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

[Lebowski]

Or walking under threat. She can walk, just not for a distance.

jmopinion

I thought about that, but you might still expect her to step on the drops herself in a scenario where the perp is walking next to or ahead of her.

I guess it depends on whether we're talking about a nose or a hand. nose, I'd expect some disturbed drops and then tracks. hand, maybe no disturbance like that, but then I'd expect the drops to hug one side of the walkway -- wish I knew whether we had that here.

 

[MadCowWisco]

Good policy- None of what she reported may be true, or it may lack the needed context...for example the BIL and daughter may have volunteered to have their car searched and LE went to the trouble to get a warrant and tow it to avoid any issues down the road.

I know that Banfield keeps saying that her and Savannah are good friends, but I thought I read somewhere that they're REALLY good friends. Could this be another situation like Friedman where maybe she's being fed information to provide to the public?

 

[NoseyRecluse]

How often does kidnapping of an 84 year old happen. Period. ?
How often is the mother of a famous news anchor kidnapped. Period?
How do you know exactly what a cartel would do or not???
I simply stated an opinion/ option.


Secondly, I think it’s despicable what is being said on this thread about Nancy’s son in law. I think it is honestly victim bashing and blaming someone who thoroughly loves his mother in law and has been left devastated. Of course they are looking at the closest male. In this case he’s a quirky, sensitive academic who might well play mahjong with his mother in law on a regular basis and may cook her lovely dinners regularly too.
In my opinion, he’s a wonderful son in law. Europeans take care of their own in many cases and cherish their elderly a lot more than some other cultures who want them out of sight/ mind.
Whoever said he will be deported should remove their nasty post. He’s very obviously a contributing member of our society. I have the greatest respect for teachers and this one is intelligent enough to teach advanced placement biology classes. He is a gifted, kind person from what I’m reading.

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[ivylambs]

The ransom note seems a little too convenient for me. Who’s asking, a “small foreign faction”? We all know that the vast majority of these cases are more personal than that.

 

[K9Enzo]

If Savannah left Arizona, I don’t blame her. She may feel her presence is a distraction to LE efforts. I'm sure she wants to support family in AZ, like her sister, However, I think of myself after the shock of this starts to wear off the rage that would start to build in me over my mother being harmed, likely deceased at this point. I'm sure her investigative mind is working nonstop. If it were me, I'd want privacy and space to think clearly and be with my own team. IMO

 

[Inthedetails]

I thought the victim here was Nancy Guthrie?

On WS the definition of victim includes family members, not limited to the actual victim of the crime.

jmopinion

 

[mickey2942]

The ransom note seems a little too convenient for me. Who’s asking, a “small foreign faction”? We all know that the vast majority of these cases are more personal than that.

Exactly. I am predicting a similar outcome.

 

[dotr]

Feb 4, 2026
Savannah Guthrie's friends and colleagues are offering their support as the search continues for the "Today" show host's mom, Nancy Guthrie, who investigators say appears to have been kidnapped from her Arizona home.The 84-year-old was last seen Saturday night, and investigators believe she was abducted in her sleep early Sunday morning, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said. A motive is not known, with Sheriff Chris Nanos saying Tuesday, "We're looking at all leads."

 

[NoseyRecluse]

On WS the definition of victim includes family members, not limited to the actual victim of the crime.

jmopinion

On WS the definition of victim includes family members, not limited to the actual victim of the crime.

jmopinion

Oh -- I stand corrected! I guess I was looking at it from a purely black/white angle. Mea culpa.

 

[clearskies1]

BBM:

"Arizona police still have no suspects in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, despite reports that key individuals had been identified in the hunt for the missing mom of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie.

“At this time, no suspects have been identified. Detectives continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Mrs. Guthrie. We are also awaiting additional forensic results,” a spokesperson for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department told The Post Wednesday morning."

There are still no suspects in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, police announce

 

[Fromeaster]

I'm waiting for the arrest, I'll give it two weeks, it will be a family member.

 

[Strangeworld]

Might have been mentioned already, but possible the cameras were all damaged around the time Nancy was dropped home for the night. If SIL is in fact a suspect, this may have been a pre-emptive action leading up to the actual break in at the time she was taken

 

[Knitpicker]

In the pictures from the NY Post article I count five FBI agents (although some may be other law enforcement). That seems like a lot if they're not there to process evidence of some kind.

Edited to add: it's interesting to me that News Nation is the only one to bring up the SIL so far. Even Daily Mail and NY Post don't have anything like that and they tend to run with stuff before the MSM.

It started with the Friedman site where he said sunday night during the Grammys he sent out that the SIL was the last to see her.

 

[Fromeaster]

I'm generally curious about what's the trigger, Savannah's money or her mother's.

 

[Curiousobserver]

I know that Banfield keeps saying that her and Savannah are good friends, but I thought I read somewhere that they're REALLY good friends. Could this be another situation like Friedman where maybe she's being fed information to provide to the public?

No Idea.

Of course he would be looked at, he is a male who was the last person to see her.

We will know today, everybody will be on this

 

[allboys]

N's Birthday???
If IRC.

I don’t have a link, but I read she was returning from playing Mahjong.

 

[armchairagatha]

Occam's razor points to someone known to Nancy and that this is personal. Unlikely to be some random stranger or drug cartels from Mexico etc as some have speculated.

 

[Strangeworld]

I know that Banfield keeps saying that her and Savannah are good friends, but I thought I read somewhere that they're REALLY good friends. Could this be another situation like Friedman where maybe she's being fed information to provide to the public?

And this may be why other news outlets aren't publishing it - they need a source and if LE are standing by their 'no current suspects' then they would struggle to find a source, especially if Savannah and/or LE wish to control what is published and by who, or there is some other purpose behind it

 

[Vanilla Glitter]

Banfield follows Savannah on Instagram, but Savannah does not follow Banfield. Could that be a recent thing? Or is it a nothing sandwich?

 

[sds71]

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