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

[hot cawfeee]

sending prayer I know to the family.....

 

[Curiousobserver]

I do expect this one to move quite a bit faster, just based on the fact that this appears to have been risky, and seemingly sloppy.

Plus a missing woman with her life in danger expedites subpoenas and warrants.

Agree- This is going to go more quickly. The sheriffs report of cameras inside the home is encouraging, although they might not get to much from Ring/Nest cams on the front of homes in those areas. They are often not really visible from the street. They will be looking for traffic cams which are everywhere in that area.

I am not local, but I travel, and stay at that Embassy Suites, a few times a year for work for the last 25 years... An 85 year old lady with mobility issues didn't walk off into the night. She left that house in a vehicle, LE needs to try and find it going through an intersection.

 

[LAhiker]

The good news is it seems to be a fairly densely populated wealthier neighborhood, which hopefully means lots of cameras.

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It may be a wealthy neighborhood, but based on the street view, looks a bit spread out to me. I guess it's all relative.
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On the positive side, maybe any vehicles caught on people's cameras would stand out.

JMO

 

[Angelcat13]

Or killed in her home (intentional or not) and then had to hide the body?

idk, just thinking about possible scenarios.

jmo

This may be answered further ahead but I’m trying to catch up on this fast moving thread.

Did Nancy live alone? Did she have any non-family (i.e. paid/professional) caretakers that lived with her or checked in on her on a daily/regular basis?

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Arizona authorities investigate disappearance of 'TODAY' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother as a 'crime'

Nancy Guthrie's home is being treated as a "crime scene." Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said. He said the 84-year-old's family had reported she had no cognitive issues.

www.nbcnews.com

Arizona authorities on Monday announced they are investigating the disappearance of the mother of Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of NBC’s "TODAY" show, as a "crime."

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen Saturday night in her home outside Tucson, according to a missing person’s flyer. She was reported missing by her family around noon Sunday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said.

"We do in fact have a crime scene. We do in fact have a crime," Nanos said at a news conference on Monday, later adding, "She did not leave on her own. We know that."

Nanos did not provide additional details on the investigation, though he noted law enforcement officials are reviewing video from cameras at Nancy Guthrie's home, where she lives alone and employs staff. The sheriff urged neighbors to "go through their Ring cameras," too...

 

[NewMommy09]

LE have her phone, we do know that. I would imagine the meds she needs within 24 hours to stay alive are NOT missing, hence it being brought up multiple times.

Ex-nurse here and the only meds I can think that she would need in 24 hours or could die would be insulin. There are plenty of critical meds, like post organ transplant etc, which would be very important to take. But i think she's likely diabetic. I think if her insulin kit and/or cane were left home, that automatically would be alarming for her safety, with or without signs of any struggle or forced entry. IMOO.

 

[Alkali13]

This may be answered further ahead but I’m trying to catch up on this fast moving thread.

Did Nancy live alone? Did she have any non-family (i.e. paid/professional) caretakers that lived with her or checked in on her on a daily/regular basis?

She lived alone. No live-in help. She did have hired help four household things.

 

[Alkali13]

Ex-nurse here and the only meds I can think that she would need in 24 hours or could die would be insulin. There are plenty of critical meds, like post organ transplant etc, which would be very important to take. But i think she's likely diabetic. I think if her insulin kit and/or cane were left home, that automatically would be alarming for her safety, with or without signs of any struggle or forced entry. IMOO.

Oooh, that didn't occur to me! I'm only close with a few T1 diabetics, so I know less about T2, but I would assume based on her age it would be that. Do T2 diabetics normally rely on injections instead of pumps? I know my friend's pump can hold about 3 days worth of insulin iirc.

 

[justtrish]

He mentioned that search and rescue are home to rest, not sure if that means they are coming back. To me it's weird that no one is actively searching now.

I wonder if it's because she could not have physically walked off and ended up somewhere near her house on her own? If someone went to the trouble of taking her from her home, then would they really leave her just right there somewhere close by?

I think usually searches initially happen starting from the last known location the person was and then just extend out from there. That would be assuming the person left on foot and walked off and fell or something like that. If she isn't able to walk off at all, then having searches search that area seems like wasted resources. I am sure if they get a tip or have a suspect and possible locations to search, they can get the searchers back out in the area.

I am thinking this is likely more than one person because if she can't walk far on her own, then how would 1 person get her to go with them? If someone hurt her, they would have to carry her and if she is alive and they held a gun to her, how far could 1 person get her to walk even under duress? It seems they would have to carry her or if they harmed her in the house, someone would have to carry her or drag her? Would 1 person be able to do that and why would they take her if they harmed her in the house? So many questions here.

IMO

 

[keek]

I feel it may be 'an inside' job. Someone that knew her movements and planned perhaps for ransom and it went wrong. They would of taken her insulin meds though if she told them or was able to, if they planned on keeping her. Ridiculous plan if so. Can't think of other reasons except for that or force her to withdraw money immediately for them. The person would also have to be in disguised or have sent someone. IMO

Her accounts def have already been checked though and that was not mentioned in the presser.

