The desperate search to find Savannah Guthrie‘s missing mother is now in its fift

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was forcibly taken from her home in the Catalina Foothills area of Tucson, Arizona, late Saturday night, following a dinner with her other daughter, Annie. The serene neighborhood, usually marked by quiet streets and familiar faces, was suddenly transformed into a scene of terror. Investigators noted clear signs of forced entry, and Guthrie’s pacemaker ceased syncing with her Apple Watch data around 2 a.m. on Sunday—strongly indicating that this was the precise moment she was abducted from her bed.

More than four days have passed, and officials remain in a desperate race against time to ensure her safe return. Savannah Guthrie, the well-known television personality and daughter of Nancy, filmed a heartbreaking video alongside her siblings, pleading publicly with the captors to provide proof that their mother is alive. The video spread rapidly across social media, eliciting an outpouring of support from friends, viewers, and strangers alike, yet it could not alleviate the family’s intense fear and uncertainty.

Experts analyzing the crime scene have suggested that Nancy was likely abducted by a stranger, probably a man in his 30s or 40s. Dr. Bryanna Fox, a former FBI special agent in the Behavioral Science Unit and criminology professor at the University of South Florida, explained that forced entry typically rules out a familiar perpetrator. “If it was a family member or someone who knew the house, they wouldn’t have needed to force their way in,” Fox said. “And if she had known them, they would likely have lured her under a pretense, rather than physically taking her.”

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