
On February 1, 2026, Nancy Guthrie (née Long), the American 84‑year‑old mother of NBC News journalist and Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her home in Catalina Foothills, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona. Evidence recovered at the residence indicated that Guthrie had been taken against her will, and Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos stated that he believed she had been abducted.
On February 1, 2026, Nancy Guthrie, an 84-year-old woman and mother of NBC News journalist Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona, with evidence at the scene indicating she was taken against her will. The case matters because it involves the abduction of an elderly woman and has drawn attention due to her daughter's prominent position in broadcast journalism.
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On February 1, 2026, Nancy Guthrie (née Long), the American 84‑year‑old mother of NBC News journalist and Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her home in Catalina Foothills, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona. Evidence recovered at the residence indicated that Guthrie had been taken against her will, and Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos stated that he believed she had been abducted.
A multi‑agency investigation led by the Pima County Sheriff's Department, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), and search-and-rescue teams, has included extensive forensic analysis, neighborhood canvassing, and review of surveillance footage. Bloodstains found at the scene were confirmed to be Nancy's. Multiple ransom notes of undetermined origin demanded payment in cryptocurrency, with two deadlines that had passed by February 9. On February 10, the FBI released still images along with a short video from a video‑doorbell camera, showing an "armed individual" wearing a mask and carrying a backpack tampering with said doorbell camera on Nancy's property prior to her disappearance.
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