Savannah Guthrie’s sister, Annie Guthrie, was the last person to see her mother, Nancy Guthrie, before she went missing in Arizona, where she lives.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told Us Weekly on Monday that Annie, who went to dinner with Nancy on Saturday night, did not notice any “red flags” about her mother’s behavior that night.
Nanos said investigators would go so far as to say they would begin the investigation at 9:30 or 8:30 p.m., since “the family took her home from dinner around 9:30 to 9:45 p.m.”
Around 11 a.m. the next morning, a parishioner from Nancy’s church called the family to let them know that Nancy had not attended that morning’s service, which was unusual, Nanos explained at a press conference Monday morning.
The family then went to Nancy’s home to look for her and called 911 around 12:15 p.m.
Therefore, investigators believe Nancy went missing between 9:30 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday.
“This is an 84-year-old woman, safe in her home, sleeping, and being taken away. That should never have happened,” Nanos told Us Weekly, adding that Savannah “didn’t express any concerns” about her mother’s health before her disappearance.
Nancy lives alone in her home in Tucson’s Catalina Foothills neighborhood.
According to her family, she has “physical ailments” and mobility issues that prevent her from walking more than 50 yards on her own, but she is of “very sound mind” and has “sharp insight,” making it unlikely that she “just wandered around.”
However, Nancy takes medication every day, and missing it could lead to fatal consequences. Remarkably, all of her medication was left behind, along with her cell phone, wallet, keys, and car.
Nanos said a search of the home revealed to investigators that they were viewing a crime scene. Nanos called the findings “deeply disturbing” and “inherently questionable,” adding that he believed Nancy was “kidnapped” and “harmed” in the process.
He did not elaborate on possible injuries, but law enforcement officials told the Los Angeles Times that blood was found inside the home, indicating signs of forced entry by an unknown party.
Nanos also told CNN that there is no indication that this is a ransom situation, but stressed that investigators would “never rule it out.”
Savannah, 54, missed Monday and Tuesday’s “Today” show to join her family in the search for her mother. She sent a statement which was read out and thanked everyone for their thoughts, prayers and support.
The beloved broadcast journalist later took to Instagram to ask for prayers and clues while holding out hope and faith that his mother would be returned safely.
Page Six exclusively reported that Savannah, along with Terry Gannon, will be withdrawing from hosting the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.
She was scheduled to fly to Italy before Friday’s game, but NBC officials said that was “unlikely.”
Savannah has always had a great relationship with her mother, but the two became even closer after her father and Nancy’s husband, Charlie Guthrie, died when Savannah was a teenager.
In addition to Savannah and Annie, 56, Nancy and Charles also have a son, Camron Guthrie, 61.
