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Pima County sheriff's office updates Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation
RePima County sheriff's office updates Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation
Nine months after Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped from her Tucson home, investigators say they are still working with partners on DNA analysis and continue to seek tips from the public.
Investigators in Pima County, Arizona, say they are still working to solve the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, nine months after the 84-year-old was taken from her home in Tucson. In an update posted Friday on X, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said it continues to work with the Nancy Guthrie Task Force on DNA analysis aimed at moving the case forward.
The department said investigators traveled to Florida earlier this month to meet with laboratory scientists and explore what more could be done. "A number of ideas were discussed, and we continue to work with all our partners to solve this case," the department wrote. It also urged the public to come forward with any information, no matter how minor, noting that "even the smallest piece of information could be critical to this investigation."
Guthrie is the mother of NBC journalist Savannah Guthrie. She was last seen shortly before 10 p.m. on Jan. 31, after a relative dropped her off at her home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson. Authorities confirmed she was kidnapped and did not leave on her own. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters during a news briefing in the days after her disappearance, "She did not leave on her own. We know that."
Despite that early confirmation, authorities have not publicly identified a suspect or person of interest. Investigators have pointed to footage from Guthrie's Ring doorbell camera that shows a masked man, but that image alone has not led to an arrest or a named suspect.
Authorities have released two ransom notes connected to the case. The first, sent Feb. 2, said Guthrie was unharmed and demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency for her release. The second, sent four days later on Feb. 6, said Guthrie had died shortly after she was kidnapped. Investigators released both notes in late July, noting that they were written in a distinctive style, and asked anyone who recognized the patterns to contact the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI.
In late September, the task force said it had learned of a possible new ransom note related to the disappearance. Investigators said they were also aware of social media comments about that note and were looking into the information to determine whether it was credible.
Anyone with information is asked to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or to remain anonymous, call 520-88-CRIME.
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