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On Wednesday, Savannah made an emotional appeal to her missing mother Nancy's apparent captors and begged for proof she is alive in a new video.
Nancy vanished last Saturday evening after being dropped off at the sprawling Arizona property by her Italian son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni - the last person to see her.
Savannah described her mother in glowing terms alongside her siblings in the new clip posted to Instagram pleading for her safe return Wednesday night.
'Our mom is a kind, faithful, loyal, fiercely loving woman of goodness and light. She's funny, spunky and clever. She has grandchildren that adore her and crowd around her and cover her with kisses,' Savannah said.
The journalist was born at Sandringham Hospital on December 27, not far from Beaumaris where her father, Charles, and mother, Nancy, lived. Pictured with her older sister Annie
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Savannah graciously thanked everyone across the country who offered prayers and support before detailing her 'beloved mom' Nancy's fragile state prior to her disappearance.
'She is 84 years old. Her health, her heart is fragile. She lives in constant pain. She is without medicine, she needs it to survive. She needs it not to suffer,' she said.
Savannah - surrounded closely by her sister Annie and brother Camron - then directly addressed her mother's possible captors, in the first firm, public admission that she may be held for ransom.
'We too have heard the reports about a ransom letter in the media. As a family, we are doing everything that we can,' Savannah said.
Savannah then said to the potential kidnappers that 'we are ready to talk' but wanted proof that they weren't potentially using fraudulent images of Nancy.
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'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. We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen. Please, reach out to us,' she said, holding back tears.
Savannah then attempted to speak to her mother.
'Mommy, if you are hearing this, you are a strong woman. You are God's precious daughter, Nancy,' she said.
It comes after Savannah made an emotional appeal to her missing mother Nancy's apparent captors and begged for proof she is alive in a new video. Pictured with Annie and Camron
Nancy vanished on Saturday evening after being dropped off at the sprawling Arizona property by her Italian son-in-law Tommaso Cioni - the last person to see her
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'We believe and know that even in this valley, he is with you. Everyone is looking for you, mommy, everywhere. We will not rest, your children will not rest until we are together again.
'We speak to you every moment and we pray without ceasing and we rejoice in advance for the day that we hold you in our arms again. We love you, mom.'
Annie and Camron then echoed their sister's words: 'We love you, mom. Stay strong.'
The video was simply captioned: 'Bring her home.'
Nancy lives alone at a house in the affluent Catalina Foothills neighbourhood, where authorities found her phone, wallet and car following her mysterious disappearance on January 31.
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An Apple Watch was also found inside the property, which investigators said stopped syncing with her pacemaker at around 2am - suggesting she was taken from her home at around that time.
Officers are now looking into Savannah's superfans who have piled her with gifts and mail before her mother was abducted, the Daily Mail revealed earlier on Wednesday.
No suspect has been identified and police insist there is no danger to the wider public.
However, investigators have not ruled out that Nancy may have been targeted because she is the mother of famous Today show host Savannah.