Savannah Guthrie’s Chilling Childhood Secret Uncovered: The Dark ‘Kidnapping Games’ That Haunt Her Family History
Ever wonder what mischief looks like when it’s meticulously planned—by a crafty cousin no less? Savannah Guthrie’s 2024 book takes us back to a peculiar chapter in her childhood, where summertime meant secretive escapades and staged kidnappings that were more thrilling hazing than horrifying ordeal. Picture this: an early morning escape, hushed whispers in the pre-dawn gloom, a rickety station wagon trundling through a desert sunrise, and a payphone call that sends Mom into a mock panic. It’s a blend of innocence and cleverness that flips the usual notion of kidnapping on its head—can a “crime” be a game, or is this just childhood creativity gone wild? Either way, Savannah’s story isn’t just nostalgia—it’s a fascinating glimpse into family antics with a twist. Ready to dive in? LEARN MORE
Megyn Kelly revisited audio from Savannah’s 2024 book in which she described a childhood kidnapping game her older cousin designed.
The game featured secrecy, an early morning escape, and a fake call home to tell her mother that “cousin Terry kidnapped me.”
“About once a year in the summertime, cousin Terry orchestrated a kidnapping of my sister and me,” Savannah wrote. “It went down like this. The cousins would visit for a few days at our house in Tucson. And then, on the morning they were due to leave, Terry would wake us up early, shushing us in the pre-dawn darkness as we made our escape.”
“We would all pile into her rickety station wagon and head North, the sky streaking with bright oranges and pinks as the sun rose over the colorless desert landscape. Somewhere between Phoenix and Tucson, Terry would make a pitstop and let Annie and me call home at a payphone. ‘Mom, cousin Terry kidnapped us to take us to her house.’ My mother would feign in shock, protest how terribly she would miss us, then assure us she’d drive up to retrieve us in a few days.”
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