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

[amelia65452]

I'm thinking "we've received your message and we understand" possibly points to them receiving proof of life (or in this case, proof of a body). Without it, the video makes absolute no sense.

 

[priyaya]

Does this mean the ransom notes are legit?

no telling until we get proof of life

 

[Aquabot13]

This video is interesting to me. If the message is just that they will pay, why wouldn't they pay ASAP and not release the video? Or do a video after to say that they've paid?

I get the impression that the kidnapper is requesting these videos and maybe even who appears in them/what they say. I know we thought that was true of the last one, but this one specifically strikes me as odd.

Did the kidnapper mention something about celebrating? Feb 16th is President's Day - if this ends up being politically motivated, maybe that plays into things?

MOO.

 

[Zeta74]

Huge mistake to pay. This will just lead to more moving targets and demands.

 

[Vaderman]

This was a gut punch. My immediate thought- they will pay for her body. They want her home regardless. IMO

Yeah, definitely sounds like a plea for a body. "Celebrate" as in "celebrate her life", "only way we will have peace".

 

[thefragile7393]

Just when I think things are headed in a different direction this gets posted and we’re back to a kidnapping. I’m entirely kerfluffled.

I can't even anymore. Oy vey.

 

[SeattleStew]

"We received your message, and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us so we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. She is very valuable to us, and we will pay."

What I heard Savannah say on this most recent message.

 

[Charlot123]

Just because the daughter has money...i just dont think why ANYONE should think it is her responsibility to pay it. Plus, I am confident it isn't all sitting in a bank account somewhere. Stocks, bonds real estate etc. It takes awhile to liquidate assets. ALL OF THIS is a family matter. Whatever person has a will, trust, 40 million etc is family business. This is a CRIME. NO ONE ALONE should have to shoulder this, regardless of his/her worth. I predict an exotic twist to all of it. Some terrorist group, some political fringe, something along that line. This kidnaping is a statement, not really a ransom situation. JMO.

As the daughter said, there is AI and many ways to create an image. The family, too, needs some solid guarantees. Right?
Maybe it is some scammer sitting far away and having no contact with their mother?

 

[mikeshanty]

My make-believe detective self would love for the siblings video to be a massive decoy that was just made as a distraction while the FBI gets what they need to make an arrest. I can see them disclosing the decoy just to SG. Rambling thoughts…

At the 2nd presser LE firmly said that no one in the family was a suspect. The next day a journalist asked him about TC, he said that they were looking at everyone.

Shifting statements.

I posted something similar along these lines yesterday. That LE may have been giving asymmetric information to different family members. But then logically, I do not believe federal LE would operate this way - it breaches all sorts of ethics and puts SG in an impossible position.

 

[Chainspell]

Yeah, definitely sounds like a plea for a body. "Celebrate" as in "celebrate her life", "only way we will have peace".

That's my thought too. Makes me think back to the two dates and Monday being consequential as reported by TMZ. I really hope I'm wrong...

 

[Cardgame]

Although if the family member did take Nancy home in her car it might make sense.

Nancy has car accident near daughters house, car damaged.

Nancy doesn't feel able to drive any more. Leaves car at daughters house.

Nancy gets lift home.

[All before night of kidnapping]

Night of mahjong, no car so gets Uber.

Family drives Nancy home in own car.

Maybe?

Replying to my own post to add:

This would also make sense of the short garage door time.

Family drives Nancy's car into garage. Then either hops out and leaves or leaves via front door. Nancy, arguably the slower of the two, is already inside the building.

 

[Nikynoo]

The video is giving "please return the body so we can grieve properly"

I agree. I don’t think they would get her back if she is deceased. The body would have evidence and lead to the killers.

 

[VicBlazey]

Wow. Some of the wording feels intentional, probably to send a specific message to the person who wrote the ransom note? Been taking it apart to see if there were any media connections but not seeing any, but getting the Silence of the Lambs vibes again (no direct quotes though, from what I can tell).

So eerie. JMO.

Really eerie, it's given me the creeps. The wording definitely seems intentional IMO, very considered and not a natural flow. Absolutely feel that they are being directed to say things in a specific way. Terribly sad

 

[keek]

The video is giving "please return the body so we can grieve properly"

Do you have 'one of those links'> I looked on her instagram and it was the older ones. Is it on anywhere else we can look? So horrible and thanks for this update. IMO

 

[gammagirl]

I had that thought too. That they now know she is dead and they want to simply bring her home. But the "celebrate with her" seemed to suggest she is still alive. So I concluded the family have received a threat to NG's life and are now resigned to paying whatever amount is being demanded. But then the "this is very valuable to us" is a very odd thing to say about a live person being returned

Agree!! But, i do not think they would pay for a dead body.

 

[Aphrodite Jones]

I would think that LE would have a higher standard of proof then just running with a witness'es statement to the public before it was verified then verified again.
imo

The national frenzy surrounding this case is causing misinformation... Sad

 

[pirateboy]

which?

“We understand”

“This is very valuable to us”

“Bring her home to celebrate”

 

[bestill]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020280366595281225

Watched without the sound. I think she's passed, they now know it, the celebration will be for her life and they want her body back to lay her to rest because it means the world to them.

That's my take on it. They are devastated and if they thought there is a chance of her being alive they would reflect that.

I am so sad and Nancy never deserved this!!

 

[CandyKiss]

I have the opposite opinion.

IMO, can they really speak “man to man” when they’re not on an equal footing? At the moment all the power is in the hands of whomever took Nancy.

What you see as lukewarm, I see as tightly controlled rage, knowing his mother’s life is up to the kidnapper right now.

He’s career military but he’s a jet fighter pilot, not National Guard. I presume he is accustomed to being in control in dangerous situations, and to keep emotion in check so he can do his highly skilled job.

But right now, he is forced to “play nice” in order to have a mother again.

JMO

THIS!! My opinion as well.
I’d like to add that a “man to man” talk can look differently to everyone…. and the only person he needed to engage with was the perp, without offending him.... better to be cautious with one's words and delivery of.

 

[Donswife48]

I'm a positive person, so I believe they are wanting to celebrate with her being returned to them alive. JMO