NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas Thursday, March 26, 2026
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Mar 27, 2026 
Savannah Guthrie, NBC News co-anchor and longtime Today host, shares a first-person account of her mother’s recent kidnapping and the family’s ordeal. She describes finding her mother missing, chilling ring-camera footage, ransom notes, and how faith and family kept them going. The conversation focuses on the investigation, painful speculation, and the emotional toll on loved ones.
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How Savannah First Learned Her Mother Was Taken
- Savannah Guthrie describes learning her mother was missing when her sister called in a panic and 911 was already at the home.
- She immediately flew to Tucson and found back doors propped open, her mother's phone and purse left behind, and blood on the front doorstep.
Why The Family Feared Kidnapping For Ransom
- The family believes this was not a wandering incident because Nancy was largely immobile and in severe pain.
- Savannah's brother, a former intelligence officer, immediately concluded it looked like a kidnapping for ransom.
Family Responded To Two Ransom Notes They Believe Were Real
- Multiple ransom notes were sent to media outlets; Savannah says most appear fake but she believes two they responded to are real.
- The family had to make a public video pleading for mercy while negotiating with those demands.