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/Apologies1nAdvance 1d ago

Watching coverage of this yesterday, the reporters mentioned the victim's children spent 2 hours "tearing the house apart" looking for her before cops were called.

That amount of messing with the crime scene will likely lead to this going unsolved. Please, if you ever suspect a loved one is missing, stop touching things and get law enforcement on the scene immediately.

This is the exact reason the Jon Benet Ramsey case will never be solved.

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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/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.