The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, will hit the 100-day mark on Monday, May 11, with investigators still lacking suspects or arrests despite a $1.2 million reward.
Savannah Guthrie spent her first Mother’s Day without her mother by her side on Sunday, May 10, 2026, posting an emotional Instagram Reel featuring 44 seconds of home videos and family photographs. The montage showed Nancy Guthrie — whom family members called “Nonie” — laughing with grandchildren, taking selfies and, in one haunting moment, telling the camera “Miss you.” The collection also included pictures from her younger years.
“Mother, daughter, sister, Nonie — we miss you with every breath. We will never stop looking for you. We will never be at peace until we find you. We need help. Someone knows something that can make the difference,” Guthrie wrote in the caption.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her Catalina Foothills home outside Tucson, Arizona, on the evening of January 31, 2026, when a family member dropped her off following dinner at approximately 9:45 p.m. She was reported missing the next day around noon after failing to arrive at a neighbor’s house to watch an online church service.
A Trail of Chilling Evidence
In the early morning hours of February 1, Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera was disconnected, and her pacemaker app showed that her device had disconnected from her phone shortly afterward. Investigators discovered blood belonging to her on the front porch — evidence a retired FBI agent described as a possible “last stand.”
Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was removed from her home against her will, though no clear motive has emerged. The Pima County sheriff stated on March 6 that officials have not eliminated the possibility that multiple people were involved.
The FBI released images and video from the doorbell camera on February 10 showing a masked and armed individual outside the home the night Nancy Guthrie disappeared. Gloves recovered near the residence yielded no DNA match, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office. Mixed DNA found at the home, including a hair sample, is still being analyzed by the FBI, according to recent reporting. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department, which is leading the investigation with FBI assistance, said this month that the case “remains active and ongoing.”
An Anonymous Plea at the Memorial
A makeshift memorial outside Nancy Guthrie’s home has grown as the community rallied around the family. Over the weekend, an anonymous letter appeared at the memorial, addressed directly to the abductor.
The letter urged the perpetrator to do the right thing before Mother’s Day, invoking the abductor’s own mother and pleading for Nancy Guthrie’s return so the family could celebrate the holiday together.
The combined $1.2 million reward includes $1 million from the Guthrie family, with the FBI and local crime stoppers each posting rewards exceeding $100,000.
Mike Feldman, Savannah Guthrie’s husband since 2014, also posted a Mother’s Day tribute to his wife on Instagram, writing, “To the strongest person I know. Surrounding you with love on Mother’s Day.” The couple shares two children, Vale and Charles.
Moving Forward With a Broken Heart
Savannah Guthrie announced on Monday on the “Today” show with Jimmy Fallon that she will host a new NBC primetime game show based on Wordle, the popular word game published by The New York Times. Filming will take place in Manchester, England, this summer, with the show set to air next year. Fallon is serving as executive producer.
Production had been delayed following Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, and Savannah used the announcement to thank Fallon and the network for their patience. She told reporters that she had shown her mother the pilot back in December 2025, before she vanished.
“Everything is strange right now. It’s strange to get up and do the Today show every day, and it’s strange to say that I’m going to do a game show when your heart is broken,” Guthrie said. She added that she was determined to “put one foot in front of the other.”
Anyone with information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is asked to call the Pima County Sheriff’s Department tip line at 520-351-4900 or the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI. Tips can also be submitted online at tips.fbi.gov.