{"id":405830,"date":"2026-02-03T15:47:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/405830\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T15:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T15:47:08","slug":"police-suspect-mother-of-today-show-host-savannah-guthrie-was-abducted-from-arizona-home-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/405830\/","title":{"rendered":"Police suspect mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie was abducted from Arizona home | Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"

A search continued Tuesday in Arizona for the missing mother<\/a> of Savannah Guthrie, the Today show host, with police saying they believe the 84-year-old woman was abducted in a weekend intrusion at her home near Tucson.<\/p>\n

According to the Los Angeles Times<\/a>, citing two law enforcement sources, there were signs of forced entry and blood found at the residence in the Catalina Foothills area where Nancy Guthrie was last seen at about 9.30pm Saturday.<\/p>\n

Chris Nanos, the Pima county sheriff, said in a press conference on Monday it was imperative she was found soon because she has limited physical mobility and requires regular life-saving medication.<\/p>\n

Overnight, authorities said it appeared she was likely kidnapped, perhaps when she was sleeping. \u201cAt this point, investigators believe she was taken from the home against her will, possibly [the] middle of the night,\u201d sheriff\u2019s office spokesperson, Kevin Adger, said.<\/p>\n

In his Monday briefing, Nanos said that Guthrie, who was reported missing by her family at about midday Sunday, was of sound mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not dementia-related,\u201d he said. \u201cShe\u2019s as sharp as a tack. The family wants everyone to know that this isn\u2019t someone who just wandered off.\u201d<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office set up a tipline and online request for evidence<\/a>. And the LA Times reported a $2,500 reward being offered by authorities for \u201cimages, videos or information that leads to the arrest of the person or people involved in her disappearance\u201d.<\/p>\n

Investigators said they were reviewing video footage from the home as well as neighborhood cameras.<\/p>\n

Nanos said a family member received a call Sunday morning from somebody at her church saying Guthrie was not there, leading relatives to look for her at home \u2013 then contact officials when it became clear she was missing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf she\u2019s alive right now her meds are vital \u2013 I can\u2019t stress that enough,\u201d Nanos said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been better than 24 hours, and the family tells us if she doesn\u2019t have those meds, it can become fatal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Drones and search dogs were called in to help look for her, supported by volunteers and border patrol agents. On Sunday, Nanos declined to rule out foul play and said that homicide detectives were involved, which he said was a non-standard procedure in the early stages of a missing persons case.<\/p>\n

Another Pima county spokesperson, Angelica Carrillo, told the Associated Press that the FBI has also offered to help.<\/p>\n

On Monday afternoon, Nanos revealed that search crews had been pulled back. \u201cWe don\u2019t see this as a search mission so much as it is a crime scene,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe saw some things at the home that were concerning to us. We believe now that we do in fact have a crime scene, and we\u2019re asking the community\u2019s help.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savannah Guthrie, who has co-anchored NBC\u2019s Today show since 2012, is in Arizona after canceling plans to travel to Milan, Italy, to cover Friday\u2019s opening ceremony for the winter Olympics, Page Six reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 54-year-old presenter was absent from the Today show for a second day Tuesday. On Monday, she posted a religion-themed statement to Instagram<\/a> asking for continued prayers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe in prayer,\u201d she wrote. \u201cWe believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. We believe in goodness. We believe in humanity. Above all, we believe in Him.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant. Praise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment. We need you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savannah Guthrie grew up in Tucson and has spoken about having a close bond with her mother, especially after the death of her father, Charles, when she was 16. She graduated from the University of Arizona<\/a> and previously worked as a reporter and anchor at KVOA-TV in her home city.<\/p>\n

In November 2025, Nancy Guthrie appeared in a story her daughter made. Over a meal, Savannah Guthrie asked her mother what made the family want to plant roots in Tucson in the 1970s.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so wonderful. Just the air, the quality of life,\u201d Nancy Guthrie said. \u201cIt\u2019s laid back and gentle.\u201d<\/p>\n