Missing-person cases often must face hard truth
Watching Savannah Guthrie sit on a couch and look into a camera is nothing new. It is how many Americans start their day — with a cup of coffee and the “Today” show. But for two days this week, the usually upbeat host has not been interviewing others about their challenges. She has been holding the hands of her siblings and speaking about the disappearance of her mother. The attention is national. It is the kind of cultural moment people may one day recall the way they remember the white Bronco carrying O.J. Simpson down a California freeway or the rescue of nine trapped ...