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

[shonyakay]

Yes! I am checking in before sleep and when I first wake up.

Does anyone else feel invested in this like they know her? I know I do. She somehow has captured many of our Hearts.

 

[UsernameRequired]

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

 

[birdbox]

I don't think she's thinking as a lawyer right now. She is utterly traumatized and in her emotions, understandably. This is too close to home for her to be thinking rationally and logically right now.

 

[LetsSolvIt]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020539494437683390

Some of us don't have Twitter so link doesn't work! Would be so grateful if folks posting Tweets would give a one-sentence synopsis

 

[cady]

Yes! I am checking in before sleep and when I first wake up.

what is sleep?

 

[Trino]

Yes, and i apologize to the poet musicians out there, but I don't see these two being able to pull this off.

Maybe with the right criminal help.

 

[Megnut]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2020556889856278890

Well, not out loud.

JMO

 

[MassGuy]

I found this paragraph in this NYT article interesting.

Experts in hostage negotiation said they could detect resignation in the statement, as if the family feared the elder Ms. Guthrie dead. But Mr. Leising, the retired F.B.I. agent, said the wording of the message was purposefully vague, a sign that investigators were not convinced the ransom note was legitimate.

“The possibility that it’s fraudulent, and these people don’t have Nancy, is still high,” Mr. Leising said.

7 Days, No Suspects: The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

The mother of the “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie has not been heard from since an evening of dinner and games with family members.

www.nytimes.com

 

[VicBlazey]

Can anyone who has fox news confirm that they are currently searching in NG's yard near a possible septic tank? Ive only seen it on X and not from reputable source, and not in USA so can't watch!

 

[shonyakay]

They won't name a suspect until they are in handcuffs imo

That word "identified" always sticks out to me when they state this.

 

[TristanP]

That's being widely reported, and posted several times in this fast moving thread.

-$6M Ransom
-due Monday 5pm
-or she will be killed

via JJ McKinney from Tucson ABC affiliate KGUN9 reported.

Staggering Nancy Guthrie ransom demand amount revealed by local TV station

The alleged captors threatened the elder Guthrie’s life if the deadline – set for 5 p.m. local time – wasn’t met, the outlet reported.

nypost.com

What makes no sense about this part is that paying a ransom via cryptocurrency can happen anytime. It’s not like anyone needs to be waiting around for money drop instructions.

People seem to be thinking Monday at 5 pm some transaction will take place and we’ll see action, but for all any of us know, the money has already been transferred.

I could open my Venmo and send some ransom right now if I wanted to.

 

[CandyKiss]

Are these people in the same league as someone like Candace O?

All three are clout chasers; just depends on what level of sleazy you want to deal with.

 

[deoneta]

We know church members notified the family about Nancy's absence. Who was supposed to pick up Nancy for church that Sunday morning? Wouldn't the alarm have been sounded at that time?

 

[Black eyed pea]

News is showing LE in Nancy's backyard removing ground cover lid of septic/sewer and searching inside.

 

[anonypotomous]

Yes! I am checking in before sleep and when I first wake up.

That's much more balanced than most of us here!

 

[arielilane]

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

 

[SaraSmile]

Can anyone explain why the sheriffs department would be there, but not the FBI?

They are working together on the case. JMO.

 

[TristanP]

Not necessarily. Large topo maps and maps thst might be one of a kind that indicate wells, mines or other structures not avaible on Google maps. There are also written maps that show access roads, paths not mapped digitally.

Thanks, I know, I was just being flippant! I’m usually a Redditor so I’m used to making random jokes in the midst of things.

 

[birdbox]

Regarding criticism of authorities using large printed maps. Think in terms of having an engineer on a job site with blueprints to the house or building, not just a digital house plan you downloaded from eplans.com. Engineers, contractors, city planners still use printed blueprints, maps in addition to digital tools. Everything in the world is not on Google maps. We have giant cad printers to print digital copies of things. Sometimes, bigger is actually better.

 

[Van Helsing]

Something like this.
??

The UFED (Universal Forensics Extraction Device)

Cellebrite UFED - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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The zoom-in provided recently does make it much clearer--it's very thin for a forensic kit.

The LE who came out with the paper bag was carrying that thing too. Looks like it might be a folding table.