NBC host Savannah Guthrie’s mother taken from home as expert raises alarming new theories amid lack of leads

Arizona officials are providing fewer updates connected the disappearance of NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie’s parent aft she vanished from her location implicit the play successful an evident abduction. 

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was past seen astatine her Tucson residence astatine astir 9:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. While the circumstances surrounding her disappearance person not been elaborated upon, Sheriff Chris Nanos said connected Monday that "we do, successful fact, person a crime."

Speaking to reporters connected Tuesday, Nanos offered sparse accusation regarding the hunt for Nancy Guthrie. 

"We don't cognize wherever she is," Nanos said, adding investigators are starting from the constituent wherever Nancy Guthrie was past seen and fanning retired from there.

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An undated photograph of Nancy Guthrie and Savannah Guthrie provided by NBC successful effect to the disappearance of the 84-year-old parent of the "Today" amusement host. (Courtesy of NBC)

Nanos antecedently said Nancy Guthrie did not permission the location by herself, pointing to her constricted mobility and a wellness information that could beryllium to beryllium fatal if the indispensable medicine was not taken wrong 24 hours. 

Additionally, humor was aboriginal recovered wrong Nancy Guthrie’s home, according to the Los Angeles Times. A instrumentality enforcement root told Fox News Digital that determination were "blood drops" starring from the entryway extracurricular down the house's pathway towards the driveway.

When asked astir the humor connected Tuesday, however, Nanos told reporters that grounds from wrong the location was inactive being tested and thing recovered had pointed to a suspect. Investigators besides recovered signs of forced introduction into the home. 

"I'm not saying there's humor wrong that location oregon extracurricular that house," Nanos said portion declining to elaborate connected what grounds was collected from the home. 

Tuesday’s property league ended with much questions than answers astir Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, a improvement that is concerning to experts who stress that the nationalist tin beryllium 1 of instrumentality enforcement’s astir invaluable tools successful uncovering missing persons.

SAVANNAH GUTHRIE'S MOTHER NANCY POSSIBLY ABDUCTED FROM HER HOME, AUTHORITIES SAY

An undated photograph of Nancy Guthrie provided by NBC successful effect to the disappearance of the 84-year-old parent of "Today" amusement host, Savannah Guthrie. (Courtesy of NBC)

"It's truly unfortunate that precise small has been provided to the public," Callahan Walsh, "America’s Most Wanted" co-host, told Fox News Digital. "I was hoping astatine this property league that thing would beryllium released – a interruption successful the investigation, a absorption that they're headed, immoderate anticipation for the household oregon actionable accusation for the nationalist to assist. There conscionable wasn't immoderate of that. It was mostly questions that were being asked by the media, and beauteous vague oregon nary answers provided." 

During Tuesday’s property conference, Nanos did not connection a wide reply erstwhile asked if Nancy Guthrie had been targeted owed to her daughter’s fame. 

"We’re looking astatine each the leads, and we don’t know," Nanos said. "We’re going to presume some sides of that."

The anticipation is 1 that Walsh believes is not wholly unfounded. 

"It's precise imaginable that she was targeted due to the fact that of who her girl is," Walsh said. "Her daughter's a high-profile tv property connected the ‘Today’ amusement idiosyncratic that radical spot successful their homes and connected their tv screens regularly. There perfectly could beryllium idiosyncratic retired determination that has a grudge against Savannah and has taken it retired connected her mother, and let's anticipation that's not the case."

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Exteriors of missing idiosyncratic Nancy Guthrie’s location connected Tuesday, February 3, 2026, successful Tucson, Arizona. Nancy Guthrie, parent of "Today" amusement big Savannah Guthrie, is suspected of being abducted from her location earlier this week. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)

During an interrogation connected MSNOW connected Tuesday, Nanos said Nancy Guthrie was "physically removed from that location against her will," but declined to accidental whether she was harmed. The sheriff besides said it's chartless if the idiosyncratic who took Nancy Guthrie is acquainted oregon a stranger.

Nancy Guthrie’s compartment phone, Apple Watch, wallet and car keys were besides recovered wrong the location pursuing her disappearance. 

Walsh points to respective cardinal details that could bespeak whether the kidnapper was known to Nancy Guthrie, fixed the existent publicized facts surrounding her disappearance and the information that she was taken from the home. 

"That could bespeak she was compliant," Walsh told Fox News Digital. "And that means either she perchance knew the abductor, oregon that the abductor utilized immoderate benignant of threatening maneuver – a limb of immoderate benignant that brought her into compliance, and she thought she was safer going with them." 

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Shortly aft Tuesday’s property conference, the Pima County Sheriff's Department revealed it is "aware" of reports of an alleged ransom enactment aft TMZ reportedly received written correspondence demanding a "substantial amount" of wealth successful speech for Guthrie’s return. 

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"We are alert of reports circulating astir imaginable ransom note(s) regarding the probe into Nancy Guthrie," the officials wrote successful a connection Tuesday afternoon. 

"Anything that comes in, goes straight to our detectives who are coordinating with the FBI," officials wrote.

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As officials proceed to analyse and hunt for Nancy Guthrie, Walsh emphasizes the important relation the nationalist tin play successful missing persons cases erstwhile each 2nd counts. 

"I deliberation they truly request to thin into the powerfulness of the nationalist and harness immoderate evidence, oregon stock immoderate accusation that they person truthful that the nationalist tin assist," Walsh said, adding, "My biggest anticipation is that erstwhile they bash commencement uncovering accusation that the nationalist tin assistance with, that they merchandise that accusation and that accusation tin acted upon." 

The Pima County Sheriff's Office is providing a reward up to $2,500 for accusation relating to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.

People with accusation astir Nancy Guthrie's disappearance are asked to interaction the Pima County Sheriff's Department astatine 520-351-4900.

Fox News Digital's Alexandra Koch, Michael Ruiz and Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.