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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 33 MIN

What Most Likely Happened to Nancy Guthrie

from Bad Things: True Crime · host Bad Things

On February 1, 2026, Nancy Guthrie — the 84-year-old mother of NBC Today anchor Savannah Guthrie — vanished from her Tucson home in the middle of the night. What investigators found has left them baffled: an armed masked suspect on doorbell footage, blood on the porch, ransom notes sent to the media instead of the family, and DNA from an unknown male recovered miles from the scene. 17 days later, Nancy has not been found.Was this a targeted kidnapping? A burglary that spiraled catastrophically? An inside job? Or something else entirely? The FBI has received over 40,000 tips, offered a $100,000 reward, and cleared the entire Guthrie family — but no suspect has been named. The ransom demands made no sense. The deadlines came and went. And the person on that doorbell camera understood forensics... but moved like an amateur.In this episode, we walk through every piece of evidence, every theory investigators are pursuing, and the one question that haunts this case: Where is Nancy Guthrie?

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