SAVANNAH GUTHRIE MOM MISSING: DAY 17

Summary

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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Episode: SAVANNAH GUTHRIE MOM MISSING: DAY 17
Date: February 17, 2026

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Overview

In this episode, Nancy Grace investigates two unsettling cases involving missing children: three-year-old Genesis Reed from Enterprise, Alabama, and eleven-year-old Jacob Pritchett from Brooklyn, New York. Through expert guests and on-the-ground reporting, Nancy and her panel unravel inconsistencies, explore the complexities of each case, and appeal for public assistance.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Disappearance of Genesis Reed (Enterprise, Alabama)

Segment start: [02:51]

Recap of Facts

• Genesis Nova Reed, almost 3 years old, reported missing from Meadowbrook Apartments.
• Mother, Adrian Reed, claims she woke up at 3 AM, found Genesis gone and front door open ([05:05] Nancy Grace).
• Last seen wearing pink Minnie Mouse pajamas ([07:13]).
• Neighbors dispute official timeline: Many haven’t seen Genesis since Christmas, weeks before the mother’s report ([06:10], [11:12]).
• Apartment complex setting makes it unlikely Genesis simply wandered off ([06:10], [06:55]).

Timeline Confusion

• Neighbors frequently saw Genesis with her mother daily until about a month prior to the report ([07:28] Dave Mack).
• Contradiction in mother’s story—did Genesis sleep in her own bed or with Adrian? ([08:57] Dave Mack).

“We’re getting both these stories from mom, Nancy. So which one do you want to believe? That she had her own bed she slept in or she regularly sleeps with mom? Because she’s told both stories so far.”
—Dave Mack [08:57]

Custody & Investigative Theories

• Expert (Crime Analyst): For very young children, custody disputes are common in missing-child cases ([09:42]).
• Notably, law enforcement did not issue a broad search call to the public, suggesting belief Genesis could be with a known person, potentially related to custody ([09:54]).
• FBI involvement could indicate possible travel across state lines ([10:34]).

“...The FBI can be called in to assist. They’re going to have greater resources tracking cell phones and things like that.”
—Crime Analyst [10:45]

Mother’s Status & Doubts About Official Report

• Adrian Reed, the mother, has been charged with filing a false report and is held without bond ([17:40] Dave Mack).
• Despite her arrest, the search for Genesis continues, with authorities urging the public for any information ([17:40]).

“...Enterprise police Chief Michael Moore says the search for two year old Genesis Reed continues in earnest and he’s asking the public for more information...Adrian Reed...in jail without bond.”
—Dave Mack [17:40]

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2. The Disappearance of Jacob Pritchett (Brooklyn, New York)

Segment start: [18:23]

Recap of Facts

• Jacob Pritchett, 11, autistic and non-verbal.
• Reported missing by social services in October, not by his mother ([18:46] Dave Mack).
• Mother, Jacqueline Pritchett, claims Jacob never existed, despite his name being tattooed on her arm ([18:46]).
• Last confirmed sighting: Property manager saw Jacob April 2nd. Aunt saw him waving from a window early 2025 ([22:41] Brian Fitzgibbons).

“She claims she doesn’t have a son named Jacob even though she has a tattoo on her arm that says Jacob.”
—Dave Mack [18:46]

Law Enforcement Response & Investigation

• NYPD sent cadaver dogs which indicated blood was found in the apartment and on a mattress found by a dumpster ([20:45] Crime Analyst, [22:00] Dave Mack).
• Police excavated over 3 million pounds of trash at a landfill that serves the apartment complex—no trace of Jacob ([20:45] Crime Analyst).
• Mother was brought to Rikers and released multiple times, refusing to provide information ([21:41] Brian Fitzgibbons, [22:00] Dave Mack).

Concerns about Isolation & Homeschooling

• Jacob was homeschooled; there are no public school records, raising concerns of isolation and missed welfare checks ([22:41], [23:57]).
• Comparison to the Turpin case—homeschooling can sometimes remove an important line of defense against child abuse ([22:41]).

“When you take that safety net out of the equation, you have more children being abused.”
—Brian Fitzgibbons [22:41]

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3. Broader Reflections & Public Appeals

• Panelists lament how easy it is for some unfit parents to evade oversight, with children ultimately paying the price ([19:55] Brian Fitzgibbons).

