'That's A Motive', Nancy Guthrie Refused To Give Annie, Tommaso Cioni Money Before Her Kidnapping?

It's been three months since Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today Show host, Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her Arizona home under mysterious circumstances. Nancy was last seen at night on January 31, 2026 (ET) by Savannah's sister, Annie Guthrie's husband, Tommaso Cioni. Ever since the FBI released photos and videos of a masked person of interest in Nancy's case, the internet has been buzzing with theories regarding Tommaso Cioni matching the physical stature of the kidnapper. Amid that, new claims surfaced about his and his wife's monetary conversations with Nancy.

Tommaso Cioni and Annie Guthrie reportedly asked Nancy Guthrie for a loan

Annie Guthrie and her husband, Tommaso Cioni, allegedly asked Nancy Guthrie for a loan before her disappearance. The allegation was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by Jonathan Lee Riches (better known as JLR), an independent journalist, who has been sharing updates of the case since day 1. Notably, JLR didn't cite his source, and news outlets have also been unable to confirm the statement's validity. However, JLR's dedicated reporting on every update regarding the Nancy Guthrie case led his followers to believe the unverified loan angle, which many found believable.

Nancy Guthrie allegedly refused to give Annie Guthrie and Tommaso Cioni money

In JLR's follow-up tweet, he claimed that Nancy said no to Annie and her husband, Tommaso's alleged loan request. The investigator claimed to have gotten the information from a source who was aware of the loan-seeking conversations. He didn't elaborate on when and why Nancy refused monetary help to her daughter and son-in-law. However, the unverified information was enough to spark a horde of fan theories that Annie and Tommaso were salty about it and wanted to get back at Nancy for her behaviour. JLR's X post could be read as:

"Nancy Guthrie told them NO! She will not be giving them money. So I'm told."

Tommaso and Annie were already under public scrutiny since speculations regarding their involvement in Nancy Guthrie's abduction surfaced. The new loan angle fuelled the rumours of the couple kidnapping or killing the 84-year-old woman. "Well that's a motive right there Nancy just didn't wander away by herself there was a 3rd party intervention and that's the mystery that remains," alleged an online user. Another stated, "I knew the family had something to do with this and that it was over money so sad to do something to your own mom over money it really is the root of evil poor sweet Nancy." A third wrote, "I think this was all planned and carried out by A & T and Savannah is dumb enough to believe it."

How did Annie Guthrie and Tommaso Cioni first get linked to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance?

NewsNation journalist, Ashleigh Banfield claimed on her podcast that Tommaso Cioni was a "prime suspect," citing an unverified law enforcement source. Annie Guthrie and her husband, Tommaso Cioni, are under intense scrutiny as they were among the last people to see Nancy before she disappeared from her Tucson home on January 31, 2026. Tommaso reportedly drove Nancy home after a family dinner on Saturday night, ET, and confirmed she was safely inside at approximately 9:30 p.m. Notably, the officials have not named Annie or Tommaso as suspects in the case.

Tommaso Cioni was speculated to match the physical profile of Nancy Guthrie's masked kidnapper

Some social media users claimed the recently released security camera footage of a masked person of interest in Nancy Guthrie's case matches Tommaso Cioni's physical profile, specifically citing his facial hair (moustache and beard). "I've been suspicious about this guy for a week. Intruder has the same slow shoulders, oaffy build & dark facial hair too," an X user wrote. The public also based their prediction on the fact that "the intruder sure knew the area around the Nest camera," since it had been concealed effectively. However l, JLR presented contradictory views, stating, "Tommaso Cioni is much taller than 5 ft 9 - 5 ft 10."

Photo credits: Annie Guthrie/Facebook

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