Watch: Savannah Guthrie's Missing Mom Nancy Guthrie May Have Been Abducted, Police SayThe search for Nancy Guthrie continues. As authorities continue to investigate the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed they found DNA evidence at Nancy's home, which has been declared a crime scene. "We took some samples that we hope will have enough of a DNA profile," he told NBC News in a report shared on Today Feb. 3, "that will give us some identification as to what we're looking at." Nancy-who is also mom to kids Annie Guthrie and Camron Guthrie, in addition to Savannah-was last seen by family members around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31. A concerned friend called Nancy's family, per Today, after the 84-year-old didn't show up for the church service the next morning. After her children searched Nancy's property for around an hour, they called authorities and reported her missing around noon on Sunday. In the time since, Sheriff Nanos has expressed police's concerns that the octogenarian-who he affirmed is not cognitively impaired-was likely abducted, as Nancy's physical health would have prevented her from leaving on her own.readSavannah Guthrie Shares Plea for "Beloved" Mom Nancy Guthrie After She Goes Missing"We know she didn't just walk out of there, that we know," he said during a Feb. 2 press conference, adding, "There are other things at the site, at the scene, that indicate there was a-she did not leave on her own." The sheriff also stressed that Nancy requires daily medication, of which she is currently without, that could prove "fatal" if she is unable to be found in a timely manner.
Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty ImagesAs for what Nancy's disappearance means for the community at large, he noted there hasn't been "any indication that the public is in danger," confirming he doesn't think there is an "active threat." He also confirmed that authorities have kept in contact with Savannah, who has been absent from Today since Nancy's disappearance, and her security team. And in response to whether the Today anchor has had any threats made against her, while the sheriff didn't speculate, he noted, "We're not going to dismiss any angles for sure."Savannah Guthrie/InstagramIn the meantime, while authorities do all they can to locate Nancy, Savannah shared a request of the public. "Please pray," read a message the 54-year-old shared on Instagram Feb. 2, adding in her caption, "thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant." "raise your prayers with us," Savannah continued, "and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment. we need you. bring her home." For more on Savannah's close familial bonds, read on.
Savannah Guthrie/InstagramFather Charles GuthrieSavannah Guthrie was born in Melbourne, Australia, the youngest of three siblings, while dad Charles Guthrie was transferred for work, after which the family moved to Tucson, Ariz., when she was 2. The Today anchor was 16 when Charles died of a heart attack in 1988. She has paid tribute to him frequently over the years, including in 2014 when she was expecting her first baby with husband Mike Feldman. "My father was a seemingly unlikely mix of qualities: always strong, sometimes terrifying, loyal to the end, and disarmingly gentle and tender when it counted," Savannah wrote on Today.com. "He was also tall, affectionate and funny; he had that personality that people describe as "lighting up the room." She expressed hope that, in addition to getting Mike's "quick wit, his peaceful disposition, his kindness," their child would also inherit her late father's integrity and moral clarity.
Savannah Guthrie/InstagramMother Nancy GuthrieThrough law school at Georgetown and moving to Washington, D.C., and then New York for work, Savannah has maintained a close relationship with mom Nancy, who's lived in Arizona for 50-plus years. "My mom is an amazing and noble woman," Savannah told Today.com in 2012, when Nancy turned 70. "She inspires everyone who knows her. She is whip smart, funny, full of integrity and wisdom. She also has the best sense of adventure. She's always up for something fun." In 2015, Savannah brought Nancy to Australia to see the room at Sandringham Hospital where the veteran NBC News journalist was born and their family's house in the suburb of Beaumaris. "I never thought I'd see Australia again," Nancy said in a Today segment chronicling their journey. She later summed the trip up as "wonderful." "I can't even believe that we were able to do this in three days," Nancy said, with Savannah agreeing, "We packed a lot in."Savannah Guthrie/InstagramSavannah also relished seeing her kids with their grandma, telling co-anchor Hoda Kotb on Today in 2018, "I feel like watching my mom now with my kids is so profound. Because I'm seeing the mom that she must have been with me, just the everyday joys." She not