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The FOX True Crime Podcast

The Nancy Guthrie Case: What Isn’t Adding Up?

The FOX True Crime Podcast

Fox News

True Crime

4.7826 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

On February 1st, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today Show co-host Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her Tucson home. What began as a missing persons case has escalated into a federal probe involving ransom demands sent to media outlets like TMZ and a high-tech hunt for a biological signal. Chanley Painter is joined by retired FBI Special Agent Kyle Vowinkel to break down the investigation's latest turns. Follow Emily on Instagram: @realemilycompagno If you have a story or topic we should feature on the FOX True Crime Podcast, send us an email at: truecrimepodcast@fox.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Chanley Painter and this is the Fox True Crime podcast.

0:14.0

On February 1st, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson home.

0:18.6

What began as a desperate search for the mother of

0:21.9

Today Show co-host Savannah Guthrie has escalated into a high-stakes probe marked by ransom

0:28.6

demands and a desperate continued search by local and federal investigators. Earlier this week,

0:35.5

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nannos officially cleared the Guthrie family as suspects, yet the case remains cold.

0:43.3

From wiped nest cameras to a pacemaker signal that went dark at 2.28 a.m., every clue appears to lead to more questions.

0:53.5

And as the reward climbs to $100,000,

0:56.0

investigators deploy high-tech signal sniffers

1:00.0

from helicopters to track the pacemaker's frequency

1:04.0

and genetic genealogy, a similar strategy used to catch the Idaho killer,

1:09.0

Brian Coburger.

1:17.0

While the search for Nancy continues, someone is bypassing the family entirely, sending ransom notes directly to TMZ.

1:20.5

Well, joining me today to break down the latest developments is retired FBI special agent,

1:26.1

Kyle Vowinkle.

1:27.3

Kyle, thank you for joining me this afternoon.

1:29.5

I'm looking forward to gaining your insights into this case that really has perplexed us

1:33.7

for weeks now with no sign of Nancy Guthrie.

1:38.9

First, your initial thoughts on where we stand.

1:41.7

Well, thank you, Jan Lee.

1:42.9

It's great to be back on the Fox News,

1:44.8

a true crime podcast. I miss Emily, but I understand she's busy. We all do, yes. You have the hosting

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