# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/41 "2026-02-06T22:42:18Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > > [@aceplace57](#): > > > > The article states There has been “no proof of life” and no follow-up communication connected to the ransom letters. > > I’m split between believing that the kidnapping is all about money (because Savannah Guthrie is a TV personality and obviously all TV personalities are rolling in money) or believing that there’s some perverse political motive (because all mainstream media personalities are dangerous liberals.) > > I’m also becoming concerned that Nancy Guthrie had a heart attack or injury or something else that proved fatal and the kidnappers are hiding that while trying to squeeze out a ransom The “no proof of life” aspect is worrying, especially considering her health issues. And the kidnappers hiding a possible fatality while trying to squeeze out a ransom is sadly reminiscent of the Lindbergh kidnapping in 1932 (the baby was probably killed accidentally during the kidnapping, but the ransom demands continued) ---
**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 6, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/42 "2026-02-06T22:50:06Z")
Another day, and another communication. CNN has the same information in their live coverage. I wanted a cite that can be linked. I can’t tell if TMZ got a new letter? Or if this is a leak from the letter TMZ gave police. **Safe but Scared** **Day Six** Link [Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Day 6 latest updates | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth](https://www.fox4news.com/news/nancy-guthrie-disappearance-day-6-latest-updates) > [@](#): > > The Pima County Sheriff’s Department posted a statement [on X](https://x.com/PimaSheriff/status/2019895279940726801): "The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department are aware of a new message regarding Nancy Guthrie. Investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity. > **[Nancy Guthrie ‘safe but scared’ and aware of kidnapper’s chilling demands,...](https://nypost.com/2026/02/06/us-news/nancy-guthrie-ransom-note-sent-to-tmz-says-shes-safe-but-scared-chilling-lists-of-demands-made/)** > > The apparent note, which was sent to TMZ shortly after Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother was reported missing over the weekend, demanded millions in bitcoin be turned over. ---
**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 6, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/43 "2026-02-06T22:54:16Z")
Kidnappers are usually someone with a connection to the victim and who knows where they live: a workman, a drug-addled nephew, a housekeeper’s husband, dog walker, home healthcare worker’s husband, etc. Seems likely she has already died without her meds though, and now they’re unsure how to proceed. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/44 "2026-02-06T22:54:49Z")
As an aside while we await any new information, and relating to Savannah Guthrie herself…she is one of the highest profile people at NBC and on morning news shows. I am sure there are people that have not heard of her, but many others have. What does she do when this all ends, one way or another - will she be able to go back to what she was doing before? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/45 "2026-02-06T23:12:41Z")
Why not? What manner of personal crisis are you expecting instead? ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/46 "2026-02-06T23:31:12Z")
My guess is that she’s dead because of her fragile condition and lack of medications. The kidnappers likely dumped her somewhere and she’ll be found eventually. ---
**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 6, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/47 "2026-02-06T23:34:49Z")
**The new note came to a local tv station in Tucson** Cite ABC Evening News No details. The police are protecting the investigation. That’s a smart decision. It would be extremely foolish to send hoax messages. [One person has already been arrested for doing that.](https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/nancy-guthrie-arrest-made-imposter-ransom-demand-fbi-says) ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/48 "2026-02-06T23:41:15Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > It makes _zero_ logical sense. It’s up to your coworker to back up what she says, not for others to disprove something so patently ridiculous. I figured. I just don’t know this Savannah lady or her world so I wasn’t even sure where that assumption came from. In fact, when she said Savannah Guthrie I thought she said Giuffre and I thought it was Virginia Giuffre’s mother who had been kidnapped, which resulted in a lot of confusion when she blamed it on the Epstein case. I hope her Mom is okay, though. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2026, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/49 "2026-02-06T23:58:58Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > > > Is it possible not to be following the case? > > Yes. I’ve heard it mentioned on NPR, i think, but other than seeing this thread pop up, I’m really not following it. All I know is what’s been said in this thread. I’d never heard of the Guthries before. Or TMZ. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/50 "2026-02-07T00:06:32Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > The Trump hate is so strong on this board that it is impossible the have a conversation. Yet another way to look at it would be: it’s nearly impossible to imagine why people of good faith who go out of their way to be _well and fully informed_ would _ever_ accord Donald J. Trump the benefit of the doubt. [segue] I wonder how many people go missing in the US every day. I wish they _all_ got the attention and resources that Ms. Guthrie’s case is getting. