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

[jillybean51]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020188989937053719

The Word of God comments ….Why does he post a white van on his X feed, from Jan?

 

[Ladyotm]

I appreciate reading everyone's thoughts on this case.

Something I'm finding strange and just thought of.
One would think that most elderly people take some type of medicine or supplement. The ransom note gave a deadline several days away from her actual kidnapping. Do you believe they hadn't made plans to make sure these meds/supplements were available for her while being held hostage? It's said that her meds were still there. Was it the rx bottles from the pharmacy or one of those daily medicine organizers or both?

I don't believe they intended to keep her until Friday. I believe they thought a ransom would be paid immediately. It also brings me to wonder why make this into worldwide news fairly early with sending ransom notes to news organizations, rather than directly to law enforcement or the family?

Another question - do we know if AG or any close family members dealt with Bitcoin?

I don't believe this was random, but planned in advance. MOO

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Im mentioning it from a very technical standpoint because if the attacker knew the pacemakers had a range of contact with her phone, they may have wanted the phone near her while they were moving about the home, possibly placing it in her car as a last thing to do before loading her up. Another technical detail I'll mention since I am going down the rabbit hole is pacemakers ping every second basically. The readon is so at the Dr's office they can connect up to install updates. Pacemakers are actually easy to hack and we studied them in my PhD program in regards to cyber security. I won't go in more detail but as part of a cyber security investigation id want to know every detail. And also if she steps within 7 meters of any hospital or dr office it would pick up her device mac address. So, if it were LE, id get her device mac address and let hospitals and dr offices know to see if they have equipment to pick up her device if it came in range. Far fetched. Yes. But believe it or not, its an actual topic that ive studied in a cyber war class.

Wow...really interesting, @birdbox; thanks for sharing your knowledge and expertise with us here on WS!

 

[MassGuy]

Apparently it was a neighbor that instructed LE to go back and check the roof!!! I mean . . . it was never checked???

I don't believe that.

They amended the search warrant, towed a car, appeared to have removed a camera, and were clearly doing a bunch of other things.

It's going to have nothing to do with some neighbor making a suggestion, or verifying that newest tip (although I'm sure they did that too).

 

[diggndeeperstill]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020174121708159305

 

[thefragile7393]

people chose to live there for that reason. Probably why most of the neighbors have some type of cameras and alarm systems

I personally hate the night sky ordinance in the city part because it makes driving difficult-and I'm only close to middle age. We have such a large population of people here who will run across the street, sometimes at the last minute and if they are wearing dark clothes its very difficult to see them.

 

[ivyvanmad]

Sorry I’m trying to get clarity about the cameras around her home - did Nancy have a nest camera inside her home, and that was the camera that detected a person but was not set up with an actual account? Does that mean it’s essential just a live feed with no recorded history?

 

[SlimPickens]

May have been mentioned already but did anyone notice SG's brother in the plea to alleged kidnappers is wearing a shirt with similar design on it as the scarf actress is wearing from SOTL movie ? View attachment 642400

Bad 90s fashion is certainly an epidemic.

Or, perhaps the FBI's kidnapping protocol is to have a victim wear Rorschach apparel.

JMO.

 

[MarciB]

I personally hate the night sky ordinance in the city part because it makes driving difficult-and I'm only close to middle age. We have such a large population of people here who will run across the street, sometimes at the last minute and if they are wearing dark clothes its very difficult to see them.

yeah, these days I like to have more lights and like that more of my neighbors have alarms or cameras now.

 

[iamshadow21]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020174121708159305

I don't think it has to be known for a fact, though, just suspected that it's a possibility.

 

[Synergizer Bunny]

and you can bet the next time someone on the local FB group complains about lights that i'll be posting links to this case! a headline popped up on my apple watch the other day... how the night sky ordinance played into NG's abduction

Our HOA tried to enforce this in our neighborhood. Unfortunately, I think that is because some people stay up all night with lights on their lanai or pool area that shine into a home's bedroom that is directly behind them. The rule is for the few who are inconsiderate not the majority. We actually have trail lights in the back and dusk-to-dawn lights on our garage. No houses behind us, fortunately.

That being said, there is so much distance in NG's neighborhood that I can't see how anyone's floodlights would disturb another home?

Why not just have motion detection lights that come on and record when there is motion around the home?

JMO.

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

We've now seen SG and her brother make recorded pleas for their mother's safe return. Does anyone wonder why AG hasn't issued her own direct plea for NG's safe return? She read a short "poem" of sorts during the first recorded plea during which she looked nervous and uncomfortable. I would think that all three of NG's children would be eager for their mother's safe return, so it's puzzling to me that AG hasn't spoken out on her own. JMO

 

[dotr]

Feb 7, 2026

Savannah Guthrie Silence of the Lambs quote in Nancy Guthrie kidnap video plea sparks buzz; 'did the Feds...'

