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Police believe Today show host Savannah Guthrie's missing 84-year-old mother Nancy was taken from her home against her will, according to interviews with multiple media outlets.
"I believe she was abducted, yes," Arizona Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS News. "She didn't walk from there. She didn't go willingly."
He also told NBC Nightly News: “We believe she was taken out of the home against her will, and that’s how this investigation is moving.”
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“I can’t think of the last time where in the middle of the night in someone’s bed, an 84-year-old woman disappeared on us,” he added.
Newsweek has contacted Pima County Sheriff Department, via online contact form outside of normal office hours, for comment.
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What To Know
It comes after Nanos confirmed that Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance was being treated as a crime.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Nanos told reporters: "We believe now, after we've processed that crime scene, that we do in fact have a crime scene, that we do in fact have a crime. And we're asking the community's help."
“She did not leave on her own,” he said, adding that Nancy Guthrie had limited mobility but did not suffer from cognitive issues.
Nancy Guthrie takes daily medication and needed her next dose within 24 hours on Monday, Nanos said.
She was reported missing midday Sunday, but had been last seen at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday at her home near East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue in Tucson.
Officers searched an area around her home late Sunday, utilizing drones, heat sensors and search dogs.
Who is Nancy Guthrie?
Nancy Guthrie is the elderly mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie. She lives alone and has mobility issues that mean she “could not walk 50 yards by herself,” Nanos said at a press conference.
Authorities described Nancy Guthrie as 5’5” tall, weighing 150 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
What Has Savannah Guthrie Said?
Savannah Guthrie said in a post on Instagram on Monday night: “We believe in prayer. we believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. we believe in goodness. we believe in humanity. above all, we believe in Him.
“Thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant. raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment. We need you.
“He will keep in perfect peace those whose hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.” a verse of Isaiah for all time for all of us. Bring her home.”
What Other People Are Saying
Jenna Bush Hager, co-host of NBC's Today with Jenna & Sheinelle, on Monday: "We love Nancy. I know her personally. And we just want to report too that she takes daily medication and she needs them for survival. She’s without her medication so we are thinking of our dearest, dearest Savannah and her whole family right now. Our prayers obviously go out to Savannah and the entire family."
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, late Sunday: “I don’t need to tell you, this is very concerning to us. We don’t typically get the sheriff out on a scene like this, but it’s very concerning.”
What Happens Next
An investigation is ongoing – Nanos has asked anyone with information to get in touch and contact the Pima County Sheriff's Department at (520) 351-4900.
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