# 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:** 6
**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 11, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/101 "2026-02-11T00:37:46Z")
No problem. I doubled checked with my partner that our cameras have an active subscription. ---
**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 11, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/102 "2026-02-11T02:58:26Z")
Cops have detained someone for questioning. > **[Person detained for questioning in connection with Nancy Guthrie abduction:...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/nancy-guthrie-case-officials-release-174129220.html)** > > The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI have detained an individual for questioning in connection with the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, a source said. ---
**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 11, 2026, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/103 "2026-02-11T15:33:51Z")
Already released after questioning and searching the person of interest’s home. > **[Nancy Guthrie live updates: Man who was detained for questioning in her...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/live/nancy-guthrie-live-updates-person-detained-for-questioning-in-her-disappearance-police-say-154428699.html)** > > The development came hours after the FBI posted footage of "an armed individual" taken from a doorbell camera outside her home. ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/104 "2026-02-11T15:50:29Z")
Safe to say that this is not a criminal mastermind. First, he appears to have a gun shoved into his pants. I’m not a firearms expert, but that seems like a bad idea. Don’t people usually use holsters? Second, he appears flumoxed by the camera. He first tries to cover it with his hand, and then grabs some grass from the lawn to cover it with, before ripping it off the wall. ETA Third, he didn’t think to use a headlamp, and resorts to putting his flashlight in his mouth. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/105 "2026-02-11T18:41:29Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > If that was an infra-red camera then the “light” color of the skin doesn’t indicate skin color, it indicates the person was alive enough to have a body temperature. Actuall, nighttime security cameras use active near-visible IR LEDs to illuminate the target. Since it’s not visible light, the image is in black and white only. Nothing to do with the temperature of the target. You’re describing passive IR cameras, more expensive, and wouldn’t have anywhere near the same level of detail. ---
**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 11, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/106 "2026-02-11T19:27:38Z")
That overnight stuff was like mystery porn. I stayed up way too late watching it. CNN did 3 hours, I think. And it turns out it is probably nothing. Gahhhhh ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/107 "2026-02-11T19:47:17Z")
> [@zimaane](#): > > First, he appears to have a gun shoved into his pants. I’m not a firearms expert, but that seems like a bad idea. Don’t people usually use holsters? Yeah, a pistol shoved into the front of your pants is dumb, but seems to not be uncommon, especially among particularly dumb low-level criminals, and those trying to look like “cool” gangsters they see in videos, I suppose. > **[Appendix Carry - Thousands of Thugs Can’t be Wrong! | Buckeye Firearms...](https://www.buckeyefirearms.org/appendix-carry-thousands-thugs-can%E2%80%99t-be-wrong)** > > "95% of criminals carry their guns on their strong side, mostly stuck in the front of their bodies, inside the waistband without a holster.” – From a US Secret Service Seminar on detecting concealed ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/108 "2026-02-11T21:22:48Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Yeah, a pistol shoved into the front of your pants is dumb, Make sure the safety is on, you don’t want to go off half-cocked. ---
**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 11, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/109 "2026-02-11T23:35:14Z")
> [@zimaane](#): > > ETA Third, he didn’t think to use a headlamp, and resorts to putting his flashlight in his mouth. It was probably a “bite light” which is designed to be used in the mouth. > **[Flight Gear Bite Light](https://www.sportys.com/flight-gear-bite-light.html)** > > This light leaves both hands accessible for cockpit tasks, with a specially-designed silicone bite ring. ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/110 "2026-02-12T00:01:21Z")
D’oh! > **[Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Suspect Made 'Rookie' Error, Says Expert](https://www.tvinsider.com/1245007/nancy-guthrie-doorbell-camera-video-kidnapping-suspect/)** > > Police have revealed doorbell camera footage showing a masked man outside Nancy's home. > [@](#): > > As the [search for Nancy Guthrie continues](https://www.tvinsider.com/1244871/fbi-releases-photos-of-nancy-guthrie-disappearance-suspect/), a longtime private investigator has revealed a “rookie” mistake the potential abductor made that led to the release of the doorbell camera surveillance footage. > > Private investigator Andy Kay discussed with [_Page Six_](https://pagesix.com/2026/02/10/celebrity-news/rookie-nancy-guthrie-suspect-made-grave-error-on-night-of-kidnapping-expert/?_gl=1*1rasrz4*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3NzA4MTI2NDUkbzYxJGcxJHQxNzcwODEzMTEzJGo1MCRsMCRoMA..) how law enforcement likely retrieved the footage, explaining it was due to the suspect’s own error of tampering with the camera. > > “The cameras will record to the servers as long as they have internet,” Kay said. “According to Nest, without a subscription, usually they are quickly overwritten by next images. But if the camera is disconnected, there should be nothing to overwrite on the server. ---
**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 12, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/111 "2026-02-12T00:50:12Z")
LOL The criminal’s destruction of the camera and network connection ended the writing to the cloud. Saving what was recorded minutes earlier. Google still had to work some magic to retrieve the video. Because it wasn’t formally saved under a paid subscription account. Has any of the reporting mentioned an alarm? Isn’t that standard with a paid security installation? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2026, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/112 "2026-02-12T00:55:02Z")
