Police: Savannah Guthrie’s Mom Likely Abducted

Authorities in Arizona say they are investigating the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother as a suspected abduction from inside her home, according to reports.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen Saturday night around 9:45 p.m. when one of her children dropped her off at her home in the Catalina Foothills area north of Tucson, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said. When she did not appear at church the following morning, a friend contacted one of her adult children. She was reported missing around 11 a.m. Sunday.

“We have an 84-year-old woman who went to bed Saturday night and come Sunday morning, she’s gone,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Monday. “At this point, investigators believe she was taken from the home against her will, possibly in the middle of the night.”

Nanos said Guthrie’s home is now being processed as a crime scene rather than part of a search operation. Investigators have collected what he described as “biological DNA-type evidence,” which is being analyzed at law enforcement laboratories. Authorities are also reviewing footage from home security cameras.

According to the sheriff, Nancy Guthrie has very limited physical mobility but is mentally sharp. He noted that she would not have been able to walk more than about 50 yards without help, leading investigators to rule out the possibility that she wandered away on her own.

Savannah Guthrie, 54, was absent from NBC’s Today show on Monday. Co-anchor Craig Melvin shared news of the disappearance during the broadcast and read a statement from Guthrie asking anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900.

Nanos emphasized that without her medication, Nancy Guthrie’s health could quickly deteriorate, making the situation especially urgent.

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