AZ NANCY GUTHRIE: Missing from Tucson, AZ - 31 Jan 2026 - Age 84 (1 Viewer)

Authorities believe 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother was taken against her will

Authorities believe the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will.

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‘Today’ show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother is missing in Arizona and authorities suspect crime​

The disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie over the weekend is being investigated as a crime based on what authorities saw at her home, an Arizona sheriff said Monday.

Asked to explain why investigators believe the Tucson-area home is a crime scene, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Nancy Guthrie has limited mobility and said there were other things indicating she did not leave on her own, but he declined to further elaborate.

“I need this community to step up and start giving us some calls,” Nanos said during a news conference.

The sheriff said Guthrie, who lived alone, was of sound mind.

“This is not dementia related. She’s as sharp as a tack. The family wants everyone to know that this isn’t someone who just wandered off,” Nanos said, adding that she needs her daily medication.

Guthrie was last seen around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at her home in the Tucson area and her family reported her missing around noon Sunday, the sheriff said.

Nanos said a family member received a call from someone at church saying Guthrie wasn’t there, leading family to search for her at her home and then calling 911.

“From what the family’s told us and everything we’ve learned, she could not walk out of that home 50 yards. We believe she was taken out of the home against her will, and that’s how this investigation is moving,” the sheriff told NBC’s Tom Llamas.


On Monday morning, Nanos said search crews worked hard but have since been pulled back.

“We don’t see this as a search mission so much as it is a crime scene,” the sheriff said.

Even so, a sheriff’s helicopter flew over the desert Monday afternoon near Guthrie’s home in the affluent Catalina Foothills area on the northern edge of Tucson. Her brick home has a gravel driveway and a yard covered in Prickly Pear and Saguaro cactus.

Savannah Guthrie issued a statement on Monday, NBC’s “Today” show reported.

“On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support,” she said. “Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear Nancy.”


MEDIA - NANCY GUTHRIE: Missing from Tucson, AZ - 31 Jan 2026 - Age 84

 

[Kimster]

I've had so many things be totally incorrect from using AI. Once when I was trying to figure out who was going to be officiating a game that day and AI was taking me there was no game that day, when there was 100% a game that was within an hour of playing. Then, just the other day, I was trying to find something dated the day I was looking and it was taking me that it couldn't find things that were dated in the future when every single thing I had that had a date on it was saying it was that day

I like it when it actually gives sourcing information, but this time it didn't. Because it didn't, it caused me to raise my left eyebrow a little bit.

 

[Guess Who]

I like it when it actually gives sourcing information, but this time it didn't. Because it didn't, it caused me to raise my left eyebrow a little bit.

Yep.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Per AI, but it doesn't give source information:

Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie, attends
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona, in person. She was reported missing on Sunday, February 1, 2026, after she failed to show up for her regular in-person Sunday morning worship service, which prompted a friend from the congregation to contact her family.

• In-Person Attendance: Reports confirm she regularly attends St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church and did not attend on the morning she was reported missing.
• Routine: A church member indicated she typically drives herself to church, and her absence was immediately noticed by the congregation.
• Disappearance Timeline: Investigators believe she was taken from her home between Saturday night and Sunday morning, preventing her from attending the service.

I think though this sounds like what we were told in the beginning and I think I've seen it elsewhere. So where were Megan and Brian getting their info that she wasn't attending in person?

 

[Kimster]

I think though this sounds like what we were told in the beginning and I think I've seen it elsewhere. So where were Megan and Brian getting their info that she wasn't attending in person?

IIRC, their independent investigators have been asking people and this is what the people they interviewed told them.

 

[GrandmaBear]

IIRC, their independent investigators have been asking people and this is what the people they interviewed told them.

There are so many things out there without named sources, like all that Ashleigh has said too.

 

[Kimster]

There are so many things out there without named sources, like all that Ashleigh has said too.

Yeah, I'm not banking on any of it. However, I do like to look outside the box as I'm trying to figure out what's going on. IF she was attending online only, why in the world would someone even try to state she attended church in person every week? So actually, the speculation doesn't have any legs, in my mind.

 

[GrandmaBear]

I'm thinking, let's say LE knows who did this. They maybe can't arrest him as they don't know where he has Nancy. Or "they". Kidnappings are often groups aren't they, or two people? Either a person has to have her in their home OR they have to feed her and check on her regularly. THis is all IF she is alive. They likely aren't going to risk not finding her... Unless they become sure she is dead, then they might arrest the person.

I don't know. With bitcoin, they can't even trap the guy when exchanging a suitcase full of cash either, IF the ransom note is fact.

I don't like that Ashleigh said the SIL is a suspect when he's not, but I can't shake that thought either.

What I think they were likely doing would be somewhat routine and making sure their vehicle doesn't have blood in it. Since one of them WAS the last one to see her and in fact be around her. I don't think it's that unusual to check their vehicle, in fact, I'd check both unless they had a way of knowing which one was the right one that took her home. I'm assuming like most married couples that they have two vehicles at minimum.

