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

 

[Tresir]

When he says the backpack could've been sold through eBay, that's the tip I sent to the reporter in the area. I don't know for sure how they thought of it, but I'll take the credit anyway!

Well done. When did you send that tip in about Ebay? I wonder if they would have thought of that anyway.

Seems they haven't tracked it so far. It could have been bought years ago.

 

[Tresir]

I also wonder how many people were intentionally throwing gloves out in the area.

Why would people do that? Or do you mean the perp?

If they were caught they would be charged with impeding a police investigation IMO.

 

[Guess Who]

Annnnnnd they're back

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Never would have guessed.

DNA results in for glove found near Nancy Guthrie’s home: Sheriff

Authorities in Arizona had been awaiting DNA results from a glove found near the home of Nancy Guthrie.

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NewsNation has learned that DNA found on gloves near Nancy Guthrie’s home was traced back to a restaurant employee who works nearby and is unrelated to her abduction, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.

I really hope that just some guy isn't charged and convicted because they want to solve it.

Well done. When did you send that tip in about Ebay? I wonder if they would have thought of that anyway.

Seems they haven't tracked it so far. It could have been bought years ago.

Two weeks ago. It WAS me!!

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Those are just middlemen. That doesn't say who the middlemen sold to.

I sent a tip to one of the reporters at kgun9. Maybe nothing, but these police clowns probably never thought of it.

February 18th.

 

[Guess Who]

FBI searches home west of Nancy Guthrie’s house

FBI agents searched a home west of Nancy Guthrie’s house as the investigation entered Day 32.

www.newsnationnow.com

 

[Kimster]

 

[Guess Who]

If true, Mr "former FBI agent" that said this was done by somebody not very bright might have some 'splainin to do.

 

[Kimster]

If true, Mr "former FBI agent" that said this was done by somebody not very bright might have some 'splainin to do.

I've seen more than one retired investigator say the same! Just shows no one should jump to conclusions on these cases. We can speculate, but that's all.

 

[Guess Who]

I've seen more than one retired investigator say the same! Just shows no one should jump to conclusions on these cases. We can speculate, but that's all.

Way too many seem to just enjoy the limelight.

 

[Guess Who]

Nancy Guthrie Disappearance: Woman’s Body Found in Phoenix Canal Hasn’t Been Connected to Case

The discovery of a woman’s body in Phoenix so far appears to be unrelated to the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother in the Tucson area.

www.cbs19news.com

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Why were her cameras working?

 

[Guess Who]

Why were her cameras working?

That is what I was wondering because if her wifi was jammed, the video wouldn't have been saved at all.

 

[Kimster]

One thing I’ve been surprised to learn is that those jammers are pretty inexpensive. One guy said they’re only about 30 bucks. I thought that someone using a Wi-Fi jammer would be sophisticated, but I guess not.

 

[Guess Who]

One thing I’ve been surprised to learn is that those jammers are pretty inexpensive. One guy said they’re only about 30 bucks. I thought that someone using a Wi-Fi jammer would be sophisticated, but I guess not.

Seems like something a thief would love to have.
Except this guy wasn't very good with it if they got that video and they think it's in his pocket. Gotta turn it on, dude!
Maybe he did in hindsight? IF that's what happened

 

[Cousin Dupree]

One thing I’ve been surprised to learn is that those jammers are pretty inexpensive. One guy said they’re only about 30 bucks. I thought that someone using a Wi-Fi jammer would be sophisticated, but I guess not.

When I worked for ADT they had a signal that would only ever be sent to the monitoring center like a glassbreak signal, or a motion sensor detection etc...

It was a signal that showed the alarm system was being jammed at the source.

It was treated very lightly 20 years ago. I sent many a technician to a house to correct whatever was causing the signal to trigger.

The people who's video was shut down must not be paying for monitoring. I'd think you'd have to have a full home system being monitored, in order to have that feature.

What's very surprising is that Nancy didn't have a full system installed in her house.

We used to roll our eyes when people thought their alarm system would save their lives.

If someone wants to kill you, they'll kick your door in and shoot you. They'll be gone by the time the police arrive. (Back then, video monitoring at homes was really rare.) So the cops would have a solid time of death, and not much else.

