{"id":455000,"date":"2026-02-03T04:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/455000\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T04:31:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T04:31:11","slug":"police-say-today-show-host-savannah-guthries-mother-has-been-abducted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/455000\/","title":{"rendered":"Police say Today show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother has been abducted"},"content":{"rendered":"

US authorities are treating the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie as a crime based on what they have seen at her home, an Arizona sheriff has told the media.<\/p>\n

Police have stressed to the public that Nancy Guthrie did not leave her house on her own, where she was last seen near on Saturday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The circumstances around her disappearance have captured global interest, and police are urging anyone with information to come forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s what we know about the disappearance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What happened to Nancy Guthrie?\"A<\/p>\n

A missing persons alert issued by local police. (Supplied: Pima County Sheriff’s Department)<\/p>\n

Nancy Guthrie was last seen about 9:30pm near her home in the Tucson area of Arizona.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to police, a family member received a call when Ms Guthrie wasn’t seen at church.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Her family searched for her, then called 911 and reported her missing on Sunday evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police say upon visiting her home, they believed it was a crime scene and have used drones and search dogs to look for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to police, she has some mobility issues and requires daily medication for some health issues that could be fatal if not taken within 24 hours.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What did police find at her home?<\/p>\n

Police said they believed she was abducted because of what they found at the home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a press conference, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said there were signs she did not leave on her own.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We believe 100 per cent right now she could not have walked away from that home,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS News.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I believe she was abducted, yes. She didn’t walk from there. She didn’t go willingly. We don’t believe that.”<\/p>\n

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Police officers outside the home of Nancy Guthrie. (AP: Sejal Govindarao)<\/p>\n

Search and rescue teams were supported by volunteers, and Border Patrol and the homicide team were also involved, which was not standard for these types of cases, he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“We don’t see it so much as a search mission so much as it is a crime scene,” Nanos said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A helicopter was seen flying over the affluent Catalina Foothills area near Nancy Guthrie’s home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I need this community to step up and start giving us some calls,” Nanos said during a news conference.<\/p>\n

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While she had mobility issues, the sheriff said Nancy Guthrie, who lived alone, had no cognitive issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This is not dementia related. She’s as sharp as a tack. The family wants everyone to know that this isn’t someone who just wandered off.”<\/p>\n

Police say the FBI has been briefed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

US Customs and Border Patrol is also assisting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Who is Savannah Guthrie?\"Savannah<\/p>\n

Savannah Guthrie is a well-known media personality in the US who has hosted the Today show for over a decade. (AP: File)<\/p>\n

Savannah Guthrie has been the host of NBC News morning show Today since 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She has also worked as an attorney and a White House correspondent.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ms Guthrie was born in Melbourne when her father was stationed there for work, but grew up in Tucson, Arizona.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She is currently in Arizona and issued a statement, reported by the Today show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support,” she said. “Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear Nancy.”<\/p>\n

According to the Associated Press, Nancy Guthrie appeared in a 2025 Today show story her daughter did about her hometown.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She has frequently discussed her close relationship with her mother on the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US authorities are treating the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie as a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455001,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[5888,64,63,48,134,234656,138048,24080,427,2489],"class_list":["post-455000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-arizona","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-crime","tag-entertainment","tag-nancy-guthrie","tag-savannah-guthrie","tag-today","tag-tv","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455000\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}