“Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie is “livid” over early claims her brother-in-law was a prime suspect in her mom Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, according to her former NBC colleague Megyn Kelly.
The conservative firebrand said she had learned Guthrie was left fuming after fellow journalist, Ashleigh Banfield, had alleged the brother-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, was somehow tied to the Feb.1 kidnapping in Tucson, Ariz.
Kelly dropped the revelation amid reports Guthrie is planning to sue Banfield over the false allegation — and especially since the Pima County Sheriff’s Office publicly cleared the family of having any involvement.
“I have not been able to confirm that the Guthrie family wants to sue Ashleigh Banfield, but I have confirmed that Savannah is livid about that report and definitely does not suspect her or her brother-in-law,” Kelly said during an episode of SiriusXM’s The Megyn Kelly Show late last week.
“Can you blame her? I mean, of course, she loves her sister, I’m sure she loves her brother-in-law, and I’m sure she genuinely doesn’t believe they had anything to do with it.”
Cioni and his wife Annie Guthrie were the last known people to see Nancy after having dinner with her the night before she vanished, according to investigators.
Just days after her disappearance, Banfield went on air citing a single law enforcement source who said Cioni was possibly being eyed as a suspect.
The timeline of the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom:
Banfield later doubled down on her reporting — even after Sheriff Chris Nanos insisted there were no persons of interest in the case.
