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Savannah Guthrie’s Mother Missing; FBI Seeks Stalker Leads

5/6/2026

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Savannah Guthrie Search

Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, vanished in Tucson on January 31, 2026.
The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department opened a probe and released Ring footage of a masked intruder.
Authorities offered a reward, request tips via 88-CRIME or 1-800-CALL-FBI, and have not arrested anyone.
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have pleaded for information, while retired agents Jim Clemente and Jim Fitzgerald suspect a stalker targeting Savannah.

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Entin Hosts

Brian Entin will host “NewsNation Presents: The Nancy Guthrie Mystery” on The CW at 9 p.m. May 6, 2026.
The Guthrie family asked church friends to keep details private, prompting them to stay silent, fear retaliation, and increase nervousness among Tucson residents.
The church alerted the family after Nancy missed a livestream mass on February 1, 2026.
Reporters note that few acquaintances have spoken publicly, an unusual lack of community commentary.

History

Historical Context

After the 1996 Polly Klaas kidnapping and murder in Petaluma, California, the FBI and LAPD issued a $1 million reward and captured Richard Allen Davis after a 12-day manhunt, prompting national outrage and child-abduction legislation. The 2026 disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson triggered a similar FBI probe, public reward, and intense media focus, reinforcing federal response patterns to high-profile abductions.

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Savannah Guthrie Search

Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, vanished in Tucson on January 31, 2026.
The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department opened a probe and released Ring footage of a masked intruder.
Authorities offered a reward, request tips via 88-CRIME or 1-800-CALL-FBI, and have not arrested anyone.
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have pleaded for information, while retired agents Jim Clemente and Jim Fitzgerald suspect a stalker targeting Savannah.

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