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Is anyone following the Nancy Guthrie case?

147 replies

RonaldMcDonaldTrump · 06/02/2026 00:32

Couldn't see a thread

Nancy Guthrie, 84, the mum of a US TV newsreader, is thought to have been kidnapped from her home

Does anyone think this is weird and that there's more to the story?

I believe the ransom deadline has also passed.

I can't imagine how I would feel if this happened to my vulnerable mum. I hope she's found soon

edition.cnn.com/us/live-news/savannah-guthrie-missing-mother-investigation-02-05-26

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HolidayBrochure · 10/02/2026 23:23

Clearly it’s the son in law- similar build, colouring and eyes. Dominic Evans has similar eyes, yes, but his build is lighter. Occams razor says it’s the son in law.

TigTails · 10/02/2026 23:29

I really don’t think it is, as suspicious as he seemed initially. Hasn’t he got a fairly bulky looking beard?

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 11/02/2026 00:00

Ohhhthedrama · 10/02/2026 23:05

@AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta- She's most definitely a multi millionaire. She's the Co anchor of the Today show, had a very successful career in Journalism And she's an attorney.

Ah ok. I had only heard her being referred to as as a television news anchor, which made me think of Fiona Bruce or Sophie Raworth as UK equivalents.

TheSpidermanIsHavingMeForDinnerTonight · 11/02/2026 00:32

Dominic Evans apparently has an unverified past as a burglar. Could it have been a burglary that went wrong?

Paddington1234 · 11/02/2026 01:15

Seems possible but unlikely. You'd have to be a bit stupid I think to kidnap someone you are so easily associated with. You might choose the house next door or something. Then again people are stupid sometimes and the moustache seems very similar. The eyebrows are shadows but that looks like a man to me. I would think they could get a lot; eg height, weight , gait from that video. Poor lady.

suburberphobe · 11/02/2026 01:21

Horrible. The thinking seems to be her son in law, possibly with involvement of her daughter (not the newsreader). I think she’s already dead, the kidnapping/ransom is a red herring.

God, how awful... Poor woman, 84!

Some evil families out there.....

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 11/02/2026 01:35

I read they have the times the garage door opened and closed. Are they saying that’s how Nancy got into the house? If so, I wonder why she didn’t use the front door.

Ihavelostthegame · 11/02/2026 01:41

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 11/02/2026 01:35

I read they have the times the garage door opened and closed. Are they saying that’s how Nancy got into the house? If so, I wonder why she didn’t use the front door.

I don’t know if when they say the garage door they mean the vehicle door or a regular door into the garage? It’s relatively common to have a standard door into the garage in addition to the vehicle door in the US I believe. So it could just be her normal way in and out of the house for whatever reason.

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 11/02/2026 01:59

Ihavelostthegame · 11/02/2026 01:41

I don’t know if when they say the garage door they mean the vehicle door or a regular door into the garage? It’s relatively common to have a standard door into the garage in addition to the vehicle door in the US I believe. So it could just be her normal way in and out of the house for whatever reason.

Oh I didn’t think of that. I haven’t seen anyone else querying it so that must be it then.

I’m hoping now they have the video, it will be easier to pin someone down due to their gait.

Horrible stuff.

LucyLoo1972 · 11/02/2026 02:01

ShakyBake · 10/02/2026 21:46

There are quite a few amateur sluths now quoting the following by Arthur Conan Doyle:

"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth"

After giving this some thought and thinking out of the box (and apologies if I'm going down a rabbit hole) but that image of a masked person at the door - do you think it could be the actual mother and this is an inside job?

Edited

no way is that person an old lady!

Momtotwokids · 11/02/2026 02:12

Plasticdreams · 10/02/2026 22:41

I'm going with this. She is a journalist and we know what Trump does to anyone who has dirt on him.

Trump is in your head. He has nothing to do with this.

PainterInPeril · 11/02/2026 02:46

A person has been detained in connection with the Nancy Guthrie case.

Mumtobabyhavoc · 11/02/2026 03:15

PainterInPeril · 11/02/2026 02:46

A person has been detained in connection with the Nancy Guthrie case.

Yes, watching CNN here: "Person Detained For Questioning ..." 🤞

lovelyweatherforasleighride · 11/02/2026 03:22

RonaldMcDonaldTrump · 10/02/2026 21:47

I've just seen on Reddit that the eyebrows are apparently not eyebrows, it's a lining that forms parts of the mask

The eyebrows are definitely eyebrows!

NBC has also reported that eyebrows were visible through the mask and the eyebrows were a distinctive feature.

lovelyweatherforasleighride · 11/02/2026 03:33

Released the video. Bam! He does a runner for Mexican border. I really hope she's still alive.

Ihavelostthegame · 11/02/2026 03:39

Apparently it’s being reported in the US that it is not a family member who has been detained.

TigTails · 11/02/2026 03:51

If he’s tried to escape to Mexico, where is she…

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 11/02/2026 03:57

There are unverified reports on Reddit that an 84 year old has been taken to hospital.

TigTails · 11/02/2026 03:59

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 11/02/2026 03:57

There are unverified reports on Reddit that an 84 year old has been taken to hospital.

Oh I so hope this is true!!!!!

lovelyweatherforasleighride · 11/02/2026 04:03

I've only seen reports of a medical helicopter flying to a hospital from that area. Nobody knows who is on board. It could be completely unrelated.

NoCommentingFromNowOn · 11/02/2026 04:12

Yes, apart from the comments I saw no one else is reporting this.

Ihavelostthegame · 11/02/2026 04:22

Reading between the lines it does seem like something significant is happening. They interrupted the winter Olympic coverage to announce the arrest. Which seems odd. It’s important news true but not program stopping news surely. Other news channels seem to be reporting the story on loop. Perhaps the press know more than they are being allowed to report?

temperedolive · 11/02/2026 04:29

CollieModdle · 06/02/2026 01:34

It’s horrible.

The detail reported on the news about her pacemaker signal being disconnected (?) . What would make that happen? Is it a software or electronic process? They didn’t seem to imply that it meant her heart had stopped.

Just distance from her phone. It connects via bluetooth, so if she gets a fair distance away from it the connection is lost.

If she was in range, but deceased, the absence of a heartbeat would be recorded.

PainterInPeril · 11/02/2026 05:07

It's been reported that the helicopter flight was not connected to this case. There's a video online of the detainees mother in law. She is confused as to why her son in law was detained. Her house is being searched.
I can't imagine what the Guthrie family is feeling right now. It's a nightmare!

lovelyweatherforasleighride · 11/02/2026 05:09

This has good info, I think. News Nation:

Nancy Guthrie search: Person detained in connection with investigation

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