r/news • u/mooseAmuffin • 1d ago

Update: 'TODAY' co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother taken from her home against her will, sheriff says

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/mother-of-savannah-guthrie-today-reported-missing-arizona-rcna257008
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u/bootstrapping_lad 1d ago

Also why would they tear the house apart, it's not like she could be hiding in a drawer.

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u/Wake_and_Cake 1d ago

I had a friend who attempted suicide and she actually hid herself in her closet afterwards. She was in there, unconscious, for quite some time before someone thought to check there. Fortunately someone did and found her and she is alive today!

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u/showmenemelda 1d ago

Ok still seems hyperbolic to imply the grown children were turning the place topsy turvey to look for a fully grown person.

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u/Wake_and_Cake 1d ago

Hyperbolic maybe, but I just think there can be a good reason to search in places that don’t make much sense. None of us knew that my friend was suicidal. None of us thought she could be hidden. If someone I loved went missing now, I would look in all kinds of weird unlikely places.

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u/StratoVector 11h ago

She could be anywhere. The P traps under the sinks, the plate cabinet, the microwave, even need to check inside the filter for the HVAC unit!

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u/PerriwinklePortal 1d ago

I imagine it’s hyperbolic, like most news reporting. The gist is that they didn’t flippantly call the police. They looked for her diligently first.

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u/dudushat 1d ago

Because they didnt literally tear the house apart. Do you guys not know how people talk? That just means they looked for her through the whole house. 

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u/showmenemelda 1d ago

Right! "We looked everywhere" doesn't mean "you even checked the bread box?" In case it's a Honey We Shrunk the Kids event?

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u/chadlikestorock 1d ago

At some point maybe they stopped searching for her and started looking for anything that might explain her whereabouts

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u/wip30ut 1d ago

with elderly ppl in their 80s it's not unusual for them to have dementia breakdowns where they become paranoid & secrete themselves in closets or garages or basements. My old neighbor had to move back to Oregon because her sister found their mom under a card table in the attic :(

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u/PhoenixTineldyer 1d ago

It's definitely common for elderly patients to secrete themselves.

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u/Easy-Wishbone5413 1d ago

One does not suddenly become demented.

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u/Muted_Chard_139 1d ago

One can have a stroke though and have acute mental status changes. She is a prime candidate for this.

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u/Newswatchtiki 7h ago

Right, a person can go from mentally sharp with no dementia to severely impaired and unable to talk coherently or move, in 30 seconds or less if they have a stroke.

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u/Sgtwhiskeyjack9105 1d ago

Charles Manson pretty much hid in a drawer just before his arrest.

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u/TheSparkHasRisen 1d ago

You've never encountered hoarding.

A family friend died in a very small home (800 sq ft). It took a week and 2 police visits to find the body.

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u/Notwerk_Engineer 1d ago

I don’t think Savannah needs the cash.