Nancy Guthrie was likely kidnapped from her home near Tucson, Arizona, by a 'local handyman or service person' who may have targeted her because of daughter Savannah Guthrie's fame, a forensic expert has claimed in a US television interview aired this week. The 84 year old mother of the TODAY show host vanished from her Catalina Foothills property overnight between 31 January and 1 February, and has not been found in more than three months since she was reported missing.
Pima County authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from inside her home in the early hours of 1 February. Investigators said at the outset that time was critical, stressing that her advanced age and serious health conditions meant she would struggle to survive without her medication, which was discovered untouched in the house. Nancy is known to have severe cardiac issues, high blood pressure and a pacemaker, yet there has been no credible ransom demand and no confirmed sightings since her disappearance.
