# Savannah Guthrie (Today Show, co-anchor) mother missing **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** breaking-news\ **Created:** [February 6, 2026, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414 "2026-02-06T03:10:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2026, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/281 "2026-02-22T20:10:38Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Savannah Guthrie always seemed well liked and personable. She’s never been an openly political figure. The good newscasters are there to cover news and not become part of the story. No one is universally liked. Some famous people are liked too much by fans to the point of obsession. It could be about money only. Some mentally ill weirdo could have felt slighted about something. It doesn’t take much imagination of come up with scenarios. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/282 "2026-02-23T01:25:54Z")
My money’s on a worker - yard guy, house cleaner, or home health care aide (or their spouse), delivery person, repairman, electrician - someone who’s familiar enough with her to know her daughter is a big TV star and thinks the daughter must be rolling in dough. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/283 "2026-02-23T01:31:03Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > > [@aceplace57](#): > > > > Savannah Guthrie always seemed well liked and personable. She’s never been an openly political figure. The good newscasters are there to cover news and not become part of the story. > > No one is universally liked. Some famous people are liked too much by fans to the point of obsession. It could be about money only. Some mentally ill weirdo could have felt slighted about something. It doesn’t take much imagination of come up with scenarios. Yes, and consistent with that there is an entire cult of conspiracy theorists who believe, for example, that liberal elites (including such “liked and personable” media personalities) are secretly devouring children to stay young. Not all of them are mentally ill. Some of them are just shitty people. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/284 "2026-02-23T02:17:03Z")
Savannah did ding Trump in a town hall about retweeting something he knew was false. He never forgets or forgives. So she has said political things. Not vociferously because does have a sweet countenance. I don’t really think this has anything to do with the kidnapping. Just sayin’ ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/285 "2026-02-23T04:19:27Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > My biggest question has always been, why this specific victim? Sometimes it’s a little random. A kidnapper picks a victim from the people they can reach and have heard of. 🤷‍♀️ ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/286 "2026-02-24T18:27:35Z")
> **[Savannah Guthrie says her family is offering a $1 million reward for her...](https://apnews.com/article/savannah-guthrie-nancy-missing-reward-bb4cbb65dc77f356e8662abf5fd329fc)** > > “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie says her family is now offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/287 "2026-02-24T18:35:11Z")
If one person took another person, and subsequently kills that person, and there were no witnesses, there will be nobody to claim that money. You can raise the reward to $10 million and even that will not magically produce a witness that never existed in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/288 "2026-02-24T18:43:21Z")
Well yeah but there are obviously numerous other scenarios where a someone who knows something will speak to them. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/289 "2026-02-24T18:47:18Z")
Not necessarily. In fact, a reward that high can backfire horribly if there are no real witnesses to the crime. False hits, false hopes, time wasted, resources wasted etc. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/290 "2026-02-24T18:52:21Z")
I’m sure that you have more experience in this than law enforcement for you to speak with such authority. I imagine that they are out of leads so this long shot is worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/291 "2026-02-24T18:55:06Z")
Have those that are investigating indicated that they might be able to do more if it weren’t for the lack of funding? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/292 "2026-02-24T19:00:24Z")
This isn’t really funding the investigation because the funding of the investigation comes from the government and the reward, in this case, is coming from the family. We, correctly, aren’t being given all of the information so they aren’t indicating anything. Rewards have worked in the past so it’s worth a try. It costs nothing if it doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/293 "2026-02-24T19:06:20Z")
I believe I have already stated the possible cost in time, resources and false hope if things don’t pan out. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/294 "2026-02-24T22:36:12Z")
I wonder if the reward now exceeds the amount of the ransom demand. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/295 "2026-02-24T22:39:35Z")
Over the weekend I saw a Nancy Guthrie billboard in the San Gabriel Valley (500 miles from Tucson) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/296 "2026-02-24T22:49:00Z")
[Moderating] > [@hajario](#): > > I’m sure that you have more experience in this than law enforcement for you to speak with such authority. I imagine that they are out of leads so this long shot is worth it. This is out of line. None of us here are the detectives working this case (at least, I assume we’re not), and yet all of us have things to say here. Further, @Czarcasm wasn’t speaking “with such authority”: His post contained phrases like “not necessarily” and “can”. Cool it. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/297 "2026-02-25T14:23:46Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > TV and movies lead me to believe that cops spend a lot of their time trying to track down the purchase and ownership of a variety of common articles. I’m not sure what the reality is. My dad worked in upper management at a food company; one time he was contacted by the ATF because one of the company’s jars had been used to make an incendiary device, and they wanted to find out if the production code on the jar could be used to trace it to the store where it was purchased. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/298 "2026-02-25T14:32:58Z")
Is there some database that lists, for example, common backpacks, shoes, jackets, etc.? Or are the authorities simply Googling these items to identify them? mmm ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/299 "2026-02-25T14:37:54Z")
I have seen reporting on cases where the police tracked a purchase to a store and retrieved video of the suspects at the register. Police do attempt to find where evidence was purchased. I’ve seen news that Walmart is trying to help with the backpack and clothes purchase, that was used in the Nancy Guthrie case. Imho it’s a long shot, but worth trying. It’s even more difficult because the items aren’t in evidence. The police are using what they see in a video. Link [Video allegedly shows teens torch Maryland man's truck with him bound inside | FOX 5 DC](https://www.fox5dc.com/news/new-video-shows-teens-torch-victims-truck-while-bound-inside-his-own-car) > [@](#): > > Surveillance video from a nearby gas station shows Dakes purchasing $10 worth of gasoline, which investigators say was used in the fatal arson attack. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/300 "2026-02-25T15:03:17Z")
They are really good at putting in the effort…when it comes to high profile cases that involve a media presence. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414.md?page=14) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414.md?page=16)