 

[NewMommy09]

Oooh, that didn't occur to me! I'm only close with a few T1 diabetics, so I know less about T2, but I would assume based on her age it would be that. Do T2 diabetics normally rely on injections instead of pumps? I know my friend's pump can hold about 3 days worth of insulin iirc.

Pumps are becoming more popular with younger folks but I haven't seen many in the elderly yet. If she's a brittle diabetic, she likely checked her glucose 3 - 5 times a day and took insulin each time. It really depends on the person and how well they follow their diet and regimen. A person can go into either a hypoglycemic or hyperglycemic seizure or coma fairly quickly in these types. The reiterating about her medications makes me think this is the case here but Its only MOO.

 

[Deepinthought52]

Ex-nurse here and the only meds I can think that she would need in 24 hours or could die would be insulin. There are plenty of critical meds, like post organ transplant etc, which would be very important to take. But i think she's likely diabetic. I think if her insulin kit and/or cane were left home, that automatically would be alarming for her safety, with or without signs of any struggle or forced entry. IMOO.

Possibly also a heart medication?

 

[Angelcat13]

She lived alone. No live-in help. She did have hired help four household things.

This hits close to home on 2 fronts. My mom is just slightly older and is in pretty good physical condition but has moderate dementia that requires us to help her with medicine, food prep, appointments, etc. She is stubborn and still lives alone with her cats. I am about 10 minutes away, as is her brother, and we have professional help come in 3 days a week for a couple of hours to help out.

But we always worry about falls (she rarely remembers to wear her alert device), disreputable people coming to the house (she lives in a very low-crime neighborhood and has awesome neighbors who keep an eye out for her and we got Ring cameras so we can see if anyone comes to the door(s) or if she leaves so we can see her come back inside. (She likes to go outside and talk to neighbors that walk their dogs or wait for the school bus at her corner.)

But it is a constant worry that something could happen and we might not know until it is too late. My heart breaks for Savannah and all of Nancy’s family, friends, neighbors, etc and prayers to all of the searchers & investigators that they are able to find Nancy (hopefully safe!) or (God forbid) recover her and hold anyone responsible accountable.

 

[tlcya]

I need to go back to the start of this recent presser, I am trying to understand why the Sheriff mentioned local politics at the beginning of it and at the end.

I think there has been some push back from board members on fulfilling LEs requests in recent budget meetings for technological type tools. MOO

 

[momsof3]

I feel it may be 'an inside' job. Someone that knew her movements and planned perhaps for ransom and it went wrong. They would have taken her insulin meds though if she told them or was able to, if they planned on keeping her. Ridiculous plan if so. Can't think of other reasons except for that or force her to withdraw money immediately for them. The person would also have to be in disguised or have sent someone. IMO

I feel like “inside job” too, but of the more opportunistic type, which is why the scene was chaotic enough the LE immediately pegged it as a crime scene. I’m thinking meth/opioid addicted significant other of home attendant, etc. Sees nice house, famous child. Thinks easy money or drugs - things go sideways. The only reason I can think of that NG is not in the house is ATM visit. But something about what we know makes me think desperate and drug addict.

 

[Deepinthought52]

I always feel in cases like this, that i want to rewind time and say don’t so it, you’ll be in court trying to postpone a trial and this family will suffer for years. Just don’t do it. This didn’t gave to happen. Jmo

 

[keek]

I feel like “inside job” too, but of the more opportunistic type, which is why the scene was chaotic enough the LE immediately pegged it as a crime scene. I’m thinking meth/opioid addicted significant other of home attendant, etc. Sees nice house, famous child. Thinks easy money or drugs - things go sideways. The only reason I can think of thar NG is not in the house is ATM visit. But something about what we know makes me think desperate and drug addict.

Yes, excellent point. It horribly sounds as it did go sideways as the monster's mindset is not on the value of her life, but money. If she had any in the house they'd of demanded that of course and her atm card if used. She sounds like her family had her totally covered in any care, though she was active and with it as possible. IMO

 

[Sunshynn]

I apologize if this has been discussed but I'm just wondering what they noticed that immediately made them jump to crime scene rather than missing person.

Blood? Ransacked home? God forbid, a pet hurt or worse (the one picture shows her with a dog)...

Has anything been mentioned?

 

[NewMommy09]

Possibly also a heart medication?

I considered that too. I haven't heard mention of a pacemaker or anything. It would depend on what she takes and how bad she needs it. Most wouldn't put her in immediate risk of death in one day, though she could end up with high blood pressure or dysrhythmias and more risk over time. It's possible though. Seizure meds, or an epi pen for severe allergies are other possibilities.

 

[Angelcat13]

LE in communication with Savannah's security and not ruling out any connection between that. Any connection to potential threats to Savannah and her mom are being checked on.

I put a sad face on this, not because I think this has anything to do with Savannah’s public career, but because it is so sad (and infuriating) that we live in a time where this is even a risk/possibility.