Savannah Guthrie. TODAY show host, issued a video after her mother Nancy was kidnapped from her Arizona home over the weekend.

www.hindustantimes.com

''Many have picked up on the Silence of the Lambs reference and commented on it online.
“Savannah Guthrie quotes a line from Silence of the Lambs during her plea for her mother’s release,” one person commented. Another added, “In an astonishing coincidence, after hearing Savannah Guthrie's televised plea to the abductor(s) for her mom Nancy’s safe return, a partial quote of which was directly from the movie Silence Of The Lambs, I discovered through Grok that the recent abduction occurred EXACTLY 35 years to the day as the movie’s limited premiere release in Century City on Feb 1, 1991.”
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''There is no indication that Savannah was deliberately quoting Silence of the Lambs. In all likelihood, it was a coincidental matching of phrases. An account sharing the video also remarked ‘Merely coincidental.’''

Feb 6, 2026
Megyn Kelly is joined by Ashleigh Banfield, host of Drop Dead Serious, to discuss new details about Savannah Guthrie’s emotional video appeal about her missing mother, its similarities to the movie "Silence of the Lambs," why the messaging from the family appears carefully coordinated with law enforcement, what it suggests about the case, and more.

 

[emigrate]

To me, not a lot. Nothing. I’d have been hearing of white van in news and hidden it if it were mine and I was responsible. I don’t think it’s involved.

Only if the circle k video footage showed it with the real plates on it. Things just normally don't fall into place that easy so I doubt that happened.

 

[Wsimm]

Not a bit of blood in Kohberger’s car, although he had a long time to clean up. The more that they come back and take things like cameras off of the roof, the less confident I am in the path being taken to solve this. Is their methodology common? I understand how specific warrants can be, but did they go up on the roof based on a neighbor’s observations? Should they have asked for camera footage long ago before it became overwritten? I am thinking of Barry Morphew at Poncha Market going through a garbage can.

The fact that LE came back days later to investigate the roof and remove cameras only upon a neighbors comment/suggestion of its pristine condition (my words) makes me wonder about the relationship between NG and her daughter AG. Wouldn’t NG have told her daughter of recent roof work and camera installation? Wouldn't AG disclose this to LE, especially after learning that the Nest camera had been destroyed? New roof, new cameras…just daily normal conversations with an elderly mom and her daughter who lives down the road. Maybe NG forgot to tell AG of cameras and it was news to her also? We bought my mom a Bird Buddy a year ago. Trust me when I say some days I get almost a daily stream of videos and pictures of all the activities in her backyard…lol.

 

[MarciB]

Sorry I’m trying to get clarity about the cameras around her home - did Nancy have a nest camera inside her home, and that was the camera that detected a person but was not set up with an actual account? Does that mean it’s essential just a live feed with no recorded history?

Police are being vague. The doorbell camera was a Nest camera. LE has also mentioned ADT but they aren't saying if they have more Nest cameras or ADT alarm and/or cameras or what? Just that video is limited. They also mention floodlights but don't say if it is cameras, floodlight motion sensor or what

 

[mickey2942]

MOO, I don’t think this was revealed by LE. It was discussed, counting pills, see if bottles missing, but nothing confirmed.

Then my husband doesn't predict a positive outcome here.

 

[diggndeeperstill]

Hmmm looks like a dog on scene at Nancy’s last night. A sweet looking doggie! What was it doing?

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020194516914098297

 

[zecats]

I appreciate reading everyone's thoughts on this case.

Something I'm finding strange and just thought of.
One would think that most elderly people take some type of medicine or supplement. The ransom note gave a deadline several days away from her actual kidnapping. Do you believe they hadn't made plans to make sure these meds/supplements were available for her while being held hostage? It's said that her meds were still there. Was it the rx bottles from the pharmacy or one of those daily medicine organizers or both?

I don't believe they intended to keep her until Friday. I believe they thought a ransom would be paid immediately. It also brings me to wonder why make this into worldwide news fairly early with sending ransom notes to news organizations, rather than directly to law enforcement or the family?

Another question - do we know if AG or any close family members dealt with Bitcoin?

I don't believe this was random, but planned in advance. MOO

IMO it would be worldwide news anyway. And ransome wasn’t asked for until several days had passed in the first place, with two deadlines given.

 

[MarciB]

see Tricia's post. With regards to me....I mean I can speak about nursing and psychiatric issues, meds, stuff like that. I'm not anything with true crime though, like close to the family or anything. I'm thinking it may be different if you're a verified reporter or author or something. I know you're not picking on me, it's ok

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