“Why is it that anybody can have children, but you have to go through all sorts of licensure to drive a car... but anybody can have a child and then mistreat them?”
—Brian Fitzgibbons [19:55]

• Both cases highlight the danger of delayed reporting and lack of third-party oversight.
• Nancy repeatedly urges listeners to contact authorities if they have any information:
  • Genesis Reed: Enterprise PD at 334-347-2222
  • Jacob Pritchett: Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS or crimestoppers.nypdonline.org

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I can’t tell you how devastating the blow will be if Genesis has been missing since Christmas... We’ve lost a lot of time if that’s true...”
  —Nancy Grace [11:48]

• “It’s not like a house that she walked out of. This is an apartment building... a lot of houses and residences all around Apache Drive. So it’s very unlikely that this was a wandered off into the woods scenario.”
  —Crime Analyst [06:10]

• “The mom says, quote, that she was barren. I don’t even know who uses that word anymore. I think it’s in the Old Testament, New Testament, I don’t know. But that said, how dare she? She’s got his name tattooed on her body.”
  —Brian Fitzgibbons [19:55]

• “All signs have to lead to this mother. And for these questions to be answered.”
  —Crime Analyst [20:45]

• “If you know or think you know anything about the case... please help us find baby Genesis and little boy Jacob. Nancy Grace Signing off. We wait as justice unfolds. Goodbye, friend.”
  —Nancy Grace [24:38]

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Important Timestamps

• [02:51]: Introduction to the case of Genesis Reed, 3, missing from Enterprise, AL
• [06:10]: Crime Analyst questions abduction scenario; neighborhood context
• [08:57]: Contradictions in mother’s report about sleeping arrangements
• [09:54]: Detective discusses custody issue possibility and search patterns
• [10:34]: FBI involvement—potential for interstate angle
• [11:12]: Neighbors’ statements, last sightings, behavior changes
• [17:40]: Mother Adrian Reed charged with filing false report; official update
• [18:23]: Transition to Jacob Pritchett’s case in Brooklyn
• [18:46]: Jacob’s disappearance details and mother’s denial
• [20:45]: Cadaver dog findings/blood evidence in Jacob’s apartment
• [22:41]: Homeschooling concerns and public school record absence
• [24:38]: Nancy’s closing, public appeals for tips

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Flow and Tone

Nancy Grace and her panel maintain a direct, urgent, and empathetic tone throughout. The underlying message is one of hope, but also an insistence on accountability and the need for vigilance when children go missing, especially when their caretakers’ stories are inconsistent. Frequent appeals for public involvement underline the seriousness of the cases.

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Summary

This episode sharply scrutinizes two missing child cases, exposing inconsistencies in parental stories, highlighting investigative challenges, and invoking both expert analysis and community witness reports. Nancy Grace, supported by crime analysts and investigators, lays bare the potential for custody disputes, parental deception, and the dire consequences of delayed reporting. The takeaway is an impassioned call to the community to stay alert, provide information, and protect the vulnerable.

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[Brian Fitzgibbons]

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace. Breaking news, a three year old little girl, Genesis Reed, missing from Enterprise, Alabama. Enterprise, where is that? Enterprise is near. Hey Cody, it is near OP I'm trying to give you a good connection. It's along the panhandle, veering toward Florida. A three year old little girl missing, Genesis Reid, not only that, Jacob Pritchett, an autistic boy, just 11 years old, is missing out of Brooklyn. His mom says he never existed. Really? Then why do you have his name tattooed on your body? WOMAN Good evening, I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime Stories. I want to thank you for being with us. Straight out to Dave Mack, crime Stories, investigative reporter. I want to start with the little three year old girl, Genesis Reed out of Enterprise, Alabama. First of all, where's Enterprise? Explain. I'm sure you'll do a better job than I did.

[Dave Mack]

You mentioned the panhandle of Florida. If you're going from the beach like Panama City beach to Montgomery, Alabama, it's halfway point, very southern part of Alabama, northern Florida in that general vicinity, Enterprise, Alabama, not a big city. But you mentioned OP and other areas. It's called the wiregrass area. But Nancy, we have a three year old, okay, that mom says she woke up at 3 o' clock in the morning. Her toddler is gone and the front door is open. We've heard this before in other stories. I don't know what her mother, Adrian Reed, expects us to believe, but she claims in a 911 call that she woke up, baby's missing. Now she said that she wasn't in her bed, but other reports are that Adrian slept with Genesis in the same bed. So we've got to get that squared away. But right now, Genesis Reed missing at three years old.

