Who is Nancy Guthrie?

Her name sounded familiar to me — but the mainstream news is identifying her as the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, who was to be co-hosting the Winter Olympics. It’s been a week since she disappeared. Ransom notes and technology haven’t gotten her family an answer yet, though. And the entire nation is invested.

So I did some digging (and AI was wrong, this is not the same woman). In the Christian community, there is actually another Nancy Guthrie, known as the author of 20 books, a Bible teacher, and speaker (Help Me Teach the Bible podcast). She lost her daughter, Hope, and son, Gabriel to Zellweger Syndrome, but has one surviving son, Matt. Her booklist can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00287RFZG but she’s a Tennessee dweller and married. In case you wanted to know why the name might sound familiar.

The Kidnapping: What happened?

At 5 p.m., Nancy Guthrie took an Uber to her daughter Annie’s home for a family dinner and game night. (Guthrie has 3 children, Savannah, Annie, and Camron.)

Her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, Anna’s husband, dropped her off at 9:48 p.m. and watched the garage door close.

Sunday, Feb. 1 — Authorities alerted.

Thanks to technology, we have a bit more of the timeline. (And this has caused an increase in discussions surrounding eldercare and technology’s role. From Ring doorbells, to medical alert apps, to other forms of security measures — what is useful, reliable, and…