Feb 14, 2026
Nearly two weeks have passed since Nancy Guthrie, 84, the mother of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing Feb. 1. Her disappearance, which is being investigated as a kidnapping, has gripped the nation, with unverified reports of ransom notes, chilling doorbell camera footage and the fame of Guthrie’s daughter capturing intense interest. But as the days have passed, very little new substantive information has come to light. Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home near Tucson, Arizona, on Jan. 31. That evening, she had dinner at the home of her older daughter and her son-in-law, who dropped her off at her house around 9:50 p.m., said Chris Nanos, the Pima County sheriff. Recovered footage from Guthrie’s doorbell camera showed a masked person arriving at her home in the early hours of Feb. 1, around the same time the camera was removed. The footage was one of the first true breaks in the case, but since its release, no arrests have been made. Here’s what we know. A flurry of activity happened 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home. Late Friday night, law enforcement officials swarmed an upscale subdivision 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Hills area of Tucson, searching a house as well as a Range Rover parked at a nearby Culver’s. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Saturday that a federal court-ordered search warrant was executed at the home. A traffic stop was also conducted, and a person was questioned but there were no arrests. There are still no known leads. Several gloves have been found in the community so far, the sheriff’s department said, but none closer than roughly 2 miles away from Nancy Guthrie’s home. The masked person in the doorbell camera footage was wearing gloves. On Friday, a sheriff’s department spokesperson said investigators had found DNA on Nancy Guthrie’s property that was neither hers nor that of anyone in “close contact with her.” Police did not say where the DNA was found but were trying to figure out to whom it belongs. Later that day, police investigated a house on the edge of the Catalina Foothills neighborhood, a short drive from Nancy Guthrie’s home and the home of her older daughter and son-in-law, the sheriff’s department said. Authorities briefly detained a man this past week, but released him after questioning. Authorities released surveillance images of a masked suspect. Authorities released surveillance footage from Guthrie’s doorstep showing a person standing at her front door, wearing a ski mask, gloves and a backpack on the morning of her disappearance. The person, who was armed, is believed to be a man between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-10, the FBI said. The footage showed the person approaching Guthrie’s doorbell camera, blocking it with a gloved hand and then appearing to try to use some leaves to obscure the camera. Guthrie’s doorbell camera was disconnected at 1:47 a.m. Feb. 1. A timeline, but few clues. The investigation into Guthrie’s disappearance began after she failed to arrive at a friend’s house to watch a livestreamed church service Feb. 1. The friend notified Guthrie’s family. When they did not find her there just before noon, they called 911. Early in the investigation, Nanos described Guthrie’s home as “a crime scene.” Guthrie has limited mobility and requires medication every 24 hours, but is mentally sharp, according to authorities. Guthrie’s pacemaker app showed that it had been disconnected from her phone at 2:28 a.m. on Feb. 1, indicating she was no longer near the phone, which was left inside her house. The Guthries said they would pay a ransom. Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have released a series of videos pleading with whoever is involved in their mother’s disappearance to contact them. They have also said that they were willing to pay for their mother’s return. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her,” Savannah Guthrie said in one of the videos. “This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.” The FBI said that it was “not aware of any continued communication between the Guthrie family and suspected kidnappers.” Officials are investigating a message. Authorities said about a week ago that they were reviewing a message sent to a Tucson television station. They did not confirm whether it was related to a purported ransom note sent to several news outlets in the days after Guthrie’s disappearance, which demanded millions of dollars in bitcoin. A deadline was mentioned in a ransom note passed this past week, and it remains unclear whether the person who sent that ransom demand is connected to Nancy Guthrie’s abduction. Savannah Guthrie withdrew from NBC’s Olympics coverage. Savannah Guthrie, 54, is best known as one of the anchors of the NBC morning show “Today,” a job she has held since 2012. She joined NBC News in 2007, after working in local news and as a lawyer. She did not go to Italy for the Milan Cortina Olympics, where she had been expected to play a key role in NBC’s coverage of the Games. Savannah Guthrie grew up and attended college in Tucson. She lives in New York with her husband, communications consultant Michael Feldman, and their two children. This article originally appeared in The New York Times. ...read more read less
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