[Nancy Grace]

Enterprise, Alabama police desperately searching for Genesis Nova Reed turning three next month. The toddler reported missing Monday when her mom wakes in the early morning hours to find Genesis bed empty and the front door open. Neighbors fear Genesis missing longer having last seen her more than a month ago. Genesis, light skinned African American with black hair and brown eyes, 2ft 5 inches tall, 30 pounds, last seen wearing pink Minnie Mouse pajamas. Anyone with info, call EnterprisePD at 334-347-2222.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

Now joining us in addition to Dave Mack from Crime Stories, a real expert in finding missing people, it's Brian Fitzgibbons. He is director operations, USPA Nationwide Security. He leads a team of investigators that go worldwide trying to find missing people. He is at uspasecurity.com Brian, thank you for being with us. Brian. I don't like it. It stinks. You know why it stinks? For many reasons. But first of all, neighbors state they have not seen Genesis read in two weeks.

[Crime Analyst/Expert]

Yeah, that's the most concerning piece here. And neighbors have also reported that they would consistently see the mother with Genesis. So prior to a month, you know, a month ago, they're seeing them all the time. And now that she's reported missing, we learned that they haven't seen her in over a month. One thing that did jump off the page here, this is, this isn't like a house that she walked out of. This is an apartment building where, you know, a complex where you've got a number of neighbors, not a huge wooded area near it. There's a lot of houses and residences all around Apache Drive. So it's very unlikely that this was a wandered off into the woods scenario.

[Dave Mack]

The mother stated that when she woke up this morning at 3am that's when she noted the child was missing. Missing. We have not stopped since 3am this morning. During the morning hours, we completed a number of searches of the area in close proximity to the residents here.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

That is Captain Billy Hagland joining us from Enterprise. And that's from our friends at Wiregrass Daily News. Back to the facts to Dave Mack. I understand that she was last seen wearing Minnie Mouse PJs.

[Dave Mack]

That's the story that we're being given. But the reality, Nancy, is that Genesis had a regular routine with her mom. They would walk around the apartment complex. It was a regular thing walking every day. Friends around there had other children playing with Genesis. And all of a sudden, around Christmas time, it stopped. They haven't seen Genesis and Adrian, her mother, walking around the apartment complex together. And when they were questioned, we're talking about people who live with them in the same apartment complex. And I don't want to say anything bad, she's a friend of mine, but I haven't seen this child since Christmas. So reporting her missing now, we're talking six or eight weeks.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

Nancy, you know, you're right. There are neighbors that state they have not seen Genesis since Christmas. Others put it at a few weeks, but I think I can understand the discrepancy there. Neighbors that associate with the mom and the baby maybe next door neighbors or little playmate moms see her more often and would realize she's been missing for longer. So I noticed another discrepancy and I want to ask you about that, Dave. Mac. Some reports state the mom noticed she was missing when she went to go check in her bed in Genesis. Bed. Other reports say they slept together. What do we know?

[Dave Mack]

Well, we know exactly that, that we're getting two separate stories about where this child sleeps. And again, a three year old that normally sleeps with mom. And maybe that's the truth of the matter. We're getting both these stories from mom Nancy. So which one do you want to believe? That she had her own bed she slept in or she regularly sleeps with mom? Because she's told both stories so far.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

Apparently this little girl, Fitzgibbons is not even three years old. Much like Kelly Anthony, the daughter of tot mom Casey Anthony, not quite three years old. What do you make of it?

[Crime Analyst/Expert]

Yeah. So I want to share something. In a lot of our cases that we work with children under the age of five. Okay. It's very likely going to have something to do with a custody issue.

[Dave Mack]

Okay.

