The missing case of Today host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, was just broadcast on CBS Evening News and stormed the internet in seconds. Viewers are pleading for her return while regreting that the search ended without a miracle. So, the question is what actually happened to her?
For months now, it has been deeply agonizing for the family to navigate this grief without a body or proper closure to lay their mother to rest. According to investigation reports, Nancy disappeared from her home in Pima County in early 2026 after returning from dinner with her family. Later, the police discovered her disabled doorbell camera along with a disconnected pacemaker app.
Nancy failed to appear at church the next morning, due to which the authorities quickly launched a search. The police found evidence about someone entering her house forcefully and murdered her because they noticed blood on the porch and confirmed that it was hers. The investigators have released a detailed timeline from the hours before and after her disappearance.
Continue to learn more about the entire timeline of Nancy Guthrie’s case.
Here is the quick overview of the Nancy Guthrie case timeline.
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Nancy Guthrie completed her dinner with her family on Saturday and was dropped off at home by one of the family members and after she that just vanished into thin air. Her family grew worried about her when she did not visit her friend’s house to watch online Sunday church services the next morning.
Sunday, February 1, 2026
At 1:47 a.m., Guthrie’s doorbell camera was disconnected. A few minutes later, some movement was detected on camera, but the footage wasn’t saved because she didn’t have a Google Nest Awareness subscription, a paid cloud storage service for the Google Nest smart doorbell cameras. Sixteen minutes later, her pacemaker app was disconnected from her phone.
At 11:56 a.m., when she did not show up at her church, her family checked on her and then called 911 at 12:03 p.m. to make a missing person’s report. Twelve minutes later, a search operation was launched, and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced her disappearance at 6:46 p.m.
Monday, February 2026
The next day the authorities announced that Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will. TMZ and Scripps News Tucson said that they received an email that appears to be a ransom note with a demand for millions of Bitcoin and a deadline set for 5 p.m. on Thursday. They also described in detail what she wore the night she went missing.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
On Tuesday, a person familiar with the investigation told the Associated Press that investigators found signs of forced entry at Guthrie’s home.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
On this day, the police returned to Nancy Guthrie’s property in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, for a follow-up investigation and found her cellphone, wallet, and her car left completely untouched.
On the same day, Savanah Guthrie posted a video on social media where she said that they were ready to talk but claimed proof that their mother was alive. She mentioned:
“We need to know without a doubt that she is alive.”
Thursday, Feb 5, 2026
The investigators revealed that a DNA test of blood found on Guthrie’s home’s front porch showed it came from her. The FBI offered a $50,000 reward for information about Guthrie’s whereabouts.
Guthrie’s family posted a video on social media repeating their call for those responsible for their mother’s disappearance to reach out to them. Her family said:
“We want to talk to you, and we are waiting for….”
Monday, June 22, 2026
Yesterday, details came out about a second note sent by the kidnappers on February 6. The note claimed that Nancy Guthrie died shortly after she was abducted. Police kept this second note hidden for nearly five months to protect the ongoing investigation.
The BBC’s US partner, CBS, and other outlets mentioned that the police asked the media not to publish details of the notes related to Guthrie’s unsolved, presumed abduction.
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Edited by Subho Mukhopadhyay