However, in this case, it may have saved her life. If not that, it would have caught the perps in the act. Especially, if the 41 minutes is accurate.

She may have had a full system, but like a lot of people, never used it. A lot of people see them as a pain in the ass to use.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

A couple of tips for those who have, or want an alarm system. Only get a cellular system. A landline can be cut, thus keeping the alarm from communicating with the monitoring station. BTK, was an ADT, technician at one point in his life*

If you have a cat, don't waste money on motion detectors.

A motion detector is set to catch movement above a certain height. I don't know what height setting usually is, probably four feetish. If you have a dog, they can be set above the height of the dog.

Cats can jump up on the top of book shelves etc. A technician told me he tried to explain this to a customer, but she insisted on having them active. So if a guy 11ft. tall or more breaks into her house, he'll set off her motion detectors.

Glass breaks are set off by loud noises. If you have a dog that barks loudly, they can set off the glassbreak.

That was 20 years ago. I'm sure a lot has changed since then.

*When the BTK arrest happened, I was working at ADT. A technician from Witchita told me that his boss and other co-workers would go out for beers. One of those co-workers was Dennis Rader!!!

 

[Kimster]

A couple of tips for those who have, or want an alarm system. Only get a cellular system. A landline can be cut, thus keeping the alarm from communicating with the monitoring station. BTK, was an ADT, technician at one point in his life*

If you have a cat, don't waste money on motion detectors.

A motion detector is set to catch movement above a certain height. I don't know what height setting usually is, probably four feetish. If you have a dog, they can be set above the height of the dog.

Cats can jump up on the top of book shelves etc. A technician told me he tried to explain this to a customer, but she insisted on having them active. So if a guy 11ft. tall or more breaks into her house, he'll set off her motion detectors.

Glass breaks are set off by loud noises. If you have a dog that barks loudly, they can set off the glassbreak.

That was 20 years ago. I'm sure a lot has changed since then.

*When the BTK arrest happened, I was working at ADT. A technician from Witchita told me that his boss and other co-workers would go out for beers. One of those co-workers was Dennis Rader!!!

Mine has face recognition and pet recognition. And you can set it to where it can ignore faces or alert on faces.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Far more than five, IMO...

5 things that don't add up about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance

Nancy Guthrie's disappearance has sparked many questions as the ongoing search for her enters its second month. No suspect has been identified in the case of the missing 84-year-old

www.themirror.com

5 things that don't add up about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance as investigation enters week 6​

Why did the ransom note not offer a means of contact?​

Shortly after Nancy’s disappearance, multiple ransom notes were sent to networks like TMZ and local Tucson news channels such as KOLD-TV. The letters demanded various amounts of money, to be paid in bitcoin in exchange for the return of the 84-year-old. An initial note requested $4 million, which was later raised to $6 million.

The letters also offered multiple deadlines for the Guthrie family to settle up the requested payments. However, the alleged abductor never offered a way to contact them besides providing a bitcoin account number.

Savannah and her siblings have offered to pay their mother’s captor in exchange for her safe return.

One man was arrested on federal charges for posing as Nancy’s abductor and sending a hoax ransom note to the family. This letter is considered to be unrelated to the other, more well-known ransom demands.

Is Nancy’s kidnapper only motivated by money?​

Authorities have stated that it is unclear why Nancy was taken from her home, proposing no official motivation for the crime.

Savannah Guthrie has an estimated $8 million salary, something that may have prompted her mother’s captor to act. The use of ransom notes hints that the motivation may be monetary. However, the Guthrie family has repeatedly offered to pay for their mother’s return, leaving some to wonder why the kidnapper has not claimed the payment and returned the octogenarian.

Why was the kidnapper in her home for so long?​

Nancy’s doorbell camera was initially disconnected at 1:47 a.m. Motion was then detected at 2:12 a.m., picked up by a Nest camera, which captured footage of an armed individual covering the camera with foliage. The next major timeline point is at 2:28 a.m., when Nancy’s pacemaker was disconnected from her phone.

It is unclear what happened in between these time stamps. However, assuming that the kidnapper arrived at roughly the same time that the camera was disconnected, they would have spent at least 25 minutes at the home. Nancy’s pacemaker was then disconnected 16 minutes later. The suspect could have spent at least forty minutes on the property before taking Nancy, but it is unclear why they remained there for so long.

