Article continues below advertisementEd Smart, the father of kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart, is sounding off on Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. Appearing on NewsNation's Jesse Weber Live on Friday, April 24, Ed, 70, had a message for the public as the search for Today star Savannah Guthrie 's missing mom continues. "I think that it's really important to, one, not go into conspiracy theories. I don't think there's much value in that," he said. "Of course, the Guthries have been looked at.