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Nancy Guthrie Still Missing 9 Months After Abduction as Reporter Recalls Family Moments Before Disappearance

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23.10.2026

Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, remains missing nearly nine months after authorities believe she was abducted from her home in the Catalina Foothills area near Tucson, Arizona. No suspect has been named, and the joint investigation by the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI continues.

Guthrie was last seen the evening of Jan. 31, 2026. She was reported missing the following day. Investigators have said she did not leave her home voluntarily. Doorbell camera footage captured a masked person wearing gloves, a backpack and a holstered handgun at the residence in the early hours of Feb. 1. Blood found on the porch was later confirmed through DNA testing to belong to Guthrie. Her cellphone, wallet and car remained at the house.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said the case is not cold. In a recent interview on the Buckmaster Show, a Tucson radio program, he stated that investigators believe Guthrie was alive when she was taken from the home and was not injured inside the residence. Nanos also said that he and investigators traveled to Florida earlier this month to meet with a laboratory regarding mixed DNA evidence recovered in the case. He indicated he hopes for new information soon. Some DNA from the home has not yet been matched to known individuals who had been inside.

Additional developments have included examination of a possible human skull fragment found Oct. 7 in a wash in Oro Valley, roughly 10 miles from Guthrie's home. Authorities have also reviewed multiple purported ransom communications,........

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