Savannah Guthrie Shares Fear Over Mother's Disappearance and Possible Ransom Motive Savannah Guthrie is opening up about the anguish she feels over her mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance and the possibility that her mother may have been targeted because of her fame as a “TODAY” co-anchor. In her first interview since the 84-year-old woman went missing, Guthrie expressed deep fear and heartache, grappling with the idea that her mother’s fate might be linked to her own public status. “I don’t know that it’s because she’s my mom and somebody thought, ‘Oh, that girl— that lady has money. We can … make a quick buck,’ ” Guthrie told Hoda Kotb. “But we don’t know. Which is too much to bear, to think that I brought this to her bedside. That it’s because of me.” Guthrie’s mother disappeared from her home near Tucson, Arizona, on February 1, 2026, after failing to attend a virtual church service at a friend’s house. Authorities confirmed she was last seen the night before, around 9:45 p.m., after eating dinner at her daughter Annie Guthrie’s home. The family has not yet identified a suspect or motive in the case, though investigators have ruled out foul play in some early theories. Guthrie described the moment she learned of her mother’s disappearance as a “dreaded phone call” that left her in panic. “My sister called me … I said, ‘Is everything OK?’ And she said, ‘No.’ She said, ‘Mom’s missing.’ And I said, ‘What? What are you talking about?’ She said, ‘She’s gone,’” Guthrie recounted. The family quickly realized the situation was far more serious than a simple disappearance. Nancy Guthrie, who has a history of chronic pain and mobility issues, could not have wandered off.#nancy_guthrie #tucson_arizona #hoda_kotb #savannah_guthrie #ring_camera
