The astonishing case of the missing Today morning show anchor’s mom is six days in so far and without resolution
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missing 84-year-old mother of a famous TV morning show anchor; droplets of blood and a mysterious white van; a ransom note sent to a celebrity news website; no suspects; a city surrounded by desert near the US-Mexico border; frustrated investigators; and a concerned US president.
It is for all these reasons that the astonishing case of the missing Nancy Guthrie has captivated US public attention in a six-day mystery that still has no resolution. It leads the US news and dominates the headlines, fusing crime and celebrity together in ways not seen since OJ Simpson or the Lindbergh baby.
The Pima county sheriff’s department, which covers Tucson, Arizona, says that Guthrie, mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen at 9.48pm on 31 January when she was dropped off at her single-story home after dining and playing games with her daughter Annie and husband Tommaso Cioni. At 9.50pm the garage door closes.