This conflicts with [CNN’s reporting](https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/10/tech/google-video-nancy-guthrie), based on info from a source with knowledge of the investigation, that it took Google several days to recover the data because it had been deleted. I don’t think this “expert” is correct. ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/113 "2026-02-12T01:02:47Z")
I don’t know zip about home security. _That expert_ could easily be wrong. Here is a CBS report that is much better and doesn’t mention damaged cameras. > **[Cybersecurity experts explain how surveillance footage of Nancy Guthrie's...](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cybersecurity-experts-nancy-guthrie-surveillance-footage-recovery/)** > > Many are questioning how Nancy Guthrie's Google Nest surveillance footage was recovered days after officials said it was disconnected with no active subscription to store video. > [@](#): > > Internal storage uses a very lazy deletion mechanism, so the data wouldn’t be available to users who didn’t pay," cybersecurity expert Alex Stamos explained to CBS News. “The video for non-subscribers would be marked for deletion, but depending on the exact implementation details, the actual files might not be deleted for days and the actual data wouldn’t be overwritten until the storage was needed.” > > Patrick Jackson, a former NSA data researcher and the chief technology officer for privacy and security company Disconnect, added, “There’s kind of this old saying that data is never deleted, it’s just renamed. And I think this is a perfect, you know, showing of this where once this data’s uploaded, they may mark it for deletion, but it may never get deleted.” ---
**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 12, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/114 "2026-02-12T01:22:02Z")
Could be a huge break in the case if DNA is recovered from inside the glove and tested. > **[Investigators Find Black Glove on Road in Search for Nancy Guthrie Kidnapper](https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/11/detectives-found-black-glove-nancy-guthrie-search/)** > > Another possible development in the Nancy Guthrie abduction case today ... investigators have found a black glove in the area where she was last seen that could bring them one step closer to nabbing the masked suspect who allegedly took her. ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/115 "2026-02-12T02:04:12Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Isn’t that standard with a paid security installation? Buying a Nest doorbell is not the same as buying a comprehensive home security system. She might have had both. But most people buying Nests are doing it as the Cheap Charlie way to avoid the expense of an actual comprehensive alarm / intrusion / monitoring system. Which can get real pricy. So I’ll suggest the presence of a Nest-brand doorbell cam works _against_, not towards, the probability they have a more complete system. ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/116 "2026-02-12T02:28:09Z")
Most of my friends who buy a nest doorbell are looking for a doorbell, not a home security system. It’s a very flexible doorbell, that even lets you answer when you aren’t home. ---
**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 12, 2026, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/117 "2026-02-12T02:56:06Z")
Anyone heard what the emergency turn-around time is for DNA tests? I’d expect to find taces of sweat and sloughed off skin cells inside a glove. There’s no guarantee any recovered DNA will match with anyone in CODIS (Combined DNA Index System). It can happen. ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/118 "2026-02-12T15:31:36Z")
Now it’s reported **a pair** of gloves was recovered. That doubles the chance of recovering useable DNA. > **[Pair of black gloves found near Nancy Guthrie’s home being tested for DNA](https://www.kold.com/2026/02/11/investigators-looking-backpack-nancy-guthrie-suspect/)** > > Family said 36-year-old Carlos Alfredo Palazuelos was detained in Rio Rico in connection with the Nancy Guthrie case. > [@](#): > > A law enforcement source close to the investigation on Wednesday, Feb. 11, said they are familiar with the brand of backpack, possibly an Ozark Trail Hiker, and are looking into it and other brands. ---
**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 12, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/119 "2026-02-12T15:42:37Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > That doubles the chance of recovering useable DNA. No it doesn’t. That’s not how it works because if one glove doesn’t have anything, it’s much more likely that the other one also doesn’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 12, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/120 "2026-02-12T15:50:16Z")
**Breaking News** Doesn’t add up. If she died at the scene, wouldn’t criminals just leave ASAP? Recently disturbed soil should have been obvious day 1. CNN live feed > [@](#): > > ## A white tent just went up outside Nancy Guthrie’s front door > > From CNN’s Alisha Ebrahimji > > A white tent was put in place directly outside the front door of Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home Thursday morning, according to CNN’s Leigh Waldman, who is on the ground in the area. > > The tent was put up just before 8 a.m. local time. It’s unclear which agency put it up or why. > > In addition to a Pima County Sheriff’s Department vehicle in front of the home, two additional unmarked vehicles are also parked in the driveway. > > **Remember:** Blood stains found on the porch – which [officials have confirmed](https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nancy-guthrie-savannah-missing-mom-02-11-26?post-id=cmliy5xlp00053b6qhqgpvuek) belong to Guthrie – suggest ways her kidnapper may have left traces behind, a forensic expert tells CNN, giving investigators more insight into what may have transpired. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414.md?page=7)