[Crime Analyst/Expert]

And something jumps out to me in this story that law enforcement is not currently requesting any major search effort or help from the public. Okay. So what that indicates to me is that there's an investigation going on. Where, where was Genesis? Did she travel anywhere with her mother around Christmas time? Who were they with? And could she be staying there with a friend or a family member as a part of a greater custody battle? So you know that that's a, a point of hope for the public here and a point of hope for Genesis that that could be the case.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

Well, let me ask you this. Along those same lines, Brian Fitzgibbons, what does it tell you that the FBI has been brought in in the search for Genesis? Maybe cross state lines for custody issues.

[Crime Analyst/Expert]

Correct? Yeah, cross state lines. And you have to understand the FBI can be called in to assist. They're going to have greater resources tracking cell phones and things like that. So, you know, the, the local law enforcement enterprise may have, well, just called them in.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

And we've been up since 4 o' clock this morning, literally standing outside with the police.

[Dave Mack]

It's 4 o' clock this morning.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

Ain't nobody went to sleep. Ain't nobody.

[Nancy Grace]

And we all been standing out here waiting. Neighbors say Genesis is a familiar face seen walking with her mom on Apache Drive almost daily up until about a month ago when Adrian suddenly stops the practice. Vanessa Marana whose daughter frequently plays with Genesis, says she hasn't seen the toddler since Christmas. Another neighbor says he runs into Adrian shopping alone on Valentine's Day. When he asks where her daughter is, Adrian replies, I don't know and abruptly walks away.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

I ain't seen the baby since Christmas, but that's my friend, so I would.

[Dave Mack]

Never, you know, go against what she saying.

[Nancy Grace]

My biggest concern is getting the baby home.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

That from our friends at wdhn. Okay. I can't tell you how devastating the blow will be if Genesis has been missing since Christmas. That's according to her neighbors. So Brian fitzgibbons We've lost a lot of time if that's true. And you know, in some jurisdictions not reporting your child missing is in fact a crime.

[Crime Analyst/Expert]

Oh certainly. Yeah. And you know investigators, when you see State Bureau of Investigation, FBI along with the local law enforcement involved here, I'm going to guarantee you that answers are going to come here for Genesis. They're going to be downloading all sorts of communications, location data for the mother to try to unwind. The last time they were indeed together.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

The last time we have seen her about a month ago, she used to walk up and down the road with this child and everything and now all of a sudden now the child is seen.

[Dave Mack]

We're trying to get a timeline and would appreciate that information. We haven't necessarily stated that Genesis has been missing for 30 days, but that's what we're asking everybody is to brag.

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Our friends at Wire Grass Daily News and WDHN to you, Dave Mack. Who is this mysterious Mariah?

[Dave Mack]

That's a name that apparently was given by Adrian to law enforcement. Just a name. I remember you mentioned Top Mom a few minutes ago. Remember how she said that she dropped off?

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

Please don't say Zenida Gonzalez. Is that what you're about to say.

[Dave Mack]

Yeah, sadly I was, but now I've got Mariah. Yes.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

Okay. Again, I believe the person you're referring to as Adrian by their first name would be Genesis mother Adrian Reed. We're trying to learn more about this little missing girl. We know that it was in fact moment who called 911.

[Nancy Grace]

Genesis mom, who neighbors identify as Adrian Reed calls 911 at 3am Monday morning explaining she woke to find her toddler missing from her bed and the front door to their home at Meadowbrook Apartments wide open. Enterprise police descend on the complex backed by Coffee county sheriffs, state investigators and local fire departments. Investigators search the immediate area for the little girl by 3pm FBI agents join the search.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

If you know or think you know anything about the disappearance of this little two year old girl, almost three, please dial Enterprise PD 334-34-7-2222.

[Dave Mack]

Nancy Enterprise Police have charged the mother of Genesis Reed with filing a false report about the missing toddler. Adrian Reed is being held without bond on the class C felony which she is suspected of foul play in the case. Routinely, class C allegations have a much lower bond. Enterprise police Chief Michael Moore says the search for two year old Genesis Reed continues in earnest and he's asking the public for more information. But as of this moment, Adrian Reed, the mother of Genesis Reed, in jail without bond.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

Crime stories with nancy grace. And now we go across the country to the Bronx in the search for an 11 year old autistic boy. His name Jacob Pritchett. Jacob Pritchett, straight out to Dave Mack, what can you tell me about Jacob's disappearance?

