The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, began after she was abducted from her home near Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday, Feb. 1, authorities said.
The Guthrie family has made multiple public pleas for any information surrounding their missing mother.
Timeline of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance and investigation
Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was abducted in her sleep early on Feb. 1, according to the sheriff’s department.
1:47 a.m.: Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera disconnected, the sheriff said.
2:12 a.m.: The camera software detected a person on camera, but no video is available, the sheriff said.
11:56 a.m.: Relatives responded to Nancy Guthrie’s home and discovered she was missing, the sheriff said.
12:03 p.m.: The family called 911, the sheriff said.
Click here for a full timeline of the case.
Police tent briefly set up at Nancy Guthrie’s home
Investigators arrived at Nancy Guthrie’s home on Thursday morning to briefly erect a white tent — typically used for privacy — outside her front door.
Investigators took the tent down after about an hour and drove away in unmarked vehicles with a large pelican case labeled “video forensics.” They also carried what appeared to be a laser measuring device.
Savannah Guthrie posts old home video: ‘We will never give up on her’
In a new Instagram post on Thursday, Savannah Guthrie shared an old home video from her childhood, showing her and her sister with their mother, Nancy Guthrie. The video is followed by a still photo of all three siblings with Nancy Guthrie.
“[O]ur lovely mom,” Savannah Guthrie wrote in the caption. “we will never give up on her. thank you for your prayers and hope.”
The search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, began after she was abducted from her home near Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday, Feb. 1, authorities said.
The Guthrie family has made multiple public pleas for any information surrounding their missing mother.
Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900.
Timeline of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance and investigation
Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was abducted in her sleep early on Feb. 1, according to the sheriff’s department.
1:47 a.m.: Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera disconnected, the sheriff said.
2:12 a.m.: The camera software detected a person on camera, but no video is available, the sheriff said.
11:56 a.m.: Relatives responded to Nancy Guthrie’s home and discovered she was missing, the sheriff said.
12:03 p.m.: The family called 911, the sheriff said.
Click here for a full timeline of the case.
Police tent briefly set up at Nancy Guthrie’s home
Investigators arrived at Nancy Guthrie’s home on Thursday morning to briefly erect a white tent — typically used for privacy — outside her front door.
Investigators took the tent down after about an hour and drove away in unmarked vehicles with a large pelican case labeled “video forensics.” They also carried what appeared to be a laser measuring device.
Savannah Guthrie posts old home video: ‘We will never give up on her’
In a new Instagram post on Thursday, Savannah Guthrie shared an old home video from her childhood, showing her and her sister with their mother, Nancy Guthrie. The video is followed by a still photo of all three siblings with Nancy Guthrie.
“[O]ur lovely mom,” Savannah Guthrie wrote in the caption. “we will never give up on her. thank you for your prayers and hope.”
Guthrie neighbors asked to look for video footage from Jan. 11, Jan. 31
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is now asking Nancy Guthrie’s neighbors to check their home security cameras for footage from an earlier timeframe than the early morning of Feb. 1, when she was likely abducted.
Investigators on Thursday asked homeowners for video footage from Jan. 11 between 9 p.m. and midnight. They did not specify why.
They also asked for footage from Jan. 31 between 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Authorities said there was a suspicious vehicle on a nearby street around 10 a.m.
The request came through the app Neighbors.
-ABC News’ Aaron Katersky
Sheriff says 18,000 tips have come in on Nancy Guthrie case
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI said on Wednesday they are continuing to follow up on all 18,000 calls to investigators related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
Up to 4,000 calls to investigators have been made since the FBI released doorbell-camera images and video of an “armed individual” apparently tampering with a security camera at the front door of the 84-year-old woman’s house near Tucson, Arizona, authorities said.
“We thank the media and the public for the thousands of tips submitted through the various tip lines,” the sheriff’s office and the FBI said in a joint statement.
Several hundred detectives and agents are assigned to this case, and authorities said, “You will continue to see increased law enforcement activity throughout Pima County as the investigation expands.”
Man detained in Guthrie case was under surveillance before images were released: Sources
The individual detained for questioning in connection with the disappearance and abduction of Nancy Guthrie had been on the radar of the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department before Tuesday’s public release of the images of a masked subject at her front door, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
The individual, who identified himself as Carlos, was detained for questioning in Rio Rico, Arizona, south of Tucson, after the FBI identified him by using a series of electronic investigative tools, including cell phone usage information and traffic data, the sources said, without specifying the exact techniques.
