{"id":2487119,"date":"2026-07-03T21:49:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T21:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2487119"},"modified":"2026-07-03T21:49:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T21:49:45","slug":"savannah-guthrie-addresses-trauma-since-mom-nancys-disappearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/savannah-guthrie-addresses-trauma-since-mom-nancys-disappearance\/","title":{"rendered":"Savannah Guthrie Addresses Trauma Since Mom Nancy&#8217;s Disappearance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/savannah-guthrie\/\"><strong>Savannah Guthrie<\/strong><\/a> opened up about the \u201cunending trauma\u201d that she has suffered amid her mother <strong>Nancy Guthrie<\/strong>\u2018s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is five months of agony and unending trauma for our family,\u201d Savannah, 54, said in a statement to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kold.com\/2026\/07\/01\/sheriff-guthrie-family-reflect-5-months-since-nancys-disappearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local Arizona news outlet KOLD News 13<\/a> on Wednesday, July 1. \u201cThere is not a moment that goes by that we aren\u2019t actively trying to find our mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Savannah issued a thank you to \u201cthe people of Tucson for holding her in their hearts, as well as both the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Office for their tireless work on behalf of our family. Bring her home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pima County Sheriff <strong>Chris Nanos<\/strong> told KOLD that the investigation into Nancy\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/fbi-determines-nancy-guthrie-ransom-notes-are-fake-report\/\">disappearance is still active.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/today-host-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-relationship-with-mom-nancy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/today-host-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-relationship-with-mom-nancy\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Inside \u2018Today\u2018 Host Savannah Guthrie\u2018s Relationship With Mom Nancy<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tToday\u2018s Savannah Guthrie has opened up over the years about her close-knit bond with mom Nancy Guthrie. Savannah and her siblings \u2014 sister Annie and brother Camron \u2014 were raised by Nancy and dad Charles before his death at age 49 from a heart attack. \u201c[My mom] is strong. She\u2019s like hard, iron, granite strong,\u201d [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cEspecially when you throw in genealogy \u2014 now, you\u2019ve got \u2026 this may not be the bad guy, but this person might be the bad guy\u2019s relative three times over,\u201d he added. \u201cSo, that has to be broken down to see if this might be someone of interest to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nancy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/crime-news\/news\/today-staff-feels-bad-for-savannah-guthrie-over-ransom-note\/\">was reported missing<\/a> after she was last seen on January 31. Early on in the case, Nanos noted that there were \u201cconcerning circumstances\u201d found at the 84-year-old\u2019s home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s very alert. She\u2019s of good, sound mind,\u201d he told reporters in February, adding that Nancy was \u201cnot in good\u201d physical health. \u201cI hope we find her safe and sound, but we can\u2019t ignore what\u2019s in front of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the months-long investigation, several ransom letters were received by TMZ and local news outlets. The FBI also released photos and video footage of an unidentified subject outside of Nancy\u2019s Arizona home as authorities and the Guthrie family offered rewards for information about her whereabouts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone needs to do the right thing. We are in agony,\u201d Savannah told Hoda Kotb in an emotional interview before officially returning to the Today show in April. \u201cAnd to think of what she went through. I wake up every night in the middle of the night. Every night. And in the darkness, I imagine her terror. And it is unthinkable.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MEGA1327486_013-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years.jpg?crop=0px%2C147px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MEGA1327486_013-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years.jpg?crop=0px%2C147px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MEGA1327486_013-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years.jpg?crop=0px%2C147px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MEGA1327486_013-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years.jpg?crop=0px%2C147px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MEGA1327486_013-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years.jpg?crop=0px%2C147px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MEGA1327486_013-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years.jpg?crop=0px%2C147px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MEGA1327486_013-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years.jpg?crop=0px%2C147px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=62&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MEGA1327486_013-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years.jpg?crop=0px%2C147px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/MEGA1327486_013-savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years.jpg?crop=0px%2C147px%2C1333px%2C752px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"MEGA1327486_013 Savannah Guthrie's Quotes About Her Late Dad Charles Through the Years\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthries-quotes-about-her-late-dad-charles-through-the-years\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Savannah Guthrie\u2018s Candid Quotes About Her Late Dad Through the Years<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSavannah Guthrie has been candid about navigating her grief after the death of her father, Charles Guthrie. Savannah was 16 when Charles died from a heart attack, describing the harrowing moment she found out the news from her mom, Nancy Guthrie, and her sister, Annie Guthrie. \u201cThere\u2019s like an electricity in the air,\u201d the Today [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the time, Savannah said she questioned whether her status as a public figure had contributed to her mother\u2019s abduction.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just too much to bear to think that I brought this to her bedside, that it\u2019s because of me,\u201d she told Kotb. \u201cI have to say, I\u2019m so sorry, Mommy. I\u2019m so sorry. I\u2019m sorry to my sister and my brother and my kids and my nephew and Tommy, my brother-in-law. I\u2019m so sorry, I\u2019m so sorry. If it is me, I\u2019m so sorry, I\u2019m so sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the search continued, news broke in June that one of the ransom letters <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/savannah-guthrie-shares-emotional-message-about-mom-nancy\/\">received by news outlets<\/a> made reference to Nancy\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t have any comment on this story. I\u2019m not involved in our coverage, but I can\u2019t pretend I\u2019m not here. Since I am, I just wanted to take the opportunity to ask people \u2014 really, to beg people \u2014 to come forward,\u201d Savannah said on Today at the time. \u201cSomebody knows something. This is a news story today that is on your radar, because this is the life my sister lives, that I live, that my brother lives and our extended families live, that our children live every day. We are in agony. We cannot be in peace.\u201d<\/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 www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Savannah Guthrie opened up about the \u201cunending trauma\u201d that she has suffered amid her mother Nancy Guthrie\u2018s disappearance. \u201cIt is five months of agony and unending trauma for our family,\u201d Savannah, 54, said in a statement to local Arizona news outlet KOLD News 13 on Wednesday, July 1. \u201cThere is not a moment that goes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2487120,"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":[24003,21738],"class_list":["post-2487119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Savannah-Guthrie-Addresses-Trauma-Since-Mom-Nancys-Disappearance.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487119","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=2487119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2487121,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2487119\/revisions\/2487121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2487120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2487119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2487119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2487119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}