AZ Nancy Guthrie, 84, (mother of TODAY Show host Savannah Guthrie) missing - last seen in the Catalina foothills area on Jan 31, 2026

[Soccer Hooligan]

His mother may be an enabler. She knows what is going on but turns a blind eye to it. However, she may not support him financially outside of providing room and board.
As for dealing, yeah you can make good money, but if you’re using and abusing, it will eat up those profits.
Drug addled minds do not think clearly. If he had inside info from his drug addicted gf, it might have seemed a simple job. How much trouble could an 84 year old be? The possibility of making millions of bucks might seem like manna from heaven.

I agree. And sometimes people who are high on drugs make brilliant plans (in their mind). And convince others it’s a great idea.
BUT — what the heck put LD on their radar? Why raid him? They can only hold a person for so long so I hope they are crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s.

 

[Trino]

I was thinking the same thing!

Mexican Mothers have not received much of a welcome from either the sheriff or locals. They are just trying to help.

 

[Not Funny]

IMO If I ever need to bury a body, I'm not asking any of the current searchers for help. I wouldn't hike up a trail carrying a 150 lb. person who can't walk. I wouldn't bury a body along a street in a suburb, in someone's yard, or in a ravine on a main road. If I was going to ditch a body, it would be in a very remote part of the desert, at least a half mile off any highway or road, and not buried because digging a hole in the desert would take longer than decomposition. The mob used to dump bodies in the lakes outside of Vegas because the desert isn't a good dumping ground. MOO

 

[Angeleyes_7]

 

[Forest_Wood]

Almost like a pregnant belly.

That's what I see too. I wonder if he was trying to bulk himself up to look fatter. Or was he carrying something under his sweater since he had no backpack at that time.

 

[GMG1999]

If this person was a loner, or lives by themselves with few friends, I can see them never locating who did it. I do think, she will be eventually found.

 

[emigrate]

I agree. And sometimes people who are high on drugs make brilliant plans (in their mind). And convince others it’s a great idea.
BUT — what the heck put LD on their radar? Why raid him? They can only hold a person for so long so I hope they are crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s.

You see the stuff that is in movies nowadays, really twisted stuff. I mean there have always been twisted movies but the last 10 years things have really gone up a few notches. There are also some really weird parents out there who will protect their "baby boy" no matter what they do. They could walk in on junior committing the most horrible crime and help him clean up and get away even if it means life in prison for said "parents" as long as junior got away.

 

[Trino]

If this person was a loner, or lives by themselves with few friends, I can see them never locating who did it. I do think, she will be eventually found.

The Sonoran Desert currently hold around 5,000 illegals. If she's there, she may never be found. Seems she's not near the house, but there are many desert hiding places where people just don't go.

 

[TIGER0822]

IMO If I ever need to bury a body, I'm not asking any of the current searchers for help. I wouldn't hike up a trail carrying a 150 lb. person who can't walk. I wouldn't bury a body along a street in a suburb, in someone's yard, or in a ravine on a main road. If I was going to ditch a body, it would be in a very remote part of the desert, at least a half mile off any highway or road, and not buried because digging a hole in the desert would take longer than decomposition. The mob used to dump bodies in the lakes outside of Vegas because the desert isn't a good dumping ground. MOO

Well thought out!

 

[Scooby-Doo]

 

[nycpizzaparty]

I agree. And sometimes people who are high on drugs make brilliant plans (in their mind). And convince others it’s a great idea.
BUT — what the heck put LD on their radar? Why raid him? They can only hold a person for so long so I hope they are crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s.

I wonder about that too. Some people say it was a tip. I'm not sure a tip is enough to get a search warrant. Does anyone know? Otherwise interest in him would come about through police work I think.

We don't know of all the camera footage. We don't know if LE had figured other things out already. Maybe cell data records. (Although taking your phone on a criminal mission is a bad idea.)

It could be a combination of a tip plus police work. Maybe a tip comes in and LE works backwards. They know what car he was driving. So then they look at camera footage from nearby stores or whatever and see that car.

I think the search warrant for the house would explain everything but that piece of paper shan't be shared with us.

 

[emigrate]

I wonder about that too. Some people say it was a tip. I'm not sure a tip is enough to get a search warrant but I'm not sure. Otherwise interest in him would come about through police work I think.

We don't know of all the camera footage. We don't know if LE had figured other things out already. Maybe cell data records. (Although taking your phone on a criminal mission is a bad idea.)

It could be a combination of a tip plus police work. Maybe a tip comes in and LE works backwards. They know what car he was driving. So then they look at camera footage from nearby stores or whatever and see that car.

I think the search warrant for the house would explain everything but that piece of paper shan't be shared with us.

Did we ever find out what they think they saw on gas station camera and also what about the white van? I am so far behind.

 

[Bluewing3102]

IMO If I ever need to bury a body, I'm not asking any of the current searchers for help. I wouldn't hike up a trail carrying a 150 lb. person who can't walk. I wouldn't bury a body along a street in a suburb, in someone's yard, or in a ravine on a main road. If I was going to ditch a body, it would be in a very remote part of the desert, at least a half mile off any highway or road, and not buried because digging a hole in the desert would take longer than decomposition. The mob used to dump bodies in the lakes outside of Vegas because the desert isn't a good dumping ground. MOO

What do you mean "i'm not asking any of the current searches for help?"

I agree though that these people searching are just covering where LE has already been. They should be out searching desert roads or more open lands. State park maybe, but it would be stupid of the perp to dump a body next to a hiking trail. Also idk what kinda of dumb criminal just takes a woman and then dumps her body with no apparent reason. If they wrote the ransom notes they didn't do it right because LE isn't taking them seriously. Imo

 

[nycpizzaparty]

Did we ever find out what they think they saw on gas station camera and also what about the white van? I am so far behind.

I'm not aware of anything specific other than the Range Rover that is in custody haha

There is chatter about a white van, a blue Malibu and maybe others I'm not aware of

 

[TIGER0822]

Grace under heartbreak. Praying for Nancy and the Guthrie family.

 

[Desperate Howswif Detec]

I'm not so sure about this. How do we know that the DNA that they are testing belongs to the perp? Surely there were many people in and out of the home over the years. I'm wondering if there was something that made them think this DNA that they collected was from the perp. Perhaps there were signs of a struggle, drops of blood in the home, etc., at the location where the DNA was found?

There is SOO much we the public do not know and DNA does not lie! Especially YDNA male DNA. That DNA traces a males line allllllll the wayyyyy back to the 1st male in that persons line. I heard there was obvious other DNA found in the house at the scene. The perp better TURN HER OVER NOW! It’s a matter of time and with CE CE MOORE, she’s a Quick cookie!

 

[tricia]

FYI. The United Cajun Navy YouTube channel is an approved source.

 

[TheDinks]

 

[heli]

That's what I see too. I wonder if he was trying to bulk himself up to look fatter. Or was he carrying something under his sweater since he had no backpack at that time.

Maybe the gun?

 

[UsernameRequired]

Did the sheriff change his mind or did Savannah ignore his advice this time ?

Not sure specifically about the Sheriff but according to NBC, the family consulted LE before offering the reward.

"The family decided to offer the reward after careful consultation and coordination with law enforcement, the source said."

By Tuesday night, 12 hours after the family reward was made public, more than 750 calls had come in to the FBI's tip line, a senior law enforcement official told NBC News.

'TODAY' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie says family is offering $1M reward for the recovery of her mother

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing Feb. 1 after she didn't show up at a friend’s home in Tucson, Arizona, to watch a livestreamed church service.

www.nbcnews.com