{"id":2348413,"date":"2026-03-27T20:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2348413"},"modified":"2026-03-27T20:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:58:19","slug":"how-savannah-guthries-today-return-controls-investigation-and-could-help-find-missing-moms-kidnapper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-savannah-guthries-today-return-controls-investigation-and-could-help-find-missing-moms-kidnapper\/","title":{"rendered":"How Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s &#8216;Today&#8217; return &#8216;controls&#8217; investigation and could help find missing mom&#8217;s kidnapper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Savannah Guthrie\u2019s consistent TV presence when she returns to \u201cToday\u201d will be a huge help in the ongoing investigation into her mother\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>Savannah\u2019s NBC co-hosts announced on Friday that <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/27\/entertainment\/savannah-guthries-today-show-return-date-revealed\/\">she will be returning to her position at \u201cToday\u201d<\/a> on April 6 after her beloved mother, Nancy Guthrie, was kidnapped from her Arizona home on Feb. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Former FBI Agent Jason Pack exclusively tells Page Six how Savannah going back to work could help the investigation, saying, \u201cSavannah has a platform most families do not have, and she is using it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery morning that she sits behind that desk, her mother\u2019s face will stay in front of millions of people. That matters,\u201d he continues. \u201cThat is fighting back the only way she can right now and gives her control over how she and her family choose to navigate the worst thing that has ever happened to them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Savannah Guthrie, seen here at \u201cToday\u201d studios, is returning to the NBC show on April 6.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>This comes after the anchor\u2019s interview with Hoda Kotb, seen here, on her mother Nancy\u2019s tragic disappearance.  <span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Pack says, \u201cI think the bottom line is this: You might be able to kidnap someone\u2019s mamma, but you sure as heck can\u2019t kidnap their backbone.\u00a0The strength you see in people during these cases never stops surprising you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ex-agent adds that you hold onto what you can control and show up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou do not hand the people who did this any more than they have already taken. That is the definition of strength. Plain and simple,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n<p>Hoda Kotb announced Friday that Savannah is \u201ccoming back to this job that she loves here at \u2018Today.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Savannah\u2019s return will help the investigation, according to former FBI agent Jason Pack.  <span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cEvery morning that she sits behind that desk, her mother\u2019s face will stay in front of millions of people. That matters,\u201d he continues.  <span class=\"credit\">Today\/NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Craig Melvin added of his co-host, \u201cBecause she is not going to let sadness win. Joy is going to be her protest. It is where she belongs. It is where we all want her to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also during the interview, Savannah <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/27\/entertainment\/savannah-guthrie-vows-not-to-fall-apart-for-kids-sake-amid-mom-nancys-disappearance\/\">vowed not to fall apart <\/a>during the family nightmare. <\/p>\n<p>The news anchor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/26\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthrie-sobs-over-possibility-shes-at-fault-for-mom-nancys-kidnapping\/\">went on to explain how her brother<\/a>, Camron Guthrie, \u201csaw very clearly right away\u201d that Nancy could\u2019ve been \u201ckidnapped for ransom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savannah asked, \u201cLike, how dumb could I be? I didn\u2019t want to believe it but do you think because of me?\u2019 And he said, \u2018I\u2019m sorry, sweetie, but yeah, maybe.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Pack added, \u201cFighting back the only way she can right now and gives her control over how she and her family choose to navigate the worst thing that has ever happened to them.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">savannahguthrie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>In the interview, Savannah opened up about how her brother, seen to the right of Savannah, suspected the disappearance was a kidnapping for ransom.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ Savannah Guthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She continued, \u201cBut I knew that \u2014 I hope not, we still don\u2019t know. We don\u2019t know anything, so I don\u2019t know that it\u2019s because she\u2019s my mom and somebody thought, \u2018Oh, that lady has money, we can make a quick buck,\u2019 that would make sense but we don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savannah said the thought of her mother being kidnapped for ransom because of her profession is \u201ctoo much to bear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She heartbreakingly said, \u201cThat it\u2019s because of me and I just want to say, I\u2019m so sorry, mommy.\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/26\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthrie-sobs-over-possibility-shes-at-fault-for-mom-nancys-kidnapping\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Savannah heartbreakingly said, \u201cThat it\u2019s because of me and I just want to say, I\u2019m so sorry, mommy.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>No suspects have been arrested in the kidnapping.  <span class=\"credit\">savannahguthrie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nancy was\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthries-mom-84-reported-missing-in-southern-arizona-homicide-detectives-involved\/\">reported missing on Feb. 1<\/a>\u00a0after she missed a virtual church service.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said in a press conference that it is believed Nancy was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthries-mom-was-likely-abducted-from-her-home-police\/\">abducted in her sleep<\/a>\u00a0and \u201charmed,\u201d as a trial of her blood was seen outside of her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/03\/celebrity-news\/new-video-shows-apparent-blood-trail-outside-savannah-guthries-moms-home\/\">Tucson, Arizona home<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Video and photos of a\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/23\/celebrity-news\/nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-suspect-caught-on-doorbell-camera-before-her-abduction-report\/\">masked individual were released<\/a>\u00a0to the public on Feb. 10.<\/p>\n<p>Savannah also gave more <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/26\/entertainment\/savannah-guthrie-recounts-chilling-new-clues-from-the-night-mom-nancy-disappeared\/\">details on the abduction during Thursday\u2019s part of the interview, <\/a>saying, \u201cThe doors were propped open, there\u00a0was blood on the front doorstep\u00a0and the Ring camera had been\u00a0yanked off.\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/26\/entertainment\/savannah-guthrie-recounts-chilling-new-clues-from-the-night-mom-nancy-disappeared\/#\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/27\/entertainment\/savannah-guthries-today-show-return-date-revealed\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A number of people have been questioned in the kidnapping, but no suspects have been arrested.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Guthrie\u2019s consistent TV presence when she returns to \u201cToday\u201d will be a huge help in the ongoing investigation into her mother\u2019s disappearance. Savannah\u2019s NBC co-hosts announced on Friday that she will be returning to her position at \u201cToday\u201d on April 6 after her beloved mother, Nancy Guthrie, was kidnapped from her Arizona home on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2348414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[351942,70626,24003,25404,24075,351836,350134],"class_list":["post-2348413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-crimes","tag-celebrity-families","tag-celebrity-news","tag-exclusive","tag-nbc","tag-savannah-guthrie","tag-today-show"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/How-Savannah-Guthries-Today-return-controls-investigation-and-could-help.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2348413"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2348415,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2348413\/revisions\/2348415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2348413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2348413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2348413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}