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

[SMK777]

And just like that now I’m thinking maybe it wasn’t a family member like SIL . Even those with prior FBI/LE experience said they’ve never seen a case like this.

There's always an exception, true enough.
Yet consent would be given because otherwise police will obtain a warrant anyway. MOO

 

[SRWCF]

And why the sudden appeal to the public a week later? I know she will be under enormous stress, but something in her tone and approach seems a little more upbeat in this latest video?

Sometimes you just get to a point where you have no more tears to shed. It happens while actively grieving.

 

[Cardgame]

The Daily Mail has decided to semi-expose where Savannah and her siblings are allegedly staying. It's a $1.2 million mansion in the Catalina Foothills area of Tucson. It sits in an exclusive gated neighborhood with a guardhouse. They have been there for several days.

Behind a paywall, but those are the pertinent details.

Savannah Guthrie rushes to hideaway amid search at sister Annie's home

As the search for Nancy Guthrie lags on, Savannah has moved to a desert hideaway.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Ugh why do they have to try and 'glamorize everything'??

"Desert Hideaway"

Presumably it's close to Nancy's and therefore very convenient but also it WAS private. What did they do, follow her back there?!

Maybe the ransom note writer works for the flippin Daily Mail!

 

[WillenFan21]

Savannah was remarkably composed there, and still optimistic that her mom is alive.

I agree. I got the same vibe from it. there must be something in the letter that makes them think she’s alive.

 

[Soccer Hooligan]

I have a question—why would the people wanting the ransom tell the Sibs that NG was no longer alive? And still demand the ransom. I’d think by admitting that she’s deceased that the ransomer just slammed shut any hope of getting a ransom. Now I heard SGs reply that they will pay for a body - is essentially what she said. I just think admitting she’s no longer alive would decrease your chance of getting any money. That’s just my thought anyway

 

[Lalalacasbah]

Interesting words in SG's post. No capitals used (too aggressive?) and the 'she needs you'? I'm trying to make sense of it:

please. bring her home. we need you. she needs you. all of you.

*ETA: is the ransom/communicator threatening their own life so SG's is saying she needs you (to stay alive to keep NG alive) and 'all of you' (meaning mentally or physically?) or is SG referring to the public there?

 

[citizen_sleuth]

SG has a new video up on insta

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Transcript:

"Hi there everybody. Um, I wanted to come on and just share a few thoughts as we enter into another week of this nightmare. Um, I just want to say first of all thank you so much for all of the prayers and the love that we have felt, my sister and brother and I. And that our mom has felt. Because we believe that somehow, some way she is feeling these prayers and that God is lifting her even in this moment and in this darkest place.

We believe our mom is still out there. We need your help. Law enforcement is working tirelessly, around the clock, trying to bring her home, trying to find her. She was taken and we don't know where. And we need your help. So I'm coming on just to ask you not just for your prayers but no matter where you are, even if you're far from Tucson, if you see anything, if you hear anything, if there's anything at all that seems strange to you, that you report to law enforcement. We are at an hour of desperation. And we need your help."

 

[Wsimm]

The person who called the family could have called or texted NG, having first noted her absence, and had no reply. That might have been unusual for NG – both the absence and the silence.

The family could also have called NG. The person from church could have been a friend who didn’t want to become public in this investigation.

It’s all speculation but since the FBI complaint against the hoaxer mentions the phone call, we can be reasonably sure that details of the call were verified.

The Uber pick up is on the timeline and the divers name has been kept completely private. The church caller was mentioned, but never put on the timeline. I’m assuming the church caller would have similar privacy as the Uber driver. I don’t believe privacy is why the call was omitted from the timeline, but added to the complaint.

 

[investigatoroffacts]

Those people weren’t kidnapped from their own homes though, were they? Those were sex crimes too.

I don’t think you can say that with certainty. There are plenty of documented cases where serial offenders broke into homes, abducted people, and then transported/disposed of the body elsewhere. BTK did this. The Golden State Killer was literally known for home invasions. Israel Keyes abducted victims and moved bodies. So the idea that “a serial killer wouldn’t take the body with them” really isn’t a rule, it’s something that has happened.

 

[Lovecats]

OMG!

I don’t know what to make of her message!! So did they pay a ransom and got nothing for it?

 

[nightowl2728]

And why the sudden appeal to the public a week later? I know she will be under enormous stress, but something in her tone and approach seems a little more upbeat in this latest video?

I agree. I think if they had found her mother's body (heaven forbid) in the hours/days prior, SG wouldn't be able to post a video like this. I can't imagine.

Also wondering if this gives more insight into the billboards being put up the last few days in Texas??

Also interesting how TC is not mentioned (not saying that implies guilt; the brother's wife also wasn't mentioned nor SG's husband) BUT you think they would want to clear TC's name given all that's been said, if they knew for sure TC wasn't involved.

 

[KrisCo16]

And why the sudden appeal to the public a week later? I know she will be under enormous stress, but something in her tone and approach seems a little more upbeat in this latest video?

I think it’s rage.

 

[Melisende10]

And why the sudden appeal to the public a week later? I know she will be under enormous stress, but something in her tone and approach seems a little more upbeat in this latest video?

Maybe they were informed the kidnapping plot was likely a hoax? I'm just guessing. She does seem a bit more relieved in this video, despite her mom still being missing.

 

[priyaya]

Okay thats the Savannah we see on tv every morning.
Seeing this makes me think they know absolutely nothing, at least SG comes off that way
Think she and FBI knew this ransom was BS. Bet we hear nothing more now that its been paid

 

[smileyface516]

Interesting words in SG's post. No capitals used (too aggressive?) and the 'she needs you'? I'm trying to make sense of it:

please. bring her home. we need you. she needs you. all of you.

I took that to mean that NG needs your (the public's) help in order to be found?

 

[moonglow123]

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This makes it seem like it wasn't anyone in the family. I don't think SG would make a video like that if she felt they were on the precipice of arresting SIL.

But I truly don't know what to think. I just hope they get a resolution at some point soon. Someone in Tucson must've seen something or know something.

 

[crhedBngr]

Prayers she is found soon.

 

[tlcya]

Interesting words in SG's post. No capitals used (too aggressive?) and the 'she needs you'? I'm trying to make sense of it:

please. bring her home. we need you. she needs you. all of you.

moo it is not directed at an abductor but the public. We need all of you. My mom needs you, to help us bring her home. SG has lost hope at this point that her mom is still living. It is now a recovery mission

 

[MassGuy]

Okay thats the Savannah we see on tv every morning.
Seeing this makes me think they know absolutely nothing, at least SG comes off that way
Think she and FBI knew this ransom was BS. Bet we hear nothing more now that its been paid

It hasn’t been paid yet, as far as we know.

TMZ knows the account number, and they will almost certainly report if money enters that account.

Or doesn’t by the deadline…

 

[wibbleflea]

Savannah was remarkably composed there, and still optimistic that her mom is alive.

"Still out there" sounds ambiguous.