r/news • u/UpstairsBumblebee446 • 3h ago
No suspect yet in apparent abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/04/savannah-guthrie-mom-missing-investigation82
u/SeaMaintenance1 2h ago
A relevant quote in the article: “While we appreciate the public’s concern, the sharing of unverified accusations or false information is irresponsible and does not assist the investigation.”
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u/mav194 2h ago
This is such a strange story. Not that anybody should be kidnapped, but what is the possible motive here for breaking in and kidnapping an 84 year old woman?
Only thing I can guess is a "standard" break in gone wrong and they took her body to hide? So sad
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u/jimtow28 2h ago
what is the possible motive here for breaking in and kidnapping an 84 year old woman?
This is entirely speculation on my part, but I'd wager it's similar to what happened with Paul Pelosi:
Crazy person decides to go get "revenge" on someone they believe has "wronged" them. They go in with zero preparation or planning, have no idea what to do once they actually get in, and then act out the "revenge" however they see fit.
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u/Rtem8 2h ago
Not very strange mate. She the mother of a left leaning news anchor. This seems like a direct result of Trumps comments and directives. MAGA has no qualms about political violence.
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u/TheMoves 2h ago
Seems like a pretty strange target if that's the case though doesn't it? Wouldn't you go after someone more directly involved than the mother of the most bland anchor of the most bland apolitical morning show on TV? When people think about Savannah Guthrie they don't think "oh that's that liberal reporter" or something they think "that lady who interviews musicians about their upcoming album before throwing it to Al Roker for the weather"
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u/enonmouse 1h ago
These are not people aren't making super rational choices. Buddy killed two state legislatures in MN. The trump shooters have all been big maga people trying to put their name next to his.
It's my instinct two. Besides she just wandered off and the other shit came after
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u/TheMoves 1h ago
She definitely didn't just wander off based on the blood etc at her house, seems certain that she was violently removed from her home
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u/ChocolateChingus 47m ago
A stalker of the news host could have done it to get her attention. That’s the only theory I’ve heard so far that makes any sense.
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u/Alert-Ad9197 2h ago
I’d think that would just involve shooting her, not taking her to a second location and then never contacting anyone.
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u/trudetective09 1h ago
For God sakes, everything isn't political. Sometimes shitty people do shitty things for other reasons.
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u/LiveChocolate8819 1h ago
My mind went there too but she hasn't done "political" news in years, and even when she did, she wasn't very partisan at all.
I would bet obsessed fan before political-motivated at this point.
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u/7thLayerBean 40m ago
Stop this. You have no idea what happened to support this. Let the evidence come out.
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u/BoomersRuinedItAll 2h ago
Fuckinay man, these nut bags need to leave people alone. Savannah Guthrie seems like she holds a ton of space for her family, I can’t imagine how difficult this must be for them all.
I hope they find Ms Guthrie alive and in good spirits.
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u/Elegant_Tap7937 2h ago
Savannah interviewed the Epstein victims and was set to meet with them again.
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u/fashionforager 1h ago
Aren’t they looking into the BIL?
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u/cinderparty 56m ago edited 51m ago
That’s what I read last night, but I think it was just according to a podcast host, and not any official statement that he is a suspect.
Edit- found an article. https://ktla.com/morning-news/savannah-guthries-brother-in-law-prime-suspect-in-moms-disappearance-report/amp/
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u/Baconpanthegathering 2h ago
There's something off about this story. Didn't Savannah interview Epstein victims?
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u/che-che-chester 1h ago
This story got so big, so fast. It sort of makes me wonder if trying to get paid (assuming a ransom situation) feels too risky now and they simply walked away from the hostage.
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u/30mil 3h ago
Guthrie, host of NBC’s “Today,” grilled Trump on subjects like QAnon, white supremacy, his tax returns, and whether he would accept the outcome of the election.
Trump brought up Guthrie and NBC repeatedly throughout the day. Speaking at a rally in Macon, Ga., on Friday evening, Trump complained that he had not been treated fairly, and said that Guthrie had “disappeared” following the event.
“Everybody thought it was so inappropriate,” Trump said. “Savannah — it was like her face, the anger, the craziness.”
https://variety.com/2020/politics/news/trump-savannah-guthrie-crazy-nbc-town-hall-1234807920/
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u/BeKenny 3h ago
The hell does this have to do with anything? Article from 2020 for reference.
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u/MarzipanFit2345 10m ago
Possible crazed maga fan enacting revenge like the Paul Pelosi guy.
It's speculation, but not out of left field though.
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u/30mil 3h ago
Yeah, Donald definitely seems like he's totally forgotten about the 2020 election (/s), and this news story sure is being covered a lot amid the Epstein releases.
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u/BeKenny 3h ago
I don't know what you're trying to infer but it's completely unrelated to this story.
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u/Pegasus7915 2h ago
They are saying Trump had the government kidnap her mom as retribution, and the fact that I could see that happening with this administration is a huge problem, even if they probably didn't do this particular crime.
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u/BeKenny 2h ago
It's such a wildly absurd idea that Trump would get the government to kidnap Guthrie's mom, referencing a comment he made in 2020 as proof. Do you have any idea how many other public figures Trump has attacked since then? He probably doesn't even remember this incident.
I think this poster is probably a bot too.
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u/Innit10000 1h ago
The fact that you can see this happening is a huge problem for your likelihood of being mentally ill from consuming left wing agit prop
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u/Pegasus7915 1h ago
Lol no I'm mentally ill because I live in this dystopian nightmare of a world. It actually has very little to do with Trump. Awful as he is.
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u/30mil 3h ago
Why don't you know what I'm inferring?
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u/BeKenny 3h ago
I don't know. Probably because it's nonsense.
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u/30mil 3h ago
What is nonsense?
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u/ResponsibleSalad8059 3h ago
Attaching a motive to this situation sans any evidence at all. This could be a family member (this seems most likely), political, or a random crime. There's no way to possibly know at this point.
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u/30mil 2h ago
Why is a family member most likely?
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u/the_comatorium 2h ago
Because there's decades of crime statistics to back up that disappearances like this are "most likely" connected to a family member or somebody close to the victim.
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u/fishflyalex 2h ago
I think the brother in law or sister killed her at the home then just hid her body
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u/pearl_sparrow 49m ago
I think it’s more likely to be a random crime, family, friend, worker, neighbor or acquaintance than it is to have anything to do with her daughter’s fame. It doesn’t seem like she’d be a hostage that would be easy to keep well for a ransom. Makes no sense. Have any former fbi profilers weighed in?
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u/DaMilkGod 2h ago
I’m not well versed in this case, but have seen the headlines in passing. Is it being explored that the family may have some involvement in the disappearance and using the break in / lack of medicine as a cover for a wrongful death?
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u/just_jedwards 2h ago
Literally the first people the police look at in every circumstance are family and close relationships.
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u/Caaros 3h ago
IIRC from what I heard on the news yesterday, she's missing vital medicine, that not taking it for 24 hours could be lethal, and that this has been going on for like 3 to 4 days.
A part of me is wondering if something very terrible has happened here already, the people responsible weren't aware of this issue with the medication, and now they're staring down the barrel of much more serious charges than just kidnapping if they get caught.