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

[stmichael]

The handling of this case is wild.

 

[JKathryn]

Do we know where TC teaches? I can't find his info on any of the government salaries pages.

Basis School

 

[missy1974]

I don't think they'd be probing a septic tank on her property if they believed kidnappers had absconded with Ms Guthrie.

My opinion only.

From what little I did see... it was almost like they were looking at an area just outside her yard or outside her backyard, almost like they were looking to see where someone could hide, vantage points if that makes sense?

There does not seem to be any urgency at all and still only 2 in the backyard. Looks like they have a few more deputies out on the street with the media.

On tv, they have this teeny tiny box with the live feed when they are covering other news.

this is me:

JMO and I have no idea what they are actually doing.

 

[SRWCF]

Son in law. AG's husband. This thought came about way back and LE has been all over their house at different times, so. Something is up/has been past couple of days at the least. IMO

The son-in-law only came up here due to Ashleigh Banfield saying her LE "source" told her this. Otherwise, he wouldn't be getting this level of (IMO) unfair scrutiny.

 

[sasha17]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020564025726132378

Interesting. The septic tank at my house has manhole sized cap. It's identical to the one in the screenshots shared a bit ago here. It does definitely seem dangerous. In fact, some neighbors had a gardener working at their house last year and the gardener stepped on the septic tank cap which was cracked and fell in. Not fully, but caught himself at the cap so the bottom half of his body was in the tank. He was quickly pulled out by the other gardener, luckily.

 

[abanddb123]

dog could have barked during the kidnapping (or whatever it was) but. would anyone hear it out there with coyotes howling?

There was a dog barking?

 

[Missyrocks5]

Ms Guthrie's son-in-law. Daughter's husband.

Oh my. I myself have written this in posts here. Really, I absolutely must've had a temporary shut down of my brain to not have realized that. Thank you.

 

[birdbox]

Can any people familiar with plumbing or house construction determine if this is related to them searching in the tanks today?
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Oh. They could have pumped out septic tank to see if anything was flushed recently that might be identifiable? Maybe a bottle of pills, or lots of blood rinsed down a tub drain??

 

[allboys]

Yep, my theory too, staged. NG may have never made it home from AG's.

Personally, I don’t believe there was a *staged* kidnapping at the house. There was either a kidnapping, or there wasn’t. As far as the ring doorbell subscription, I’m not sure why everyone assumes family would know that. I have a ring with no subscription. My mom does not know that. She likely has cameras in her retirement community building, but it’s not something I’ve ever given much thought to. I think many people who don’t actually own a ring camera, have no idea that that a recording history is not available without a subscription.

 

[Izzylizzy]

It hasn’t even been said that there IS a warrant.

Warrants are needed unless AG/TC gave their permission?
Don't know because I never experienced a S & S.

 

[Arkay]

People instinctively suspect whoever was:
last to see the person, physically nearby, or involved in routine logistics (rides, visits, caregiving)
That doesn’t mean wrongdoing, it just means access. The public often confuses access with guilt.
I think it highly irresponsible of AB to say what she said about SIL. Rumors are especially dangerous here. Once a name starts circulating confirmation bias kicks in, normal behavior gets reinterpreted, grief responses get judged as guilt or indifference.
That can permanently damage lives, even when police never suspected the person at all.
The phrase “last known person to see her” is incredibly misleading. That’s just a timeline anchor. It is not an accusation. Police treat it as neutral data.
The public treats it like a smoking gun. I believe that’s a mistake.
Investigations don’t follow public logic.
They follow evidence, and evidence unfolds slowly. What’s loud right now is speculation. What’s quiet is the real work.
The public’s understanding of what’s happening behind the scenes is not their operational priority. I do think LEO and FBI and the family know and have known much more than what’s being disclosed. There’s a reason for that. The public knows what they want us to know. Prayers for Nancy and family. MOO

Welcome to WS, @cherryleaf!

I agree with you.

 

[nhmemorymaker]

dbm

 

[mikeshanty]

Please don't let this be another Eliza Lam situation with the tank

 

[LMDlong]

The property is surrounded by LE.

Right now ?

 

[DS2021]

Warrants are needed unless AG/TC gave their permission?
Don't know because I never experienced a S & S.

I dont think you can walk up into someone's home and search it without their permission or a warrant.

 

[browneyes]

In hindsight the FBI should have been the lead since day one. Sheesh.

They basically have.

 

[Emerald1328]

I am kind of stunned so many obvious hiding spots have gone unchecked for this long, what the heck? They are just NOW checking this?

I am especially perplexed by this considering the fact that Nancy is the mother of a well-known national celebrity and the FBI being involved. With how much news coverage this has been getting from the very beginning, I would have thought they would be checking every square inch of her house/property within the first couple of days, knowing how many millions of people are watching and judging what they do. And for this to have happened a couple of times - going back and getting on roofs/taking a camera - or was it a light - something that they felt they needed at least, and again to check the septic tank. This time they should check everything, bring in metal detectors, ground penetrating radar, etc, so they don’t have to come back a third time and again appear to everyone that they don’t have creative thinking skills.

Then again, I’m not a LE expert and am just a Monday morning quarterback, so it could be that I’m being unreasonable.

 

[Missyrocks5]

Son in law. AG's husband. This thought came about way back and LE has been all over their house at different times, so. Something is up/has been past couple of days at the least. IMO

Thank you. I said I must've totally spaced that I asked that. Lol.

 

[Starkville]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020557653588726267

Oh please. I thought we weren’t going to hear from him until Thursday. Or if there was a significant break in the case. And there he is, telling the same old lie he’s told for a week.

 

[shonyakay]

Where has it been stated that this picture was taken the night she went missing? Thank you.

It hasn't been - at least not that I am aware of. Someone mentioned that there was no proof except AG and TC's word that Nancy played Mahjong that night at Annie's. I replied "unless" this picture can be verified to have been taken on Saturday evening. Then the OP replied that they haven't seen that picture, so I posted it. Sorry for any confusion.