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

[bfizzel26]

Maybe false hope but I’m just not buying the no suspect at this point. Couldn’t that mean they have someone but they’re just not ready to name as a suspect?

 

[penguinface]

I mean, there were also those 50 posts about Culver’s menu and locations last night too

And yet, it appears there are no suspects in custardy.

 

[oc1234]

The home/crime scene was released back to family originally within a few days after the disappearance wasn’t it? That means any new evidence found after that cannot be considered real evidence. It could have been planted to incriminate someone.

That is for the courts. Judge will decide if jury can hear evidence, then defense can bring potentially contaminated crime scene to discredit the evidence. Then it is up and jury can decide. All normal

 

[louvillian08]

Remember that the first person detained by police was pulled over and had his Gray SUV searched. Last night it was a silver Range Rover. Maybe a coincidence but hopefully LE has a general idea of what kind of vehicle was involved

 

[Hans Olo]

Hasn’t he been released?

Yes

 

[Sadi]

DBM

 

[NachoCheesier]

I mean, there were also those 50 posts about Culver’s menu and locations last night too

Well, it's hard to argue with that logic. Carry on, then!

 

[CSIDreamer]

It appears there were 2 separate fatal hit and runs with pedestrians in Tucson last night. That's all it takes to possibly morph into "suicide at scene". If, indeed, the suicide is rumor. Someone sees a dead body in the road and there it goes. JMO

I dunno.

Tucson Police respond to second report of fatal hit-and-run involving pedestrian

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The Tucson Police Department responded to a second report of a fatal hit-and-run involving a pedestrian on Friday night.

www.kvoa.com

 

[oc1234]

For everyone getting upset, if police don’t follow up on every reasonable lead, it becomes an avenue for the defense to use when the actual suspects are actually found. We literally just saw this in the Delphi case.

Police are not asking media to follow them around and random people to breathlessly speculate about what’s going on and who may or may not be involved. The only reason people get hyped up and then disappointed is the media circus and resulting latching on to every little detail by onlookers. It’s a complicated case. They’re going where the case takes them. Be glad they’re not just sitting back attempting to solve the case from their desks.

JMO

Thank you, it's part of the process.

 

[shonyakay]

So in other words - all options are on the table and Nancy is still nowhere to be found? This is depressing.

 

[layer]

Where and in what shape, is NANCY? jmo

I fear the worst, sadly. It has never seemed like a typical kidnapping for ransom case to me, more like a Jonbenet situation. One friend of mine suggested that it could have started as a ransom deal but if there was no way to provide proof of life it fell apart. Whatever it is, it's heartbreaking.

 

[milkshakedonkey]

I fear the worst, sadly. It has never seemed like a typical kidnapping for ransom case to me, more like a Jonbenet situation. One friend of mine suggested that it could have started as a ransom deal but if there was no way to provide proof of life it fell apart. Whatever it is, it's heartbreaking.

Unfortunately it's almost starting to feel like this is the most likely scenario as this drags on further IMO.

 

[everlearning]

Thank you to Tricia and the mods. I've been a member for 17 years and I can't remember following a thread quite like this one, and I've followed/watched some high profile cases. Wowzers.

 

[morf13]

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[BigCityAccountant]

For everyone getting upset, if police don’t follow up on every reasonable lead, it becomes an avenue for the defense to use when the actual suspects are actually found. We literally just saw this in the Delphi case.

Police are not asking media to follow them around and random people to breathlessly speculate about what’s going on and who may or may not be involved. The only reason people get hyped up and then disappointed is the media circus and resulting latching on to every little detail by onlookers. It’s a complicated case. They’re going where the case takes them. Be glad they’re not just sitting back attempting to solve the case from their desks.

JMO

I disagree. You have a tip and you send someone out to investigate the lead---you don't send 50 LE vehicles to the site. There have been many times they interviewed someone based on a tip and then followed them around. For instance, the perp in the Abby and Libby case self reported he was at the site. Did LE send a whole swat team to his house? Maybe they should have--but I digress. NO, they sent a DNR officer to interview.

This is just crazy the way this is being handled---media or no media.

 

[NachoCheesier]

I'm not sure why people are so quick to say last night's police activity yielded nothing. They'll need time to process any evidence they gathered. Until then, they really shouldn't speculate on the value of what they may have found last night. Seems like a good time for us all to take a break and check back later.

 

[warp3dwing]

The ones that have a sympathetic or offbeat "angle". PREGNANT woman disappears, COED mass murder, CEO of company gets gunned down in Manhattan, PAGEANT child abducted from home, PRETTY blonde girl disappears from class trip, MOTHER OF CELEBRITY missing . Ransom notes definitely add to the intrigue Just the amount of crimes sleuthed here on WEBSLEUTHS vs the amount of national scrutiny given by the media to 1000's of missing people should tell us that this is also a ratings grabber for the networks and the length of this 24/7 almost exclusive coverage has become excessive. . and not discernibly productive. JMO

Well said.

This case brings up a lot of conflicting emotions, as I think it does for anyone with missing family or friends.

Of course, I want to see Nancy found and the perpetrators brought to justice. But to see the amount of manpower and resources some cases get verses others leaves me steaming. That, in turn, makes me feel sad and guilty.

 

[Elisaa444]

For everyone getting upset, if police don’t follow up on every reasonable lead, it becomes an avenue for the defense to use when the actual suspects are actually found. We literally just saw this in the Delphi case.

Police are not asking media to follow them around and random people to breathlessly speculate about what’s going on and who may or may not be involved. The only reason people get hyped up and then disappointed is the media circus and resulting latching on to every little detail by onlookers. It’s a complicated case. They’re going where the case takes them. Be glad they’re not just sitting back attempting to solve the case from their desks.

JMO

That's my question. How well do they vet and determine what is a reasonable lead? This is the second time. Talk about getting hopes up - imagine the Guthrie family last night.

This investigation costs money. A lot of money. I'm all for LE pursuing leads, but like you say - let's hope when they gather all the resources they did last night that it is - reasonable.

As far as the media "circus" people would complain if all aspects of this case wasn't being reported on. The media would be accused of "hiding information" and "not being transparent." People don't have to watch the media "circus." It is optional! The media can't help some viewers "breathlessly" speculate on what LE is doing. The media are doing their jobs.

jmo

 

[Silverstorm]

Let me help you out LOL
Brian Entin reported it last night live on Newsnation IIRC. We have no other verification of this and if they are no longer detained, it may mean nothing in the whole scheme of things anyway.

When posting, you should have a direct link to the source, but if it was on live tv, it's hard to do that unless you can find a clip of that somewhere.

If you would like to link to Brian Entin's X account, you need the full link (like below), doing @**** will actually tag a WS member

x.com

x.com

Thank you! I know many do not have an X account so I linked the same video he posted to youtube.

 

[Sakura2Sophia4Lucia]

So in other words - all options are on the table and Nancy is still nowhere to be found? This is depressing.

LE was staging in Marana last night. To your knowledge, were they staging for something in Marana or for the house 2 miles from NG's house? And am I understanding that there do not have anybody in custody?