Where is the additional video footage?​

The FBI initially released footage of the armed individual outside of Nancy’s home on February 10. The videos were captured through Nancy’s Nest camera, however, she did not have an active subscription to the doorbell camera service. FBI Director Kash Patel credited investigators, saying that the footage was “recovered from residual data located in backend systems.”

A few days later, Google reported that the company was going to “try” to find more footage from the night of Nancy’s disappearance. However, no new footage has been released since February 10.

Why are there so many gloves near Nancy’s home?​

Since footage of the presumed captor was released, authorities have searched the nearby area for any sign of the kidnapper. Investigators have reportedly found 16 gloves, but have yet to find any tangible results from DNA testing.

One pair of gloves, which appeared to match those worn by the suspect in the Nest video footage, was confirmed to belong to a restaurant worker, who was not involved in Nancy’s disappearance.

The FBI claims that the gloves found within a few miles of Nancy’s home belong to searchers, but it remains unclear why those looking for the 84-year-old would discard their gloves.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Far more than five, IMO...

5 things that don't add up about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance

Nancy Guthrie's disappearance has sparked many questions as the ongoing search for her enters its second month. No suspect has been identified in the case of the missing 84-year-old

www.themirror.com

5 things that don't add up about Nancy Guthrie's disappearance as investigation enters week 6​

Why did the ransom note not offer a means of contact?​

Shortly after Nancy’s disappearance, multiple ransom notes were sent to networks like TMZ and local Tucson news channels such as KOLD-TV. The letters demanded various amounts of money, to be paid in bitcoin in exchange for the return of the 84-year-old. An initial note requested $4 million, which was later raised to $6 million.

The letters also offered multiple deadlines for the Guthrie family to settle up the requested payments. However, the alleged abductor never offered a way to contact them besides providing a bitcoin account number.

Savannah and her siblings have offered to pay their mother’s captor in exchange for her safe return.

One man was arrested on federal charges for posing as Nancy’s abductor and sending a hoax ransom note to the family. This letter is considered to be unrelated to the other, more well-known ransom demands.

Is Nancy’s kidnapper only motivated by money?​

Authorities have stated that it is unclear why Nancy was taken from her home, proposing no official motivation for the crime.

Savannah Guthrie has an estimated $8 million salary, something that may have prompted her mother’s captor to act. The use of ransom notes hints that the motivation may be monetary. However, the Guthrie family has repeatedly offered to pay for their mother’s return, leaving some to wonder why the kidnapper has not claimed the payment and returned the octogenarian.

Why was the kidnapper in her home for so long?​

Nancy’s doorbell camera was initially disconnected at 1:47 a.m. Motion was then detected at 2:12 a.m., picked up by a Nest camera, which captured footage of an armed individual covering the camera with foliage. The next major timeline point is at 2:28 a.m., when Nancy’s pacemaker was disconnected from her phone.

It is unclear what happened in between these time stamps. However, assuming that the kidnapper arrived at roughly the same time that the camera was disconnected, they would have spent at least 25 minutes at the home. Nancy’s pacemaker was then disconnected 16 minutes later. The suspect could have spent at least forty minutes on the property before taking Nancy, but it is unclear why they remained there for so long.

Where is the additional video footage?​

The FBI initially released footage of the armed individual outside of Nancy’s home on February 10. The videos were captured through Nancy’s Nest camera, however, she did not have an active subscription to the doorbell camera service. FBI Director Kash Patel credited investigators, saying that the footage was “recovered from residual data located in backend systems.”

A few days later, Google reported that the company was going to “try” to find more footage from the night of Nancy’s disappearance. However, no new footage has been released since February 10.

Why are there so many gloves near Nancy’s home?​

Since footage of the presumed captor was released, authorities have searched the nearby area for any sign of the kidnapper. Investigators have reportedly found 16 gloves, but have yet to find any tangible results from DNA testing.

One pair of gloves, which appeared to match those worn by the suspect in the Nest video footage, was confirmed to belong to a restaurant worker, who was not involved in Nancy’s disappearance.

The FBI claims that the gloves found within a few miles of Nancy’s home belong to searchers, but it remains unclear why those looking for the 84-year-old would discard their gloves.

The searches were untrained idiots who didn't care about littering.