A local judge from Santa Cruz County, Arizona, signed the warrant for the search of Carlos’ house, which was carried out overnight.
Carlos was questioned for several hours before being released without charge. He is under no law enforcement restrictions.
Separately, investigators are studying every pixel of the new video the FBI released publicly on Tuesday to try to find any identifying feature, including the apparent weapon and characteristics of what the subject was wearing, according to the sources.
The FBI agents are conducting an “extensive search” on Wednesday along multiple roads in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood surrounding Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson-area home, the bureau’s Phoenix office said.
“We are asking the media and motorists to follow all traffic laws and to remain especially cautious when passing law enforcement near roadways,” FBI Phoenix said in a statement.
The FBI said it continues to offer a $50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of Nancy Guthrie.
Delivery driver speaks out after being detained in Guthrie abduction
A delivery driver who said he was detained by investigators in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance claimed in an interview that law enforcement officers had been following him.
The man, who only wanted to be identified as Carlos, said he was driving his Nissan Rogue on Tuesday evening in Rio Rico, Arizona, about 50 miles south of Tucson, when he noticed he was being trailed by a law enforcement vehicle.
“They were following me,” Carlos told ABC Phoenix affiliate station KNXV. “And once I saw they were following me, I pulled over. They didn’t even have to [make] a traffic stop. I got out of the car and they arrested me as soon as I got out of the car.”
The FBI updated their missing person poster for Nancy Guthrie, Feb. 10, 2026.
Carlos said he was not immediately told why he was being detained. But when an FBI agent and a Santa Cruz County deputy sheriff arrived at the scene, “They told me I was being detained for kidnapping.”
“And I asked them, kidnapping of who?” said Carlos, adding that he was told of Nancy Guthrie.
He said that after being detained for several hours and having his vehicle thoroughly searched, he was released.
“Deputies detained a subject during a traffic stop south of Tucson,” the Pima County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement, confirming the man was “questioned in connection to the Nancy Guthrie investigation.”
A woman who described herself as Carlos’ mother-in-law told KNXV that investigators, armed with a search warrant, swarmed her home on Tuesday night, claiming they got a tip that Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, was inside her house.
“I told them, ‘You can go in and search my house,'” the woman said. “There’s nobody there.”
Woman says authorities searched her Rio Rico, Arizona home
Investigators spent hours conducting a court-authorized search at a location they said was connected to the individual who was detained for a few hours for questioning during a traffic stop Tuesday.
A woman told reporters that her daughter’s husband, who works as a delivery driver in Tucson, was a target of Tuesday’s search in Rio Rico. Investigators converged on her residence.
“They’re going in and out of my house taking a lot of pictures and everything,” the woman told reporters. “Like I told them, we’re not hiding anything.”
She said authorities searched her home after they received a tip related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation.
The man was later released.
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3. Locals express concerns after new discoveries in Guthrie case
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Police established a major presence at the home of Nancy Guthrie, sealing off the property with crime scene tape and deploying K-9 units and search teams in tactical uniforms as the search for the missing 84-year-old entered its fourth day.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department returned to the residence with multiple law enforcement vehicles and personnel, despite having previously released the home to the family after processing it as a crime scene. Authorities said the home remains part of an active investigation even though it has been turned over to the Guthrie family.
The renewed police activity comes as authorities shot down reports a family member is a prime suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie.
Banfield: Source gives info on cameras, clues and possible suspect in Guthrie case
“At this point, investigators have not identified a suspect or person of interest,” the sheriff’s department said in a statement Wednesday. “The sharing of unverified accusations or false information is irresponsible and does not assist the investigation.”
DNA samples collected at Nancy Guthrie’s home
Federal agents, some wearing shirts identifying them as part of an Internet Crimes Against Children task force, were also seen entering and leaving the home of Nancy Guthrie’s daughter Annie in Tucson.
The sheriff’s department said detectives from various units often wear different uniforms based on their assignments and that acronyms on shirts are not indicative of particular crimes associated with the case.
Police are awaiting lab results from DNA samples collected at the scene. The sheriff has not confirmed whether the samples were blood, but NewsNation documented a blood trail leading to Guthrie’s front door.
The sheriff’s department said it is also reviewing all recent cases in the area, including a possible trespassing report on Jan. 4 in the 6700 block of North Longfellow Drive near the Guthrie home.
NewsNation learned Wednesday that federal agents from a team that has multiple tasks, including analysis of technology, cellphones and computers, were seen visiting Annie Guthrie’s home, where Savannah Guthrie is believed to be staying. The agents entered the house briefly before leaving.
