Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped earlier this week, authorities in Arizona have confirmed.
Savannah Guthrie was married to journalist Mark Orchard from 2005 to 2009. (Reuters)After five days of searching for the 84-year-old man, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Thursday that investigators have not identified any suspects or persons of interest.
Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was taken against her will from her home in Tucson, Arizona, over the weekend. DNA testing confirmed that blood found on her front porch matched her DNA.
At least three media outlets have reported what they found to be ransom notes related to the case and handed them over to investigators. Sheriff Nanos said a ransom note was determined to be counterfeit, leading to the arrest. Officials did not release further details.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Family of Savannah GuthrieSavannah Guthrie is married to Michael Feldman. The couple share two children, Val and Charlie. He also has two older siblings, Annie and Cameron.
Savannah Guthrie’s first marriageGuthrie was married to journalist Mark Orchard before marrying Feldman. According to Us Weekly, the pair met while covering Michael Jackson’s sexual assault trial in 2005, with Guthrie working as a CourtTV correspondent and Orchard as a BBC journalist.
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They married in December 2005 and filed for divorce in 2009.
In a February interview with Us Weekly, Guthrie reflected on the divorce, saying she was 36 at the time and that the marriage was short-lived, which she described as a “huge disappointment.”
“I was sure I had lost my chance [to have kids] And more or less ruined my life,” he explained. I don’t know if it’s acceptable to admit these days, but that’s how I was. I wanted to do something important and meaningful, but I really wanted a family.”
In July 2025, Guthrie made a rare comment about the divorce while appearing on Monica Lewinsky’s Recovery podcast.
“I don’t want to talk about divorce,” he said. “It was horrible and sad, and it broke my heart, and it took me years to recover from it. And I’m not blaming anyone, but I really don’t want to get into it.”
Her marriage to Michael FeldmanGuthrie met Michael Feldman in 2008. The two started dating in 2009, got engaged in 2013 and married in 2014.
