The disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother has rattled her quiet Arizona neighborhood, where neighbors now say they long feared the 84-year-old could be vulnerable.
Nancy Guthrie vanished after having dinner with her daughter Annie on Saturday night. She was reported missing when she failed to show up for church the following morning.
Investigators say there were signs of forced entry at her $1 million home in Tucson’s Catalina Foothills and that her doorbell camera had been removed before deputies arrived.
“I always felt like she was exposed,” a neighbor who asked not to be named told The US Sun. “Like, how many people knew she lived here because her daughter’s very wealthy. That’s the thing.”
The Daily Mail reported that Nancy, 84, was abducted from her home late Jan. 31 into the early hours of Feb. 1, citing police.
The case has drawn attention at the highest levels. FBI Director Kash Patel traveled to Tucson on Wednesday to assist with the search.
President Donald Trump said Wednesday night that he directed “all federal law enforcement” to help with the investigation “IMMEDIATELY,” and a source within the bureau told Axios that the order meant the director himself would get involved.
Authorities say they believe the mother of three is still alive, though no suspects have been identified.
“We have nothing else to go on but the belief that she is here,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told NBC’s Liz Kreutz. “She’s present. She’s alive, and we want to save her.”
Still, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have pleaded with whoever is holding their mother to provide proof of life, fearing she may not survive without the vital medication she needs to take daily.
