DNA Found at Home as Disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s Mother Escalates | Nancy Guthrie Update
Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield
Drop Dead Serious With Ashleigh Banfield
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🗓️ 3 February 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has taken a disturbing turn. Investigators with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department say DNA evidence was found inside Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson, Arizona, as the case escalates from a missing persons investigation into a criminal probe. In this episode of Drop Dead Serious, Ashleigh Banfield sits down for an extended interview with Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who addresses why search and rescue efforts were halted, what investigators found inside the home that raised red flags, the significance of the DNA evidence, and more. If you have information related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Office at 520-351-4900.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everyone, I'm Ashley Bannfield and this is Drop Dead Serious and I'm coming to you from Vermont again. |
| 0:09.8 | Welcome to my home. |
| 0:11.7 | I have a very personal true crime story to bring to you because it has come very close to my life. |
| 0:19.4 | Savannah Guthrie's mom is missing. |
| 0:22.1 | And Savannah and I have been colleagues for years, going back 20 years, we're friends. |
| 0:27.7 | And when I heard the news, I was floored. |
| 0:31.3 | And I thought, what first can I do to help? |
| 0:34.0 | And second, how is this going to be solved and who is working on it? |
| 0:40.4 | And they are throwing everything at this crime. |
| 0:46.5 | And I say crime because that is what it is. |
| 0:48.7 | It is not a missing person anymore alone. |
| 0:51.3 | It is a criminal investigation involving a crime scene at Nancy Guthrie's home in Arizona. |
| 0:59.1 | Let me get you up to speed a little bit on the stuff you're about to find out. I have had a very, |
| 1:03.0 | very long and in-depth conversation with Sheriff Chris Nanos of Pima County in Arizona. And he was extraordinarily forthcoming with information. |
| 1:13.9 | I am going to talk to you in depth about our investigative information and interview. |
| 1:21.3 | And there is information about DNA. |
| 1:23.5 | There is information about signs of entry. |
| 1:27.5 | I have information for you about ransom. |
| 1:31.5 | I have information. |
| 1:32.5 | I asked him about footprints and tire tracks. |
| 1:35.2 | I have information about the scene itself was the concern inside or outside the house. |
| 1:42.3 | I've got new answers on that. |
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