Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom’s home called a ‘crime scene’ as cops fear she can’t survive for 24hrs without her meds
THE disappearance of the mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie is being investigated as a crime scene as investigators race against time to locate the 84-year-old.
Nancy Guthrie, the elderly mother of the beloved morning host, has limited mobility and is in dire need of her daily medication, which if she does not take could be fatal, police said.
“We need her back. We need to find her and time is very critical,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said during a morning press conference on Monday.
Guthrie was last seen at around 9:45 pm on Saturday after her children dropped her off at her home in Tucson, Arizona, authorities said.
Nanos said the department received a distressing call at noon on Sunday informing them of Guthrie’s disappearance.
The sheriff said evidence recovered from Guthrie’s home was “concerning” to authorities, who are now investigating the case as a “crime scene.”
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“As I said yesterday, we saw some things at the home that were concerning to us,” Nanos added.
“We believe now, after we processed that crime scene, that we do in fact have a crime scene, that we do in fact have a crime, and we’re asking the community’s help.”
The sheriff did not disclose additional evidence about why investigators are probing Guthrie’s disappearance as a crime.
Nanos said he was “not ruling out” foul play.
A neighbor of Guthrie told the Daily Mail that the community fears the elderly woman could have been “abducted.”
“We heard that the front door was left open,” neighbor Paul Arnaud told the outlet, adding that he heard Guthrie “vanished shortly after being dropped off from a church function by a friend” on Saturday evening.
“So a lot of us are worried that it was an abduction because they did a thorough search throughout the entire day and early evening of the entire area and they could not find her.”
RACE AGAINST TIME
Guthrie suffers from physical ailments, Nanos said, adding that she could not walk 50 yards by herself.
She is also in need of her daily medication, which if she does not take within 24 hours could be fatal.
“She needs her daily medication and anybody that sees anything that even looks, maybe that’s her, just take a quick picture, take a video, send it to us,” the sheriff added.
Despite Guthrie’s “limited” mobility, Nanos stressed the 84-year-old is of “great sound mind” and does not suffer from cognitive impairments.
“She is as sharp as a tack. This is not somebody who just wandered off. Her physical limits are just based on age. It’s more physical. She is clearly as sharp as a tack,” said Nanos.
He said evidence from the home suggests Guthrie did not “voluntarily walk out of her home.”
SAVANNAH’S PAIN
Guthrie’s family, including her daughter, Savannah, have been cooperating with Pima County Sheriff officials.
Savannah Guthrie skipped Monday’s edition of the Today show amid her mother’s disappearance.
The Today co-anchor, 54, released a statement during the show, saying, “On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support. Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom.”
Savannah is on the ground working with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in its attempt to locate her mom, Nanos said.
The search effort included volunteers on the ground, drones, K9 units, and a helicopter, said the sheriff.
“We’ve pretty much just thrown everything at this that we can,” he added.
During the 10 am block, a shaky-voiced Jenna Bush Hager opened by saying Savannah’s mother was still missing.
“We are thinking of our dearest, dearest Savannah and her whole family this morning,” Jenna said.
Savannah’s new co-host, Sheinelle Jones, recapped the information thus far on the case, and added that Guthrie has medication she needs to take daily.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to The U.S. Sun that Border Patrol agents are assisting with the search.
The FBI is also on standby, although the federal agency has not officially joined the search effort.
Guthrie is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing about 150 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
It’s unknown what she was last wearing when she disappeared.
Timeline of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her home on February 1, 2026.
Timeline:
- January 31: Family members dropped off Guthrie, 84, at her home in Tucson, Arizona, at around 9:45 pm.
- February 1: The Pima County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 missing person call at noon.
- Pima County Sheriff Christopher Nanos said the scene found at Guthrie’s home caused “grave concern.”
- February 2: Nanos said investigators are probing Guthrie’s case as a crime, adding that officials do not believe the 84-year-old voluntarily walked out of her home.
- The Pima County sheriff said Guthrie has “limited mobility” and is in dire need of her daily medication, which if she does not take could be “fatal.”
- Savannah Guthrie released a statement to her co-hosts at Today, saying, “On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support. Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom.”
- Savannah missed the February 2 edition of Today as she flew to Arizona to assist in the search for her mother.