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/51 "2026-02-07T00:19:22Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > That is utterly ridiculous, but not as ridiculous as thinking he wants to help anyone. Agreed. ---
**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 7, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/52 "2026-02-07T00:20:33Z")
Lots of people go missing but I think kidnapping for ransom is rare and because of the nature of it, this would only affect the wealthy. Do we know what her medications are? I’m not going to die immediately without my statin, blood pressure and thyroid meds but it wouldn’t be a good thing if I didn’t take them for a while. It would technically be life threatening. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/53 "2026-02-07T00:22:24Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Yet another way to look at it would be: it’s nearly impossible to imagine why people of good faith who go out of their way to be _well and fully informed_ would _ever_ accord Donald J. Trump the benefit of the doubt. THANK YOU. ---
**Author:** ![I.Dunno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9f8e36/32.png) [@I.Dunno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I.Dunno)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/54 "2026-02-07T00:53:25Z")
I wonder who could be to blame for that. ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/55 "2026-02-07T01:15:45Z")
Moderating: Folks, this is a thread about a kidnapping, not about Trump. We have lots of threads for arguing about why many board members hate Trump, let’s not let this devolve into another, just because he said something about the case. (To be clear, that he said something about it is relevant. But must of the rest of the discussion about him isn’t.) ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/56 "2026-02-07T01:30:22Z")
KOLD is the tv station that received new email from the alleged kidnappers. It was _immediately_ provided to law enforcement. Hey Journalists, next time save the ambiguity and say VPN. > [@](#): > > [Investigators reviewing new message in Nancy Guthrie disappearance](https://www.kold.com/2026/02/03/we-gotta-find-her-dna-samples-taken-nancy-guthries-home-belong-her-pcsd-says/) > > TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - 13 News has received a new message from someone claiming to be the suspect who allegedly kidnapped Nancy Guthrie. > > 13 News is not releasing details of that message out of respect for the family, but we did send it to law enforcement immediately. > > The IP address used to send Friday’s email was not the same as the one used to send a potential ransom note earlier this week, but **it appears the sender used the same type of secure server to hide their location.** > > The new note contains information the senders seem to think will prove to investigators they’re the same people who sent the first note. ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/57 "2026-02-07T01:36:54Z")
Proof of life would be a lot more compelling. They still print newspapers, even if the market is small. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/58 "2026-02-07T01:37:57Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Do we know what her medications are? I’m not going to die immediately without my statin, blood pressure and thyroid meds but it wouldn’t be a good thing if I didn’t take them for a while. It would technically be life threatening. I see reporting that she had a pace maker. I’m not sure if that correlates to daily medicine, or gives any insight into her medical needs. More concerning, I’d think, is the reporting that her blood was found at the scene. I’m just not optimistic that she’s survived - my unfounded speculation is that she might have come upon a home robbery, and was killed as a result. Then again, a celebrity family kidnapping reminds me of some famous ones in the past - Frank Sinatra son and J. Paul Getty’s grandson. In those cases, it really was about obtaining ransom money. > **[Frank Sinatra Jr. released by kidnappers | December 11, 1963 | HISTORY](https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-11/frank-sinatra-jr-endures-a-frightening-ordeal)** > > On December 11, kidnappers release Frank Sinatra, Jr., after abducting him in Lake Tahoe, California, three days earl... (Although in the Getty case, the rich magnate refused to pay the quoted price) > **[Kidnapping of billionaire J Paul Getty's grandson: The 16-year-old boy was...](https://www.foxnews.com/us/john-paul-getty-iii-kidnapping-j-paul-getty-grandson.amp)** > > John Paul Getty III endured gruesome conditions while being held for ransom upon his wealthy grandfather's refusal to pay the multimillion-dollar price. ---
**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 7, 2026, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/59 "2026-02-07T01:38:47Z")
Yes, 5 minutes of Phone video would legitimize the Random notes and establish proof of life. They’re tech savvy to demand BitCoin. Doorbell Camera was deactivated at the house. Bitcoin privacy is evolving and changing with new regulations. Link [Are Bitcoin transactions anonymous and traceable?](https://cointelegraph.com/explained/are-bitcoin-transactions-anonymous-and-traceable) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/60 "2026-02-07T01:42:50Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > I see reporting that she had a pace maker. I’m not sure if that correlates to daily medicine, or gives any insight into her medical needs. No, it doesn’t (to both questions). A pacemaker does not correlate with the need for daily medication, but apparently she did have such medication needs for other reasons. I keep going back to this thread hoping that there’s a break in the case, but it seems to be taking awhile despite all the resources devoted to it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414.md?page=4)