On January 31, a small but sprightly 84-year-old woman was dropped off at home after dinner with her daughter – and hasn’t been seen since. It’s become one of America’s biggest ever missing persons cases.
So where is Nancy Guthrie?
As the mystery surrounding the missing mum of NBC’s Today host Savannah Guthrie, continues, one man might have answers: journalist Brian Entin.
The seasoned news reporter, currently working at News Nation, has been at Nancy’s property in Arizona from the first day, updating the public on the police investigation, and being a detective himself.
He’s found some extraordinary evidence.
The missing persons alert issued by police for Nancy Guthrie. Image: Pima County Sheriff’s Department
How Brian Entin found Nancy Guthrie’s blood
Speaking exclusively to Mediaweek, Entin talks about his time looking for Nancy, and the incredible find one day when the police had removed the crime-scene tape, and the team knocked on her door.
“One of our photographers actually shot the video of Nancy’s front steps,” he says.
“We realised the crime scene tape was down and wanted to knock on the door to see if anyone was home. It was shocking when we realised there was still blood on the front steps.”
Entin revealed to the world that there was a trail of blood at Nancy’s door, with his team obtaining disturbing footage of it.
“I can’t remember another time we discovered something quite like this.”
Blood discovered at Nancy Guthrie’s front door. Image: Brian Entin
In a later interview, Entin recalled how the moment unfolded: “The cameraman Nick actually went up before me and was the one who said: “Oh my gosh, there’s blood up near the doorstep.”
Entin was shocked, the reality of the danger Nancy was in was sinking in, and that the police had left the scene unattended.
The FBI advised that the property should be closed again after the discovery.
Entin says that while the evidence was crucial in finding out what happened to Nancy, he still walks a fine line with the authorities.
“We are always careful not to interfere with police investigations. We never would have approached the house if it were still a crime scene.
“At the end of the day, we all want Nancy to come home.”
Left: Savannah Guthrie and her mum Nancy. Image: NBC. Right: The Guthrie family made an emotional plea in a video. Image: Instagram
During his decades-long career, Entin also reported on the high-profile Idaho murders of four college students in 2022. He also spent seven weeks before that, in 2021, camping outside the house of Brian Laundrie’s parents following the disappearance of Gabby Petito.
“When I cover a case, I do what I call ‘locking in’. It becomes my life,” he says.
“I have been in Tucson for 25 days – most of that time outside Nancy Guthrie’s house, keeping an eye on all the developments.
“The police have a job. And journalists have a job. It is our job to hold them accountable and to fairly report on the case.
Savannah Guthrie, her sister Annie, and her brother-in-law Tommaso visit the memorial outside Nancy’s house just now. pic.twitter.com/GPg0QZB21i
— Brian Entin (@BrianEntin) March 2, 2026