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

[moonglow123]

Nancy still not being found is the saddest part. If this is the guy, (I hate to even say it) he would've had to kill her and hide her body immediately. Sounds like their house is way too crowded to conceal anyone. And he still thought he could get a ransom and get away with it?

I hope there's still a chance Nancy's okay If this isn't the guy and just a Bitcoin scammer, where is Nancy?

I guess it'll be easier to answer whether it's him when or if LE chooses to publish photos of this guy.. see if his build and face matches the guy in the footage.

 

[K.jill]

To be clear, the son is NOT who shows as having a previous (horrible) arrest. Its (possibly) his father who has the same name.

Can you say what the arrest was for? Is he a sex offender?

 

[Interested Torontonian]

I'm skeptical he's the guy (in either the ransom or the kidnapping, assuming they're unrelated or related) unless he's just one part of a larger group conspiracy in this. JMO.

It's definitely possible - 'detained for questioning' runs the spectrum of 'we got 'em' to 'released a few hours later, uninvolved'.

What is your theory of why they might have picked him up.

 

[submarine7]

Yes, she seemed to contradict herself. She did say that, but she also said she arrived and LE had already broken down her door, handcuffed her son etc. She was interviewed by diff folks CNN and BE. When she said "go ahead search" I think she was being honest but was reciting conversation with LE and cooperating while they had already started searching.

You have to cut her some slack if we assume this person is one of the wanted and that the MIL knew nothing, then she's in a bit of shock, fear, anger, and probably many other emotional states. She's scared. I would be too.

 

[MassGuy]

I’m not sure the tip thing was actually true. It’s just a way to get around explaining the evidence used in your probably sealed search warrant so that it doesn’t leak out when she inevitably goes and talks to half a dozen media outlets.

JMO

Good point. Hopefully that’s the case.

 

[agilbe]

I think it's more likely he attempted to scam family with the bitcoin ransom notes

If that is the case, it does nothing to help find NG, sadly. JMO

 

[Interested Torontonian]

Nancy still not being found is the saddest part. If this is the guy, (I hate to even say it) he would've had to kill her and hide her body immediately. Sounds like their house is way too crowded to conceal anyone. And he still thought he could get a ransom and get away with it?

I hope there's still a chance Nancy's okay If this isn't the guy and just a Bitcoin scammer, where is Nancy?

I guess it'll be easier to answer whether it's him when or if LE chooses to publish photos of this guy.. see if his build and face matches the guy in the footage.

If nothing else, it seems implausible that a single person was involved.

 

[Kemug]

I'm wondering if he's the son of the 56 yo? It is an unusual name and this is not a very populated area.

IMO, Video guy is more likely to be younger - most guys in their 50s have let themselves get fatter than that.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

Authorities in Rio Rico, Arizona, which is around 60 miles south of Tucson, were seen searching a vehicle in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, according to footage filmed by CNN on the scene.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nancy-guthrie-savannah-missing-mom-02-10-26

 

[Cipher Vale]

Because it's not based on the investigation itself, but a tip, likely one that came in today.

A "tip" brings some guys with a badge to your door...maybe some guys watching your house. Maybe a traffic stop to check you out.

A "tip" does not bring SWAT from 30 minutes away and FBI agents with a warrant to search your house. That would require compelling evidence in that "tip".

They probably received thousands of tips today. Obviously there aren't thousands of SWAT call outs today to serve thousands of warrants.

Could this guy be some connected but not primary suspect? Of course. But the information on him to warrant that level of response would have to be enough to..well...warrant that level of response.

 

[Strangeworld]

The tip was supposedly that Nancy was in there, so they wouldn't need a warrant in the first place (exigency).

Where can I read about the tip that Nancy was there? I hadn't heard that

 

[jellybean96]

Can you say what the arrest was for? Is he a sex offender?

Yes, the (possible) father was arrested for SA of a child. He was released in 2025 after serving 5 years.

 

[browneyes]

A DoorDash driver living at the border wouldn't be my first guess for the perp. Not high hopes here.

Recently evicted from home and who works where NG lives. I don’t know what to think.

 

[boredetective]

Sounds like the father is the DoorDash driver and son possibly works for fed ex? I think the younger was detained? They were evicted from home so living with mother in law

 

[Friday Fan]

The 36 yo is a bad driver. Just say'in
Don't see criminal records, but driving borders on criminal.

 

[touchlove]

I pray Nancy will be found alive.

 

[submarine7]

But he doesn't sound sophisticated enough for TOR/Onion VPN routing though imo

Or to be this fantastic writer.

 

[Cipher Vale]

The tip was supposedly that Nancy was in there, so they wouldn't need a warrant in the first place (exigency).

How do you know that was the tip? MIL wouldn't know - so she can't be your source

 

[m00c0w]

Where can I read about the tip that Nancy was there? I hadn't heard that

The MIL said it in one of her interviews. Cops told her they got a tip Nancy was there, were asking about Nancy and showing the doorbell camera video.

 

[Desperate Howswif Detec]

Hoping Bitcoin deposit is LE trying to use a deposit to track the wallet owner, rather than the ransom.

I heard an expert on this case saying it was possible which I now can't find of course, will keep searching. So for now JMO and MOO.

No one can track a pacemaker. It doesn't ping off of anything. It's only job is to collect info from the heart and transmit to doctor. Transmitting device was left at her home.

Maybe this here needs to change?