The Catalina Foothills home in Tucson, Arizona, is where Savannah Guthrie spent her childhood — and the last place her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was seen before she was taken.
Built in 1969 on an acre of desert land, the 3,776-square-foot home has five bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. The family bought it for $85,000; today it’s valued at nearly $1.1 million. Nancy briefly listed it in 2007 but ultimately stayed, living there nearly 50 years.
The house was the heart of the family’s life — shaped by faith, long Sundays at Casas Adobes Baptist Church, and joyful memories with Savannah’s father, Charles Guthrie, who died suddenly in 1988. After his death, the home became a place of both grief and strength as Nancy supported the family.
Located in a dark, rural stretch of the Catalina Foothills with no streetlights, the property is beautiful but isolated.
Just months before the tragedy, Savannah returned home for a segment on Today, celebrating Tucson with her mother and sister. They shared lunch at El Charro Cafe and reflected on why Nancy never left: the air, the peaceful life, and family.
For decades, it was simply home. Now, it’s part of a far more painful story.