[Dave Mack]

Jacob Pritchett is 11 years old, Nancy, and he is from Brooklyn. He is autistic and non verbal. He was reported missing in October not by his mother but by social services. Family says that Jacob has never actually been enrolled in public school, that he has been homeschooled by his mother. The problem with that is Jacqueline Pritchett. Jacob Pritchett's mother claims she doesn't have a son. She doesn't have a son named Jacob even though she has a tattoo on her arm that says Jacob. She claims she doesn't have a son. Jacob Pritchett, 11 years old, last seen by an apartment manager April of a year ago. So we've got last sighting April 2nd. We've got missing report filed in October. And Jacob's mother, Jacqueline Pritchett has been locked up a couple of times at Rikers island for being pulled in front of a judge and saying I don't have a son. They're looking for Jacob Pritchett.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

Good gravy. There are thousands of people across the country that would take this boy and raise him in a loving home. Straight out to Brian Fitzgibbons joining us. USPA nationwide security. Why is it, and I know we've asked this rhetorically many, many times, why is it that anybody can have children, but you have to go through all sorts of licensure to drive a car to, you know, buy a home, but anybody can have a child and then mistreat them? The mom says, quote, that she was barren. I don't even know who uses that word anymore. I think it's in the Old Testament, New Testament, I don't know. But that said, how dare she? She's got his name tattooed on her body. Fitz.

[Crime Analyst/Expert]

Yeah. And what we've learned about the mother, Nancy, is that she's suffering from some severe mental health issues. Since October, nypd, when they found out about Jacob being missing, has. Has actually done quite a bit here. They've, they've sent dogs into the apartment in Brooklyn, cadaver dogs that, that actually did hit and find the presence of blood. So that's very concerning. On top of that, NYPD has excavated over 3 million pounds of trash in Rochester, New York, at a landfill that services that apartment complex. So no Jacob, no answers. All signs have to lead to this mother. And for these questions to be answered.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

I know she gets taken back and forth to Rikers because she won't tell anyone about the child. And just most recently, another judge there in Brooklyn sprang her from behind bars and dismissed the case. Is that true, Dave Mack?

[Dave Mack]

100% true, Nancy. So Jacqueline Pritchett is back out on the loose again. But hey, one thing to point out about these searches early on in the investigation. We're talking October here. As investigators were getting into this very, very quickly, they brought out cadaver dogs and brought them to the apartment of Jacqueline Pritchett. That's where dogs hit on blood on the refrigerator and blood on a mattress that was found by the dumpster outside. It is that mattress, blood and dumpster that led law enforcement to searching nearly 3 million pounds of raw garbage at the dump in search of this child. Anything they can find.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

The last confirmed sighting, Jacob was April 2nd. A property manager saw him and earlier in 2025, he waved from a window early 2025 with he waved to his aunt who was speaking to his mother outside. Now, we also know that according to nypd, Jacob never went to public school and was being homeschooled. Now right there, it reminds me of the Turpin children. There was no record of them. They were being horribly abused in the home. And when a child is taken out of regular school and is being homeschooled, and I'm not knocking homeschooling, I'm saying that that's one less barrier to a child being mistreated because teachers and school employees are under a duty, a duty to report if they suspect mistreatment or abuse. So when you take that safety net out of the equation, you have more children being abused. What about it, Fitzgibbons? I mean, I would think that school teachers would notice he's not in school anymore.

[Crime Analyst/Expert]

Yeah. Hey, it certainly a defense, right, that you know, when this child is not integrated with society in any way, no one's seeing him on a regular basis. He has no method to report to a safe adult about the conditions that he's living in or the treatment that he's getting. So that that's certainly one component to it. You know, I'd love to learn more about what activities was he involved in, if any was he allowed to leave the house? You know, we see reports that his aunt had to wave to him through the window while she spoke to the mother outside. So this is a very disturbing case.

[Brian Fitzgibbons]

It's also amazing to me that no one ever reported this activity to DFax Department of Family Children's Services. She has his DOB tattooed on her body, yet she says he never existed. If you know or think you know anything about the case of missing boy Jacob Pritchett out of Brooklyn, please dial Toll Free Crime Stoppers 800-577-TIPS Tips 800-577-8477 or 2. Go online to crimestoppers.nypdonline.org Please help us find baby Genesis and little boy Jacob. Nancy Grace Signing off. We wait as justice unfolds. Goodbye, friend.

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