Savannah Guthrie’s nightmare began with one phone call. Her 84-year-old mother, Nancy, was suddenly missing, her bed empty, her home marked by “concerning” signs investigators refuse to ignore. Police now say they believe a crime was committed. A church friend, an unanswered pew, a desperate family search, and a daughter begging the world to pra… Continues…
When Nancy Guthrie didn’t appear in her usual church pew on Sunday morning, it was a friend from the congregation who first felt that something was terribly wrong. That call to Savannah and her sister, Annie, shattered an ordinary day. They rushed to their mother’s Arizona home, searching every room, every corner, clinging to the hope that there was some simple explanation. There wasn’t. After their own frantic search turned up nothing, they dialed 911, crossing the line from worry into horror.
Investigators now say they are convinced Nancy did not leave on her own. Aerial units, ground teams, and detectives are working under the assumption that an 84-year-old woman was taken from the safety of her own bed. Savannah, absent from the Today show, has turned to faith and the public, pleading for prayers and unity. Behind the cameras and headlines is a daughter, waiting for her mother to come home.