# 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:** 9
**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 14, 2026, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/161 "2026-02-14T01:46:02Z")
[Moderating] > [@Dinsdale](#): > > Have you encountered any data regarding the percentage of Americans who are interested in this case? > > No desire to say you ought not be interested, and no intent to threadshit. But I would imagine a decent percentage of Americans - if not a majority, have little or no interest. I often find it interesting how at various times a single crime story seems to garner great media attention. If you don’t intend to threadshit, then don’t. There are, at any given moment, dozens of threads on this board on topics in which I have no interest. And, accordingly, I just don’t open those threads. ---
**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 14, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/162 "2026-02-14T02:11:45Z")
Jack the Ripper comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/163 "2026-02-14T02:21:02Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Savannah normally would be on TV heavily during the 2026 Winter Olympics. I think she’s covered the Summer Olympics for NBC? Yes, she was scheduled to host NBC’s coverage in Italy but cancelled those plans when this happened. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/164 "2026-02-14T04:14:27Z")
[This just in on CNN news](https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nancy-guthrie-savannah-missing-mom-02-13-26): The sheriff (?) has announced they have DNA evidence other than Nancy Guthrie’s but don’t know whose it is: > **• DNA being tested:** Investigators [found DNA at Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona property](https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nancy-guthrie-savannah-missing-mom-02-13-26?post-id=cmllg8qzf000h356r0ur5bzje) that doesn’t belong to her or those close to her, officials said. It’s being tested, along with [several gloves](https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/nancy-guthrie-savannah-missing-mom-02-13-26?post-id=cmllf0a5o000a356r773m7xb0) found as far as 10 miles away from the residence. I suspect the authorities have sent the data out to have investigative DNA conducted for possible leads: [ Investigative Genetic Genealogy ](https://www.google.com/search?q=Investigative+Genetic+Genealogy&client=firefox-b-1-d&hs=xy09&sca_esv=f736710e6b71d7f5&biw=928&bih=575&sxsrf=ANbL-n6t-9NCtraIZcza8Q4djuw_OODJNg%3A1771042316333&ei=DPaPae_zE-bl5NoP9_O14Qs&oq=family+dna+identification&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGWZhbWlseSBkbmEgaWRlbnRpZmljYXRpb24qAggBMgYQABgIGB4yBhAAGAgYHjILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMgUQABjvBTIIEAAYgAQYogQyBRAAGO8FMgUQABjvBTIFEAAY7wVI9VNQrQRY3g1wAXgBkAEAmAGAAaABzASqAQMzLjO4AQHIAQD4AQGYAgegArMFwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICBhAAGAcYHsICCBAAGAcYCBgemAMAiAYBkAYIkgcDMy40oAe7L7IHAzIuNLgHnwXCBwMzLTfIB0qACAA&sclient=gws-wiz-serp&mstk=AUtExfDPz_MuvAcaITUfmBFPdtXNPjJx8S91SWWab_q5CH9D9WmAu3HcrchDiJRDZASp1fuaFpjgYX-3qLqZVJQWCitsBJZvrf-44FxD9jWVIgqDE2vF-IUvZ96oHb6EhXyvJqDf5Bs049unDGOarn8eTueO_vyacrMW7cNVPBflPrhsHOwvsG60XYPpFo6vNHzg27a8&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwj0_7-Cj9iSAxXdGlkFHZ_BEDoQgK4QegQIARAB) (IGG), or forensic genetic genealogy, combines DNA analysis with traditional genealogical research to identify suspects, unknown victims, or John/Jane Does. ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/165 "2026-02-14T15:30:11Z")
> [@sciurophobic](#): > > > [@Dinsdale](#): > > > > Yeah. I just really wondered about it starting w/ the Menedezes > > The ghost of Charles Lindbergh definitely has something to say about that. I am not @Dinsdale. But I interpret “Yeah. I just really wondered about it starting w/ the Menedezes” as meaning “My (Dinsdale’s) interest in the phenomenon of public fascination w some crimes started with the Menendez case. That’s the case when I first noticed many people did that and I then began to wonder about how many people do that and why they do that.” IMO he was _not_ suggesting that humanity’s morbid curiosity about crimes in the news began with Menendez. _His_ did; not humanity’s. ---
**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 14, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/166 "2026-02-14T15:36:21Z")
Not one crumb of information about the purpose of this operation. Not even the house that was raided by SWAT is known. It could be related to the messages being sent to tv stations and TMZ. SWAT seems like overkill for a alleged scammer sending messages. Or possibly a tip where Nancy might be held? I think, SWAT makes more sense for a potential recovery operation. Tucson, Local tv channel 4 > **[‘Mindblowing’: reaction to Friday night’s Guthrie-related SWAT operation in...](https://www.kvoa.com/news/nancy-guthrie/mindblowing-reaction-to-friday-night-s-guthrie-related-swat-operation-in-the-foothills/article_b263afd0-7f4f-49bc-884b-ba1a250f4a19.html)** > > TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A law enforcement presence remained in a Catalina Foothills neighborhood after 1:15 a.m. Saturday, following a SWAT operation that the Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirms is > [@](#): > > Residents of North Camino De Michael that News 4 Tucson spoke with Friday were shocked with Friday’s road closure and heavy law enforcement presence. > > “Mindblowing, I like cannot believe it,” one woman who lives on Camino De Michael told News 4 Tucson. “We’re trying to figure out what house it could possibly be at. I mean we walk these streets all the time, pretty familiar with the homes.” ---
**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 14, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/167 "2026-02-14T18:03:30Z")
I wonder, does all this reporting about exactly what police are doing undermine their ability to find the guy? Like if the perp knows they’re closing in, he might try to move locations or something. I understand the public pressure on this case, but at what point can the investigators say, “none of your business”? ---
**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 14, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/168 "2026-02-14T18:17:05Z")
I’m pretty sure a lot of information is being kept internal to the investigation. Even a gossip rag like TMZ is tight-lipped about the notes they received. That’s how it should be. Keeping the investigation protected is crucial. The cops aren’t even acknowledging the SWAT team raid. That’s pretty hard for the locals not to notice in a neighborhood . I won’t comment further. ---