 

[Kimster]

I'm thinking, let's say LE knows who did this. They maybe can't arrest him as they don't know where he has Nancy. Or "they". Kidnappings are often groups aren't they, or two people? Either a person has to have her in their home OR they have to feed her and check on her regularly. THis is all IF she is alive. They likely aren't going to risk not finding her... Unless they become sure she is dead, then they might arrest the person.

I don't know. With bitcoin, they can't even trap the guy when exchanging a suitcase full of cash either, IF the ransom note is fact.

I don't like that Ashleigh said the SIL is a suspect when he's not, but I can't shake that thought either.

What I think they were likely doing would be somewhat routine and making sure their vehicle doesn't have blood in it. Since one of them WAS the last one to see her and in fact be around her. I don't think it's that unusual to check their vehicle, in fact, I'd check both unless they had a way of knowing which one was the right one that took her home. I'm assuming like most married couples that they have two vehicles at minimum.

The thing about the last person to see her, though, is that it was hours before we KNOW she was kidnapped. Surely they can verify the family member(s) who dropped her off went back home again. Why come back on that night? Unless they had a huge fight or something.

At this juncture, I'm leaning toward a person, or persons, that we don't even know about at all. And it's not going to hurt my feelings one bit if I'm wrong.

 

[GrandmaBear]

Yeah, I'm not banking on any of it. However, I do like to look outside the box as I'm trying to figure out what's going on. IF she was attending online only, why in the world would someone even try to state she attended church in person every week? So actually, the speculation doesn't have any legs, in my mind.

Yeah, I guess it is wisest to believe what was first said and that she did attend every week but then as I said, it is ODD that they didn't put that on the timeline as the first notification that something was wrong and she was missing (from church) and that's how the family found out. It was left out and it leaves a big hole in the timeline too. I'd sure like to know what family member was notified, at what time, and how long between that call was it before they got over to her home.

IF there even was a call or notification.

While I am not liking this no named source stuff, at all, it's hard to ignore it too.

And like you, I'm trying to puzzle it all out. And I've had some out-of-the box theories but I say they are farfetched when I mention them lol.

But at best, I mostly believe it was someone in the inner circle or at least known to her.

 

[Kimster]

Yeah, I guess it is wisest to believe what was first said and that she did attend every week but then as I said, it is ODD that they didn't put that on the timeline as the first notification that something was wrong and she was missing (from church) and that's how the family found out. It was left out and it leaves a big hole in the timeline too. I'd sure like to know what family member was notified, at what time, and how long between that call was it before they got over to her home.

IF there even was a call or notification.

While I am not liking this no named source stuff, at all, it's hard to ignore it too.

And like you, I'm trying to puzzle it all out. And I've had some out-of-the box theories but I say they are farfetched when I mention them lol.

But at best, I mostly believe it was someone in the inner circle or at least known to her.

It's also odd to me that the church was that concerned? Unless on the night before, she told a friend she would be there for a certain reason. My church wouldn't contact anyone about me not being there, unless there was a task that I promised to perform during the service and I didn't show up. That would be HIGHLY unusual for me. But, not attending here and there isn't unusual at all.

 

[GrandmaBear]

The thing about the last person to see her, though, is that it was hours before we KNOW she was kidnapped. Surely they can verify the family member(s) who dropped her off went back home again. Why come back on that night? Unless they had a huge fight or something.

At this juncture, I'm leaning toward a person, or persons, that we don't even know about at all. And it's not going to hurt my feelings one bit if I'm wrong.

I never mind being wrong either.

I'm leaning towards someone she knew of course, but that doesn't mean we know about them so yeah, could be.

It was hours in between but we don't know what's true there. Did the family member even go back home? Did he go inside with her through the garage? I mean we just know what so far has been said. But I agree too that it was hours in between as it stands right now. And I think it normal that they searched their car, probably for blood, and possibly to exclude the person. However, they haven't been able to exclude anyone, including family members. Not to us anyhow.

 

[Kimster]

This might not mean a doggone thing, but placing it here as a possible clue.

Neighbor spotted mysterious white van before Savannah Guthrie's mother vanished from home: report

Neighbor reports suspicious white van before Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy allegedly taken from Tucson home. Sheriff confirms crime is suspected in case.

www.foxnews.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

It's also odd to me that the church was that concerned? Unless on the night before, she told a friend she would be there for a certain reason. My church wouldn't contact anyone about me not being there, unless there was a task that I promised to perform during the service and I didn't show up. That would be HIGHLY unusual for me. But, not attending here and there isn't unusual at all.

To me it doesn't seem odd.

I don't attend church these days but when I did and to the longest one I was a member of in my life, there were people that like Nancy allegedly was, were there every every week, I can think of some of the names yet today, and it would be odd if they were gone. And Nancy seemed friendly, affable, or sounds like such, and if she had issue walking or used a walker, couldn't walk for, most that attended regularly would know that she did too, or if she helped with anything at church like you said.

