Savannah Guthrie’s mom is missing, suspect kidnapping

[Anonymous]

I had not even interpreted things this way until I read here. I hope she has not passed away, but it sounds like that. They really need to find out the whole scenario. Was she targeted because she's associated with someone rich? Because of Savannah's job as a journalist or because of Savannah specifically? There's going to be a lot of wealthy journalists/politicians etc. begging their elders to move to fancy assisted livings or setting up high level security.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TMZ is reporting that the ransom note included something not disclosed by law enforcement or noticeable on b-roll: the placement of her Apple watch.

I would suppose this is something more specific than "on her nightstand" but maybe as something they placed specifically to be able to show authenticity.

So why aren't the kidnappers giving the family proof of life so they can collect their money and end this?

because this isn't a ransom situation. That is just a false story everyone is running with. It's unlikely she's alive. No one is going to call and try to get $ now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The timing of this is very suspect so close to the Olympics. Everyone knows Savannah covers the Olympics for NBC and during the opening ceremony her colleagues acknowledged this horrible situation. It certainly assures an even bigger audience.

No one did this to get her a bigger audience.

I assume it was someone who had worked in her house. Maybe they wanted to rob her and she died when confronted. There are too many scenarios. It doesn't have to be the son in law.

My mother is significantly older than Nancy. I've wanted to hire a driver for her and more outside help, but my siblings and I worry about how many people know she lives by herself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vehicle of interest possibly recorded at a Circle K.
https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/us-news/tucson-circle-k-turns-over-footage-in-nancy-guthrie-investigation-as-feds-eye-vehicle-of-interest/

I'm not super optimistic about the Circle K video -- seems like they are looking for any videos of any cars within a several mile radius between 1 and 3 a.m. But this article is the first time I've seen that a neighbor reported a suspicious white van (no markings) parked on her street earlier that week. Wonder if that's a rental van. I hope the police are checking that. I also think it's odd that there's a half hour break between when the front door camera is disconnected, and when the other camera records a figure . Maybe the perp unclipped the front door camera, then went to get the van to bring it to the front area.

[Anonymous]

Super? Are you 12? You sound dumbbb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If she died it makes no sense that they would still chance going after the ransom, but rather leave her where she could be found and disappear. It is ghoulish and macabre and they are monsters.

They would leave her where she can't be found. I believe his is what has happened. I think she died when whomever broke in or entered her house early that morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The timing of this is very suspect so close to the Olympics. Everyone knows Savannah covers the Olympics for NBC and during the opening ceremony her colleagues acknowledged this horrible situation. It certainly assures an even bigger audience.

No one did this to get her a bigger audience.

I assume it was someone who had worked in her house. Maybe they wanted to rob her and she died when confronted. There are too many scenarios. It doesn't have to be the son in law.

My mother is significantly older than Nancy. I've wanted to hire a driver for her and more outside help, but my siblings and I worry about how many people know she lives by herself.

I'm in the same boat with my mom. She lives by herself in a small town, and has to park on the street and walk in and out of her house outside (no garage). She has good neighbors and we talk daily, but I think about it all the time, now doubly so.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t send the money if for not other reason than to prevent them from thinking this is an easy way to get cash. Sets a terrible precedence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she died it makes no sense that they would still chance going after the ransom, but rather leave her where she could be found and disappear. It is ghoulish and macabre and they are monsters.

They would leave her where she can't be found. I believe his is what has happened. I think she died when whomever broke in or entered her house early that morning.

I don't think she died right away. Seems the perps were trying to get attention with the ransom notes but they weren't taken seriously early on, which explains why they started sending more to multiple outlets. There was no payment on Thursday because there had been no proof of life (maybe she'd died at that point).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

These kinds of scripts are carefully written by hostage negotiators. She clearly said "celebrate with her."

Yes. Hostage negotiation is a specialty career and those people know what lingo to use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Savannah's message:

"We received your message, and we understand.

We beg you now to return our mother to us so we can celebrate with her.

This is the only way we will have peace.

This is very valuable to us, and we will pay."

To me, it sounds like the captors have said she's died (no proof of life), but they have to pay to get her remains. Absolutely horrible.

Celebrate with her? Wouldn't they say "celebrate her" if she died?

These kinds of scripts are carefully written by hostage negotiators. She clearly said "celebrate with her."

Yes I clearly heard it. But you don't celebrate with someone if they are dead.

[Anonymous]

This just doesn't make any sense at all. Poor woman. I hope she's still alive and will recover.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If she died it makes no sense that they would still chance going after the ransom, but rather leave her where she could be found and disappear. It is ghoulish and macabre and they are monsters.

They would leave her where she can't be found. I believe his is what has happened. I think she died when whomever broke in or entered her house early that morning.

I saw some former fbi agent or something saying that the blood droplets on the steps were actually a good sign. The pattern indicates she was upright, so likely alive and walking. It also wasn’t a lot of blood so not likely any major injury at that point. He said that amount of blood could happen very easily on someone that age with a minor skin tear.

[Anonymous]

If the motive was to kill NG for revenge or inheritance or whatever, no need to take the body. So to take her they at least thought she would live. But I’m guessing she died accidentally and now the kidnappers are screwed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Savannah's message:

"We received your message, and we understand.

We beg you now to return our mother to us so we can celebrate with her.

This is the only way we will have peace.

This is very valuable to us, and we will pay."

To me, it sounds like the captors have said she's died (no proof of life), but they have to pay to get her remains. Absolutely horrible.

Celebrate with her? Wouldn't they say "celebrate her" if she died?

These kinds of scripts are carefully written by hostage negotiators. She clearly said "celebrate with her."

Yes I clearly heard it. But you don't celebrate with someone if they are dead.

They want a "celebration of life" with their mother's body.

They aren't going to drop the official news of her death in this video, hence the cryptic language.

This is not difficult to understand.