Savannah Guthrie Declares "I Still Believe" Amid Mother's Disappearance Mystery

Sixty-three days after her mother vanished from a Tucson suburb in what investigators have classified as a suspected abduction, Savannah Guthrie stood before a digital Easter gathering and declared that she still believed.

The TODAY co-anchor, 54, delivered a video message Sunday at Good Shepherd New York's digital Easter gathering, shared on the Manhattan church's YouTube channel. She celebrated "the promise of a new life that never ends in death" while acknowledging that "there are moments in which that promise seems irretrievably far away." She closed with the declaration: "I still believe. And so I say with conviction, happy Easter."

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at approximately 9:45 p.m. on January 31, 2026, at her home in the Catalina Foothills suburb of Tucson, Arizona. She was reported missing on February 1 after failing to appear at a friend's house to watch an online church service. Within 24 hours, the case escalated from a search operation to a criminal investigation. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that blood discovered on the porch outside Nancy's home tested positive for her DNA, and that evidence recovered from the residence indicated a crime had taken place.

The FBI joined local and state law enforcement, releasing footage of a suspect captured on a Nest doorbell camera at Nancy's home. The individual was seen in a ski mask and gloves, carrying a black 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack sold exclusively at Walmart. No arrests have been made, no motive has been identified, and the Guthrie family is offering a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy's safe recovery.

Savannah had been away from Studio 1A at Rockefeller Center since January 30, two days before her sister reported Nancy missing to police. On March 6, she made an unannounced visit to the TODAY studio, telling colleagues, "I wanted you to know that I'm still standing, and I still have hope, and I'm still me," and adding: "I still believe." The family issued a public statement on March 21 appealing for renewed community help in the search.

Her first public interview since Nancy's disappearance came in a three-part conversation with TODAY colleague Hoda Kotb, which aired March 26 and 27. She described the "agony" her family was enduring and spoke plainly about her return to television: "I can't come back and try to be something that I'm not." On faith, she was direct: "Faith is how I will stay connected with my mom. God is how I'm holding hands with my mom. And I won't let sadness win for her."

In the Easter message, Guthrie extended her reflection beyond personal grief: "I see a bright vision of the day when heaven and earth pass away because they are one, on earth as it is in heaven." The phrase "I still believe" has now anchored every public appearance she has made since the disappearance, from a quiet moment with her newsroom colleagues in March to a congregation watching from screens on Easter Sunday morning.

Guthrie's return to the TODAY anchor desk is scheduled for April 6, her first in-studio appearance since January 30. Nancy Guthrie has now been missing for 63 days.