Savannah Guthrie appeals to captors: ‘We need to know’ Nancy is alive
NewsNation also saw deputies conducting what appeared to be a grid search in a field near Nancy Guthrie’s home Wednesday, and a helicopter circled low over the property Tuesday night with deputies looking out for something.
Camera missing from front door
A Ring camera that had been mounted on the front of the home appeared to have been removed, which the sheriff said investigators noticed and are examining.
The home is equipped with several cameras, and detectives are working with technology companies to determine how many cameras were present and whether footage is available.
“Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie made an appeal Wednesday to whoever is allegedly holding her missing mother, saying her family has heard reports of a ransom letter but needs proof Nancy Guthrie is alive before they can negotiate. (NewsNation)
Police established a major presence at the home of Nancy Guthrie, sealing off the property with crime scene tape and deploying K-9 units and search teams in tactical uniforms as the search for the missing 84-year-old entered its fourth day. (NewsNation)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MAY 04: Australian-born presenter, Savannah Guthrie poses alongside her mother Nancy Guthrie during a production break whilst hosting NBC’s “Today Show” live from Australia at Sydney Opera House on May 4, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)
TODAY — Pictured: Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie on Thursday, June 15, 2023 — (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)
Missing person’s flyer showing Nancy Guthrie (Pima County Sheriff’s Office)
A flyer offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information on Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. (Pima County Attorney’s 88-CRIME)
TODAY — Pictured: Savannah Guthrie and mom Nancy, Jenna Bush Hager on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 — (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
TODAY — Pictured: Savannah Guthrie and mom Nancy, Jenna Bush Hager on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 — (Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Nancy Guthrie’s pacemaker data stopped syncing
Authorities are also attempting to access data from Guthrie’s pacemaker, which reportedly stopped syncing with her Apple devices at around 2 a.m. Sunday.
The sheriff would not confirm a time window of the abduction, fearing it would discourage additional tips.
No suspect in search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother: Sheriff
More than 100 investigators are said to be working on the case, and authorities are still awaiting test results on other evidence, including DNA samples and fingerprints.
“That lab will report back to us what they find,” Nanos said. “So far, what we’ve found from that lab is nothing that would tell us this is who did this.”
When was Nancy Guthrie reported missing?
Savannah Guthrie is believed to be staying at her sister’s home, where neighbors have brought food and board games. Multiple security details were stationed outside. Annie Guthrie and her brother Cameron were spotted arriving at the home around midday after leaving for an unknown destination earlier.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen around 9:45 p.m. Jan. 31 when family members dropped her off at home after dinner. She has trouble walking even 50 yards on her own and requires critical daily medication, authorities said.
Sheriff Chris Nanos said she does not have dementia and would not simply wander off.
“We have nothing else to go on but the belief that she is here. She’s present. She’s alive, and we want to save her,” Nanos said.
Nancy Guthrie has not been seen since Saturday night. She missed her regular Sunday church service, prompting family members to call the police.
Police discovered “suspicious circumstances” at the residence and have designated it a crime scene.
Sheriff investigates alleged ransom note
Authorities are investigating several ransom notes sent to TMZ and at least two Arizona television stations. Tucson station KGUN reported receiving a note demanding millions in bitcoin or Nancy Guthrie would be killed. The station said the note references two pieces of crime scene evidence that have not been disclosed publicly.
The sheriff confirmed they showed an alleged ransom letter to the Guthrie family.
Savannah Guthrie to alleged captors: Prove my mother is alive
On Wednesday, Savannah Guthrie published a video on Instagram appealing to her mother’s presumed captors, asking for proof of life.
“We too have heard the reports about a ransom letter in the media,” Guthrie said, appearing with two siblings in the video. “As a family, we are doing everything that we can. We are ready to talk. However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated. We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her.”
Guthrie addressed the alleged kidnappers directly: “We want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen. Please reach out to us.”
President Trump pledges support
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said he spoke with Savannah Guthrie and that federal law enforcement would be at the family’s disposal.
I spoke with Savannah Guthrie, and let her know that I am directing ALL Federal Law Enforcement to be at the family’s, and Local Law Enforcement’s, complete disposal, IMMEDIATELY. We are deploying all resources to get her mother home safely. The prayers of our Nation are with her and her family. GOD BLESS AND PROTECT NANCY! PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP
Reward offered for information regarding Nancy Guthrie
A reward of up to $2,500 has been offered for information. Guthrie stands 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes. It’s unknown what she was wearing when she went missing.
