Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, has been missing for more than two weeks. On Monday, the Today show host shared a new plea to her mother’s potential kidnappers. But now, her friends reportedly fear for her after noticing one detail they found disturbing.
The search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, is ongoing. A masked man caught on the Ring camera at Nancy’s home outside Tucson, Arizona, has been the main clue in the disappearance of the 84‑year‑old.
Investigators also recovered a glove two miles from her house, believed to belong to the suspect. They hoped the DNA would match through the FBI’s CODIS database, but it did not produce a hit.
Moving forward, investigators will search commercial genealogy databases using the same DNA profile in hopes of finding a possible match, a federal law enforcement source told CBS News. These databases are entirely separate from the national CODIS system.
Additional DNA evidence found at Guthrie’s home is also being analyzed. On Tuesday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said the Nancy Guthrie case will not be considered cold as long as there are leads to follow. He noted that 400 investigators are working through thousands of tips and leads.
“As long as we have the ability to chase a lead, it’s not cold,” Nanos said Tuesday, per NBC. “We’re not going to give up. We’re going to find Nancy, and we’re going to find out who did this.”
Search for Nancy Guthrie
Chris Nanos also made a plea to the suspect, urging the individual to “just let her go.”
“It will work out better for you in the long run,” Nanos said. “Take her to a park. Take her to the hospital. Just let her go.”
The sheriff added that he remains optimistic. He emphasized that the investigation is still a rescue operation, not a recovery mission.
“You have no proof, nobody does, that she’s not [alive],” Nanos continued. “I’m going to have that faith. Sometimes that hope is all we have.”
“My team, 400 people out there in the field today, woke up this morning and went out there with the hope and the belief that they’re going to find Nancy, and she’s going to be okay.”
Meanwhile, Nancy’s daughter, Savannah Guthrie, has put everything aside to be with her family during the search. As recently as Monday, she posted a plea on Instagram.
In the clip, Savannah appealed directly to the abductor, insisting on the “essential goodness of every human being.”
Friends of Savannah Guthrie fear for her health
“I wanted to say to whoever has her, or who knows where she is, that it’s never too late. And you’re not lost, or alone, and it is never too late to do the right thing,” Savannah Guthrie said.
While the situation is unimaginably horrifying for Savannah and her family, friends of the Today host are concerned. Speaking with Express, one source said the footage of her tearful plea was “profoundly disturbing.”
“She looks devastated, she looks like she’s struggling. She can’t be doing well,” the source told Page Six.
The insider added, “Anyone who knows her is obviously so worried about her.”
Another friend said “it looked like the light has gone out of her eyes” based on the plea she shared over the weekend.
Savannah Guthrie continues to receive overwhelming support from friends, family, fans, and colleagues. Hoda Kotb, who has been filling in for Savannah on Today, wrote on Instagram, “We believe,” adding praying hands and a heart emoji. Morgan Radford wrote, “We are all with you, Savannah.”
Her co‑host Dylan Dreyer commented, “I continue to pray every chance I get… I love you.”
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Guthrie family.