**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 14, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/169 "2026-02-14T18:31:56Z")
Every time I think of this case, I think of the movie _12 Monkeys_ (stay with me) In the movie, Bruce Willis is a time traveler from the future. There’s wall-to-wall reporting of an abducted kid, but _he knows_ the kid was just hiding the whole time, because this story actually happened when he was a kid, so he already knows the ending. People in the future know the ending of this case, even if it’s as macabre as “her remains have been discovered in the desert”. Obviously there is urgency for those involved, but for the rest of us its just a matter of _when_ we get the answers. Maybe this thread will be bumped years from now with a definitive update. If so…I see you _Thread Bumper_. I see you. (What’s that? Zombies eat brains? Yeah, I already know that, too) ---
**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 14, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/170 "2026-02-14T18:35:33Z")
Wow nice pre-dated snark game you got going. Good for you. In about 3 years when it’s bumped I’ll laugh real hard and tip my hat to your brilliant forward thinking. ---
**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 14, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/171 "2026-02-14T19:21:09Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Like if the perp knows they’re closing in, he might try to move locations or something. But if you have the budget to maintain multiple hideouts and getaway methods, you probably don’t need to hold someone hostage for bitcoin. I am reminded of that cop in Southern California ([Christopher Dorner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Dorner_shootings_and_manhunt)) who went rogue. Every cop in the state was looking for him. He had insider knowledge of how they would search and he eluded them for a while but quantity has a quality all its own and they eventually caught up to him. There is no way that this guy is better at committing kidnappings than the police are at investigating them. Having said that, the linked Wiki article does mention that at a certain point the police asked the press to stop tweeting because of risks to officer safety. ---
**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 14, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/172 "2026-02-14T19:45:26Z")
I heard a group of talking melons on TV talking about what was being shown and whether the perps could glean info. No conclusive decision on their part. My belief is if it was really an important clue we won’t know about it for a long time, not by watching a news report in real time. I suspect the camera placed on her eave and was only removed later by police might’ve been some one intending to watch the proceedings at their leisure, in the lair. Still, I feel like it’s generous to think this criminal isn’t anything but dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/173 "2026-02-14T20:56:40Z")
These are my personal opinions. Savannah Guthries’ mom Nancy was killed during a botched robbery the first night. The blood dropplets were from moving the body. There never was, and is not now, a real kidnapping. The ransom demands are probably not even from the perpetrators of the original crime. Nancy is long dead. Did not have her medications, no voice contact with her family or any other indication that she is still alive and being held against her will. ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/174 "2026-02-14T22:00:09Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > The ransom demands are probably not even from the perpetrators of the original crime. I thought that the ransom note mentioned things about the abduction that weren’t generally known, like what she was wearing and some things about inside the house that made the authorities think it was from whoever did it. It could still be a botched burglary. The person may have improvised the ransom idea after the fact. ---
**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 14, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/175 "2026-02-14T22:04:27Z")
> [@Dallas\_Jones](#): > > Savannah Guthries’ mom Nancy was killed during a botched robbery the first night. > > The blood dropplets were from moving the body. > > There never was, and is not now, a real kidnapping. The ransom demands are probably not even from the perpetrators of the original crime. Then why did they take the body if they weren’t going to ransom her? ---
**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 14, 2026, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/176 "2026-02-14T22:40:26Z")
The body removal doesn’t seem like a thing you could do on the fly. After committing b&e and robbing the joint. No mention of missing jewels or expensive art. I think they said that early on. ---
**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 14, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/177 "2026-02-14T23:36:49Z")
I’m bothered Nancy’s medicine wasn’t brought with her. There is evidence of preparation and planning that went into this crime. Typically most people have their medication in one or two place. Most of mine are on the inside wall corner of the kitchen counter. I have one PRN med on the bedside table for taking at night. It’s easy to drop them into a bag and leave. ---
**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 14, 2026, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/178 "2026-02-14T23:38:02Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > It’s easy to drop them into a bag and leave. I’m not sure that theory holds in a kidnapping – particularly one where there’s a blood trail involved. ---
**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 14, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/179 "2026-02-14T23:41:02Z")
In case it wasn’t specifically mentioned earlier, a coding to a New Yorker reporter at the scene, the reason for the tent was: > Investigators erected a tent around Guthrie’s front door to create a blackout environment that may have allowed them to see how certain materials compared to what showed up in the video ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Drake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414/180 "2026-02-15T05:40:03Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I’m bothered Nancy’s medicine wasn’t brought with her. There is evidence of preparation and planning that went into this crime. Nobody ever suspects the pharmacist! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/savannah-guthrie-today-show-co-anchor-mother-missing/1027414.md?page=10)