Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mom, disappeared a little under six months ago. Ever since, people have scrutinized the movements of her daughter, including where she is on the Today show and when she’s absent. This has become especially sensitive considering reports that Savannah would be pulled from the show if there’s any break in the case.
So, when Guthrie was absent for four days last week, people paid attention. Where was she? Has she learned something about her mother’s case? The answer seems to be no. Guthrie returned on July 14 after four days off and made it clear she was just enjoying some pre-planned time away from the camera.
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“So glad that Savannah’s back in Studio 1A,” her co-anchor Craig Melvin said. “Had some much-deserved time off.”
What did Savannah do with her time off? Apparently, she watched a lot of FIFA World Cup 2026 matches. “I watched quite a few of them,” she explained, before telling Melvin. “And you should know, the France and Spain semifinal is today.”
Spain beat France in that semifinal, and they will face Argentina, who beat England, on Sunday for the final.
Basically, it had nothing to do with her mother’s case.
If people wondered if it might be, it’s because, when Nancy Guthrie disappeared, her daughter took an extended leave of absence before returning in April. She has also shared multiple messages on social media and pleaded with the public for any information.
“We are in agony,” she said at one point. “And we cannot be at peace. No matter how much I try to come out here every day and smile and find that joy, I will. I promise I will. This is the moment to tell you that we need your help. We’re begging for your help…We love our mom and we’ll never stop looking for her, ever.”
She also spoke of what returning to the Today show meant to her in one recent episode. “I love you guys and I love this place,” she said during the June 23 episode of Today. “This is unusual and unprecedented, to say the least, to be sitting here. But I don’t have any comment on this story and I’m not involved in our coverage—but I can’t pretend I’m not here. And so, since I am, I wanted to take the opportunity to ask people to, to beg people to come forward, somebody knows something.”
The latest on the case saw a California man, identified as Derrick Callella, plead guilty to writing a fake ransom note to the Guthrie family. Arizona’s KOLD 13 News reported that Callella was charged with “transmitting a demand for ransom in interstate commerce and utilizing a telecommunications device with intent to abuse, threaten, or harass a person.”
Callella pled guilty on July 2, and his sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 10, 2026. He will receive 10 years’ probation and is required to enter a residential addiction treatment facility.
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