What is more odd to me is that they called family but it said the congregation was concerned in the one you posted I think so it's quite possible someone out of the whole congregation said I know her daughter Annie, let me give her a call and make sure all is okay. Or perhaps Annie and hub sometimes attended too? So people knew them?

 

[GrandmaBear]

This might not mean a doggone thing, but placing it here as a possible clue.

Neighbor spotted mysterious white van before Savannah Guthrie's mother vanished from home: report

Neighbor reports suspicious white van before Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy allegedly taken from Tucson home. Sheriff confirms crime is suspected in case.

www.foxnews.com

Yea, I don't know, he doesn't even remember what day. they are "thinking" about getting security cams? And I think he meant to maybe say he's a light sleeper, not deep sleeper but hard to say.

There was another lady I mentioned upthread a ways who said they had a lot of people around she felt like "casing", always claiming they were roofers, or window washers, and this and that but that they never had any equipment with them, etc. She said they were "casing" the places she felt. That sounds like it would fit with the white van. She lives in the neighborhood but kind of around the road or whatever so not that close. She just happened by when Entin was filming. She was trying to find officers to report it, as they are supposed to.

To me, that seems more like burglary possibilities, someone stopping to find out if someone's home during the day.

But who knows?

 

[GrandmaBear]

Here is these two, who I'm really not very happy with but I watched it to see what they had to say. They are really going on about how the timeline has changed (with the church thing too, and how quickly family called 911) then it kind of morphs into how the sheriff in this last presser was going bullet point by pullet point against things Ashleigh had said. Kind of proud of it I think she is plus her and Megan are trying to repair damage I think of what people think. Then it got into things Asheligh was right about or he said and now doesn't say or won't confirm, etc., etc.

That sheriff was nice enough to grant her a private interview and I will bet she never gets such a gracious one again or ever from him. And I wonder what Savanna thinks. Ashleigh touts herself as her long time friend but she has definitely affected this case, reported, her BIL was a suspect and much more.

I guess she likes to burn bridges of friends and sheriff's who were nice to her and granted her an interview.

But the thing about the timeline, then it's car, cameras, etc. some of it is what we've noticed with the timeline for instance. So here it is, even though I don't like giving them any views or sharing but they'll get them anyhow.

 

[GrandmaBear]

BREAKING NEWS: KOLD, the local station, has received another ransom note and gave it to the FBI. KOLD says that is all they can say right now, but reminds us they were one of the channels that received a first note. I heard this on a show as they saw it breaking so I don't have a link, but did give the station.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

BREAKING NEWS: KOLD, the local station, has received another ransom note and gave it to the FBI. KOLD says that is all they can say right now, but reminds us they were one of the channels that received a first note. I heard this on a show as they saw it breaking so I don't have a link, but did give the station.

FBI, Pima County sheriff ‘aware’ of second message in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

Arizona’s Family sister station, KOLD 13 News in Tucson, has received a second message that appears to be from the same person(s) previously claiming to have abducted Nancy Guthrie.

www.azfamily.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

Also supposedly breaking, the cops are back to Nancy's house, this time kicked media out and blocked off the street. Allegedly.

 

[Belle]

Deputies return to Nancy Guthrie's house after 'new message' surfaces​

Pima County Sheriff's Office deputies have returned to Nancy Guthrie's home, the last location she was seen alive, after authorities confirmed a "new message" was received Friday related to the missing 84-year-old grandmother.

Guthrie was reported missing midday Sunday and authorities previously received an alleged ransom note.

All media is being moved from the area outside Nancy Guthrie’s home by the sheriff's office.

It is unclear at this time why deputies have returned to the property.

Nancy Guthrie's home swept again as authorities investigate new message

A potential ransom note sent to TMZ reportedly contained information suggesting Nancy Guthrie may no longer be in Arizona. Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on Feb. 1, 2026, from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

www.foxnews.com

 

[GrandmaBear]

Deputies return to Nancy Guthrie's house after 'new message' surfaces​

Pima County Sheriff's Office deputies have returned to Nancy Guthrie's home, the last location she was seen alive, after authorities confirmed a "new message" was received Friday related to the missing 84-year-old grandmother.

Guthrie was reported missing midday Sunday and authorities previously received an alleged ransom note.

All media is being moved from the area outside Nancy Guthrie’s home by the sheriff's office.

It is unclear at this time why deputies have returned to the property.

Nancy Guthrie's home swept again as authorities investigate new message

A potential ransom note sent to TMZ reportedly contained information suggesting Nancy Guthrie may no longer be in Arizona. Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on Feb. 1, 2026, from her home in Tucson, Arizona.

www.foxnews.com

Thank you Belle. I am wartchign STS and they are watching for breaking news while talking to their guests and that's where I got the above info but I want to catch the show so hadn't looked for links yet.