Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping: Mistake or targeted? Is Peter Megaw linked to the case? New details emerge

The search for TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, continues. It’s been over fifteen days since she went missing, and no one has been arrested yet.

For those unaware, Nancy was last seen on January 31, before she was apparently kidnapped, disappearing from her home in Arizona’s Catalina Foothills. The 84-year-old’s son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, was the last known person to see her. As per reports, he drove her home after she had dinner with her daughter, Annie Guthrie.

Annie and Tommasso have been repeatedly facing the wrath of netizens. Given the situation, the Pima County Sheriff, Chris Nanos, recently defended the Guthrie family, saying they had no role in Nancy’s disappearance.

Amid this, some locals and online commentators have wondered whether the kidnapper even meant to come to her house at all. A new theory suggests that the kidnapper, who is said to be 5’9 or 5’10 tall, targeted the wrong home entirely.

Who is Peter K. M. Megaw, and is he connected to Guthrie?

 
Megaw is a prominent exploration geologist and longtime Exhibits Chair for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. He is a respected expert in his field and deeply connected to the community around the annual Tucson Gem and Mineral show — one of the world’s most prominent events for collectors and dealers.
 

Around the same time as Nancy’s disappearance, reports emerged of a rare piece of native gold and other valuable materials being stolen from a vendor’s display at the show, which ran from February 12-15, 2026.
 

That coincidence — a high-value theft in the same neighbourhood and timeframe — sparked theories that whoever targeted Megaw’s collection may have mistakenly invaded the Guthrie property instead. Though there’s no official evidence yet connecting the kidnapping to the gem theft or to Megaw, the idea underscores just how little is known about the motive behind Nancy’s disappearance and why investigators are pursuing so many divergent leads.
 

Here’s the gold piece that went missing from the event. The page, Mineral Classics, shared a screengrab of the thief dressed in white wearing a white beanie as he leaves with the item without paying for it.

The investigators have not commented on whether Megaw is really connected to the Guthrie case.