Neighbor Describes Suspicious Man Seen Before Guthrie Disappearance

Aldine Meister says the man took a 'long look' at the street on a key date before Nancy Guthrie went missing.

Published on Mar. 10, 2026

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One of Nancy Guthrie's neighbors, Aldine Meister, has reported seeing a suspicious man in the area on January 11, three weeks before the 84-year-old mother of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie disappeared. Meister said the man was 'kind of going slowly' and 'really took a long look' at their street, appearing to scope out the area. The FBI has asked Guthrie's neighbors for all Ring camera footage from that date as part of the investigation into her disappearance.

Why it matters

The sighting of a suspicious man in the area around the time of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance could provide important clues for investigators trying to determine what happened to the 84-year-old. Meister's account suggests the man may have been casing the neighborhood, raising concerns about potential foul play in Guthrie's case.

The details

According to Meister, the man she saw on January 11 was 'in kind of street clothes, not shoes that you'd walk in, and he had a baseball hat really low, and he was kind of hunched over, and he was kind of looking around, and he just didn't fit.' Meister said the man was not moving quickly, like someone out for exercise, but was 'kind of going slowly' and 'really took a long look' at their street, leading her to believe he was scoping out the area.

  • Meister saw the suspicious man on January 11, 2026.
  • Nancy Guthrie went missing three weeks after the sighting, on January 31, 2026.

The players

Aldine Meister

A neighbor of Nancy Guthrie who reported seeing a suspicious man in the area around the time of Guthrie's disappearance.

Nancy Guthrie

The 84-year-old mother of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing on January 31, 2026.

Savannah Guthrie

The host of the 'Today' show, whose mother Nancy Guthrie went missing in January 2026.

FBI

The federal law enforcement agency investigating Nancy Guthrie's disappearance, which has asked her neighbors for Ring camera footage from January 11.

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What they’re saying

“He wasn't going terribly quickly like a normal person who's getting exercise. He was kind of going slowly, and when he walked by this street, he really took a long look at it.”

— Aldine Meister, Neighbor of Nancy Guthrie (NewsNation)

“I'm getting ready in the morning, and I saw him out there, so I couldn't make out his face. He was in kind of street clothes, not shoes that you'd walk in, and he had a baseball hat really low, and he was kind of hunched over, and he was kind of looking around, and he just didn't fit.”

— Aldine Meister, Neighbor of Nancy Guthrie (NewsNation)

What’s next

The FBI has asked Guthrie's neighbors for all Ring camera footage specifically from January 11 as part of the investigation into her disappearance.

The takeaway

The sighting of a suspicious man in the area around the time of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance could provide important clues for investigators, raising concerns about potential foul play in the case and the need for the community to remain vigilant and cooperate fully with law enforcement.