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

[nycpizzaparty]

I am 66 and stopped driving at night in my 50s, and stopped altogether at 60.

if it's any help to anyone, I found glasses with the special anti-glare coating helped a ton driving at night with the oncoming neutron star headlights.

 

[SaraSmile]

Possibilities:
2. NG saw the face of a perp and may have known them or they were afraid she'd remember them.
3. NG died and they took her body so they couldn't be accused of murder.
4. If she was raped, their semen could possibly provide significant genetic information about them

JMO

5. Hiding evidence, no body no crime…
6. Take body, pose as a kidnapper ask for ransom

JMO

 

[K9Enzo]

I noticed that, too, but not all of them were covering their mouths.

I only noticed it in front of the garage before they all went in and the door closed. IMO

 

[nycpizzaparty]

So the $1mm reward is very fresh. Let's say someone started singing. Perhaps LE is at the house trying to validate what was shared. Wouldn't it be a bit quick for a "major update" to be shared today?

 

[serenebee23]

I need to catch up, but these people dressed in suites don’t look like detectives. I’m not trying to stereotype or be disrespectful, but thoughts?

They look like lawyers to me (I am one so no stereotyping or disrespect meant, but those are lawyer suits ).

 

[Chrissymick]

I need to catch up, but these people dressed in suites don’t look like detectives. I’m not trying to stereotype or be disrespectful, but thoughts?

FBI definitely wear suits in my experience, or at least a shirt with a jacket. But not a skirt and heels.

 

[303gmf]

Agree. My husband and I are in our 70’s. We hate driving at night, with street lights and cars. It gets very difficult as you grow older. I am not going anywhere in the black of night with no street lights.

Cars have awesome headlights

 

[SRWCF]

Agree. Family wasn't there unless they were in the white vehicle that pulled into garage. And, since the white vehicle arrived the same time as the other vehicles, I'm inclined to think they were also investigators. Possibly some were DA's office.
JMO

I just don't think that the family would leave the gated community they were reported to be staying in and risk being mobbed and/or followed by the media. MOO.

 

[cait2007]

They look like lawyers to me.

That’s what I was thinking. I just don’t see why having lawyers there would be important for where the investigation is right now. Unless, there is much more going on than we know.

 

[serenebee23]

That’s what I was thinking. I just don’t see why having lawyers there would be important for where the investigation is right now. Unless, there is much more going on than we know.

It would either be prosecutors or her personal family attorneys dealing with trust, estate, and will issues, things like that.

 

[SRWCF]

It’s sad to me that there are so many negative assumptions and infantilizing of older humans

Some of us may be speaking from experience, just like you are speaking from experience. That's it.

 

[Sessiebo]

It’s possible to a) use ChatGPT without an account and b) use a burner account for chatGPT and c) use a VPN.

(I’m not married to the ChatGPT idea - I’m just trying to think of what the perpetrator may have been done.)

All jmo

True, there are many ways to bypass the tracing but i only went off the idea about someone generally using Chatgpt for writing something without further thinking about all the data saving, tracing, etc.
With everything else digital, it's always possible to make yourself invisible. As long as you have the proper skillsets ofcourse.

 

[cady]

Some of us may be speaking from experience, just like you are speaking from experience. That's it.

As we age, we adjust. What we know we CAN do, we want to do. I'm 78 and still drive, but never at night or bad weather. ...That's why NG taking an uber for a short trip to AG's isn't strange to me, at all. Did not want to drive home after dark.

 

[serenebee23]

It would either be prosecutors or her personal family attorneys dealing with trust, estate, and will issues, things like that.

Also I should add a trust and estate attorney would deal with documents like powers if attorney, so maybe family realized they need to get her documents to deal with her bank accounts, mortgage, etc.

 

[abanddb123]

Fact: Nancy still drove her car but chose not to do so at night, taking Uber just a few miles instead - so not assumption or ageism

Fact: I am 20+ years younger than NG yet I'm not fond of driving at night in areas with no lights. Not ageism - I know many people who feel the same way.

This ridiculous bee in your bonnet is the 2 mins through the garage door all over again!

Off the subject, but I'm 55 with a high astigmatism. I avoid driving at night. Did in my 30's too.

 

[birdbox]

That’s what I was thinking. I just don’t see why having lawyers there would be important for where the investigation is right now. Unless, there is much more going on than we know.

Could have been high profile defense attorneys hired by someone who has been arrested and released.

 

[VegasGirl35]

That’s what I was thinking. I just don’t see why having lawyers there would be important for where the investigation is right now. Unless, there is much more going on than we know.

I think there's more going on. Maybe a deal is being hashed out behind closed doors between the D.A.'s office and an informant and they're going to the scene to confirm details?

 

[cait2007]

This case reminds me so much of the Idaho murders. No investigator would’ve first guessed that a random intruder would kill 4 innocent people, he didn’t know, in a matter of minutes. It defies the typical odds. I think that’s where this case is. It doesn’t make sense, because the chances of this happening are so, so statistically low with her age and lack of viable ransom. Moo

 

[birdbox]

I need to catch up, but these people dressed in suites don’t look like detectives. I’m not trying to stereotype or be disrespectful, but thoughts?

They did not look like detectives to me either. I got personal injury, billboard-on-highway, cheesy type attorney vibes.

 

[cherryleaf]

They reliable or are they just assuming something will happen based on LE activity at the house today?

Regarding Midwest P, They announced pretty much the same thing yesterday. My guess would be probably not.

We need to get back to basics thinking here. List 5 reasons someone would take a body with them?
1. I'll start embarrassment over sexual fantasy, evidence being found.

power or control
Hide evidence
Stage the body to appear like a random accident unconnected to them
Trophy
Sexual perversion

Also other things but just…no. Not writing it out or speaking it into existence. Prayers for Nancy and family