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

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

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Apparently another fake ransom note.

https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/ap-officials-are-looking-into-a-possible-new-ransom-note-related-to-nancy-guthries-disappearance/

Recent ransom note related to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance isn’t credible, investigators say​

Authorities have concluded a possible ransom note that surfaced over the weekend in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie wasn’t credible, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said.

In a statement Tuesday, the agency said anyone who receives messages about Guthrie should report them to law enforcement and be on the lookout for scammers who want to take advantage of the situation.

A Tucson woman said in a social media post that she was contacted early Sunday by someone who claimed Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, was alive and sought a ransom for her return. According to the post, the woman, who reported to investigators that someone had made a ransom attempt, didn’t believe that the person who contacted her was involved in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.

The sheriff’s department declined to say whether the woman’s encounter was the basis for a statement it issued Monday about the possible ransom note. The Associated Press has reached out to the woman via social media messaging.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Nancy Guthrie update: Hair found at Arizona home not linked to suspect in abduction, sheriff says

That leaves a mixed sample of DNA retrieved from the home as the only known piece of biological evidence in the case.

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Nancy Guthrie update: Hair found at Arizona home not linked to suspect in abduction, sheriff says​

Testing on hair found at the Tucson, Arizona-area home of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother is complete and does not point to a suspect in the 84-year-old's abduction, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told ABC News on Thursday.

"The hair was done ... and there was nothing," Nanos said in an interview.

That leaves a mixed sample of DNA retrieved from Nancy Guthrie's home as the only known piece of biological evidence, and one that has so far not been affirmatively linked to a suspect.

The sample is a mix of as many as four people, the sheriff revealed. It's not clear the technology even exists yet to untangle it, though the sheriff said multiple labs across the country are trying, including the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia, and labs in Kansas, Florida, California and Arizona.

"My understanding is there are at least five, maybe six, labs across the country that are working on all of this," Nanos said. "We have some of the brightest minds in the nation, if not the world, working on this."


Nanos still believes the case is solvable, and he applauded Savannah Guthrie for keeping it in the spotlight through her Instagram posts, including one just this week.

"Somebody in our community, somebody out in this world knows something. Call us, tell us, give us that information. Somebody knows where Nancy's at. We need their help," the sheriff said.

 

[Cousin Dupree]

Nancy Guthrie update: Hair found at Arizona home not linked to suspect in abduction, sheriff says

That leaves a mixed sample of DNA retrieved from the home as the only known piece of biological evidence in the case.

abc7.com

Nancy Guthrie update: Hair found at Arizona home not linked to suspect in abduction, sheriff says​

Testing on hair found at the Tucson, Arizona-area home of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother is complete and does not point to a suspect in the 84-year-old's abduction, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told ABC News on Thursday.

"The hair was done ... and there was nothing," Nanos said in an interview.

That leaves a mixed sample of DNA retrieved from Nancy Guthrie's home as the only known piece of biological evidence, and one that has so far not been affirmatively linked to a suspect.

The sample is a mix of as many as four people, the sheriff revealed. It's not clear the technology even exists yet to untangle it, though the sheriff said multiple labs across the country are trying, including the FBI lab in Quantico, Virginia, and labs in Kansas, Florida, California and Arizona.

"My understanding is there are at least five, maybe six, labs across the country that are working on all of this," Nanos said. "We have some of the brightest minds in the nation, if not the world, working on this."


Nanos still believes the case is solvable, and he applauded Savannah Guthrie for keeping it in the spotlight through her Instagram posts, including one just this week.

"Somebody in our community, somebody out in this world knows something. Call us, tell us, give us that information. Somebody knows where Nancy's at. We need their help," the sheriff said.

Why is Nanos telling the defense to challenge the DNA evidence if they get some?

 

[testerv]

Why is Nanos telling the defense to challenge the DNA evidence if they get some?

So he can see his name in the news again.