Nancy Guthrie Was 'Bleeding From Either the Hands or Face' During Horrifying Abduction, Expert Claims — As the Hunt for Savannah's Mom Continues

The coloration of the blood splatters gave off powerful clues.
Feb. 12 2026, Published 7:50 p.m. ET
A forensic pathologist has claimed Nancy Guthrie's blood splatters on her front porch suggest she was bleeding from her nose or mouth, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
The drops stained the tiles near her front door in the early morning hours of her abduction on February 1, and the coloration provided a key clue to where on her body Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old was bleeding.
Blood Stains 'Did Not Occur By Innocent Means'

NewsNation's Brian Entin was able to get video of Nancy Guthrie's blood stains on her front porch.
"Nancy Guthrie is bleeding from some area, either the hands or the face," forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden told Fox News Digital.
"The nature of the blood spots with little pale centers or donut shapes is typical for drops that come from the nose or mouth, because they're mixed with air," he explained.
The fact that Nancy was unable to stop her blood from spilling onto the porch was an ominous sign for Baden.
"This blood dropped onto the porch area during an abduction," Baden revealed. "They indicate that it did not occur by innocent means."
Blood Splatter Is 'Indicative of Occurring During an Abduction'

Nancy Guthrie's blood was found both inside her house and on her front porch.
"They happened not in a normal, innocent way where it could be covered up or have iodine and bandages put on it," the forensics expert said about how one would normally treat a part of the body that is bleeding.
"These are not innocent droplets. From the shape, number of droplets, and the place of the droplets outside the house on the porch, they are entirely consistent and indicative of occurring during an abduction."
Authorities confirmed the blood near Nancy's front door, as well as more found inside her home, belonged to the ailing mother of the Today co-host.
More than 48 hours after the abduction, when Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos originally released the crime scene, several media outlets were able to walk up to Nancy's porch and take video of the blood splatter still visible on the tile.
Since then, the FBI has returned on several occasions to put up the crime scene tape once again and continue investigating her terrifying disappearance.
No Signs of 'Traumatic Injury' From the Porch Stains

A man armed with a gun was seen attempted to disable Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera.
Surveillance video recovered from Nancy's Nest doorbell camera showed a man wearing gloves and a ski mask with a gun holstered in his waistband as he attempted to disable the device.
Forensics-certified bloodstain pattern analyst Jeffrey Gentry determined it was highly unlikely that the elderly grandmother had been shot or suffered a serious bodily injury while she was being forcibly taken from her home.
"Nothing I'm seeing would indicate that this person has a traumatic injury like a gunshot wound or a stab wound," which are "projected" blood patterns, he explained.
"These are all large volume strains going straight down, indicating that the person was either walking or stationary, but they're upright," he observed from the splatters.
The Mystery Deepens


Nancy Guthrie has not been seen or heard from since she was abducted on February 1.
After 12 agonizing days since Nancy was abducted from her home, authorities still have no suspects or persons of interest.
There have been no key clues indicating whether the NBC star's beloved mother is still alive or not.
Savannah has made multiple pleas to the public asking for their help in finding her missing mom. The Pima County Sheriff's Department issued an "urgent" public request for information on February 12, including how to submit video footage from vehicles, Ring cameras, or anything out of the ordinary that could help their investigation.
Nancy didn't have a Nest subscription that would have recorded what happened both inside and outside her home during the 41 minutes from when someone accessed her house, and when her pacemaker stopped syncing with her Apple Watch at 2:28 a.m.
It took days for the FBI to fully recover the doorbell video and photos of the intruder from Nest's parent company, Google, after it had been previously inaccessible.
There is still no motive for why someone took Nancy, as several "ransom" notes turned out to be probable hoaxes.



