What to Know
Nearly two months after Today show host Savannah Guthrie‘s mom, Nancy Guthrie, went missing in Arizona, a new TV special has aired about the case. But after it aired this week, people can’t help but point out just how inaccurate some of the details included in the special are, and after how long this case has dragged on, many are just looking for real, concrete answers.
The documentary aired on Saturday.
Titled Bring Her Home: The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the special aired on Saturday night on local NBC affiliate News 4 Tucson. The documentary included the facts of the investigation along with new updates on Nancy’s case after she went missing at the beginning of February, along with new interviews with Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos and people who live in the community and know Nancy personally, including her colleagues.
People were not impressed with the special.
Despite the fact that the documentary had the involvement of the police working on the case, it still got a major detail wrong — one that was glaringly obvious to those who watched. As Radar Online reported, local anchor Monica Garcia said “Take me back to the night of Sunday, January 31” while speaking to the sheriff, even though January 31 was a Saturday and 84-year-old Nancy was first reported missing on Sunday, February 1.
As Radar pointed out, people on social media immediately voiced their opinions about the inconsistencies. “No disrespect to the Guthrie family. I pray every day Nancy is found, but your reporter, while speaking to the sheriff, got her dates wrong. Nancy was reported missing around 11.50 on Sunday, February 1,” one person wrote.
Another was upset with the special in general, writing, “How disappointing this wasn’t about Nancy and helping her get home, but a hit report on the people keeping her name out there by live streaming. Just shameful reporting, another reason we stopped watching TV news.”
Savannah and her family shared a message to the public in the special.
It appears that the special was made with the Guthrie family’s blessing, since it also included a message from them which began with them sharing how “deeply grateful” they are for the community’s support.
“We continue to believe it is Tucsonans, and the greater southern Arizona community, that hold the key to finding resolution in this case. Someone knows something,” said the statement. “It’s possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant. We hope people search their memories, especially around the key timelines of January 31 and the early morning hours of February 1, as well as the late evening of January 11.”
The statement continued, “We desperately ask this community for renewed attention to our mom’s case – please consult camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance. No detail is too small. It may be the key.”
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