MISSING: Nancy Guthrie
You’ve been asking… and we’ve been listening. Today, we’re giving you a surprise bonus conversation about everything we currently know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
This is an active and rapidly developing investigation, and things could shift at any moment – so we wanted to give you the rundown of everything we know so far and all of the theories that have been circulating.
Drop your theories in the comments – we’ll be following every update right along with you, hoping that the Guthrie family can get answers, and soon.
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Episode Source Material
- WGN9 (Chicago, IL): Timeline of what happened each day of Nancy Guthrie disappearance, by Associated Press and Judy Wang. Published Feb. 13, 2026. Accessed Feb. 15, 2026.
- BBC: What we know about the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother Nancy, by Brandon Drenon and Grace Eliza Goodwin. Published Feb. 16, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- NewsNation: What we know about the ransom notes in the Nancy Guthrie case, by Damita Menezes. Published Feb. 6, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- CNN: Amazon’s Ring cancels controversial partnership with tech company Flock amid privacy concerns, by Jordan D. Brown. Published Feb. 13, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- NBC: Nancy Guthrie’s family cleared as suspects, Savannah Guthrie issues plea to possible abductor, by NBC News. Published Feb. 16, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- Instagram: Briana Whitney. Published Feb. 13, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- WDBJ: Investigators believe botched burglary likely led to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, source say, by Ben Bradley, The Associated Press, and Akim Powell. Published Feb. 15, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- NY Times: Latest Updates: Nancy Guthrie’s Family Cleared in Her Disappearance, Sheriff Says. Published Feb. 16, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- NY Times: No Arrests After Searches Near Nancy Guthrie’s Home. Published Feb. 14, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- TMZ: TMZ Receives 4th Email Demanding Money… Come Forward And Tell Us Now, by TMZ Staff. Published Feb. 16, 2026. Accessed Feb. 17, 2026.
- AZ Family: Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie’s abduction was burglary gone wrong. Published Feb. 15, 2026. Accessed Feb. 17, 2026.
- 12News: Sheriff: Members of Guthrie family cleared as ‘possible suspects,’ by Kevin Reagan. Published Feb. 16, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- PageSix: Sheriff leading Nancy Guthrie search ‘understands’ interest in her son-in-law Tommaso Cioni, by Connor Surmonte. Published Feb. 16, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- The Guardian: Bill and Hillary Clinton refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation, by Chris Stein. Published Jan. 13, 2026. Accessed Feb. 17, 2026.
- ABC7: Clintons finalize agreement to testify in House Epstein probe, bowing to threat of contempt vote, by Stephen Groves. Published Feb. 3, 2026. Accessed Feb. 17, 2026.
- ABC News: Clintons to sit for depositions in House panel’s Epstein inquiry later this month, Comer says, by John Parkinson and Lauren Peller. Published Feb. 2, 2026. Accessed Feb. 17, 2026.
- AZ Central: Trump called Savannah Guthrie about her missing mom. What they said, by Jose R. Gonzalez. Published Feb. 4, 2026. Accessed Feb. 16, 2026.
- Department of Justice: Epstein Library.
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