5 Days Since Savannah Guthrie’s Mother Vanished: She Vanished While Sleeping
Nancy Guthrie didn’t show up at church Sunday morning. Her children knew something was wrong.
By noon, they’d called the police. By Monday, the story had broken: an 84-year-old woman, mother of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie, gone from her Catalina Foothills home north of Tucson. Taken, authorities believe, while she slept.
It’s been five days. No suspect. No leads. No one knows if she was targeted or where she is now.
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The clock is ticking in ways that are more subtle than the obvious. Nancy Guthrie’s health is fragile — limited mobility, constant pain, and a heart that won’t tolerate much more stress. Worst of all: she needs medication. Without it, 24 hours could be fatal.
“Our mom is our heart and our home,” Savannah said Wednesday in a video that’s hard to watch. Her voice cracks. “She lives in constant pain. She is without any medicine. She needs it to survive.”
Then came the ransom letters. Multiple. The sheriff’s department won’t say if they’re real. One landed at ABC’s Tucson affiliate and was forwarded straight to investigators. Savannah addressed whoever sent them directly: “We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her.”
The FBI sent reinforcements. Agents. Experts. A briefing is set for Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern.
Somewhere, an elderly woman who should be home is missing her medication. Missing her family. Just missing.
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