Nancy Guthrie Update: Case Reaches Important Milestone
Saturday, Feb. 28, brings a milestone in the case of Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mother, who has been missing since Feb. 1.
On Saturday, Feb. 28, officials continued on their search for Nancy Guthrie, the the mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, and the case hit an important milestone.
Nancy Guthrie first went missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Feb. 1, and police and authorities have been searching for her ever since. Officials believe she was taken against her will.
Saturday officially marks the final day of February, and that means it’s coming up on one full month since Nancy Guthrie has been missing.
Now, authorities have announced that they’re going about the case in a different way. But, the search for Nancy continues, and they say that they’re not letting up until she’s found.
Nancy Guthrie Update Today: Case Nears 1 Month, As Officials Shift Resources
So, now that the case has been going on for nearly a month, officials are changing some aspects of their investigation. Authorities have announced that they’re lowering the number of detectives assigned to the investigation, as part of a new phase.
On Friday, Feb. 27, a spokesperson for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona, Angelica Carrillo, said that only detectives directly assigned to Nancy Guthrie’s case will be involved, unless large movement in the case warrants more staffing. But, Carrillo emphasized that the case remains active and says they’re still focused on finding Savannah Guthrie’s mother.
“This remains an active investigation and will continue until Nancy Guthrie is located or all leads have been exhausted,” Carrillo said, according to a report from the New York Times.
Savannah Guthrie continues to ask the public to come forward with any tips. “If you’ve been waiting and you haven’t been sure, let this be your sign to please come forward. Tell what you know, and help us bring our beloved mom home,” she said in a video message on her social media pages.
Savannah Guthrie Asks the Public and Experts for Information Regarding the Disappearance of Her Mother, Nancy Guthrie
“Please – be the one that brings her home,” Savannah added in a caption on separate video on social media. “Tips can be anonymous, reward can be paid in cash, as explained here.”
She added in the post, “Call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) NOTE: Family reward of up to $1 million will be paid only for recovery of Nancy Guthrie, consistent with FBI criteria for payment of its reward in this case.”
In the clip, Savannah’s “Today” co-anchor Craig Melvin talked with NBC correspondent Liz Kreutz about how the FBI ensures that people who call get to stay anonymous. Kreutz said that “experts” are handling the situation and that people who call in a qualifying tip are able to pick up their reward at a “neutral location.”
On Saturday, Feb. 28, officials continued on their search for Nancy Guthrie, the the mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, and the case hit an important milestone.
Nancy Guthrie first went missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Feb. 1, and police and authorities have been searching for her ever since. Officials believe she was taken against her will.
Saturday officially marks the final day of February, and that means it’s coming up on one full month since Nancy Guthrie has been missing.
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Now, authorities have announced that they’re going about the case in a different way. But, the search for Nancy continues, and they say that they’re not letting up until she’s found.
Nancy Guthrie Update Today: Case Nears 1 Month, As Officials Shift Resources
So, now that the case has been going on for nearly a month, officials are changing some aspects of their investigation. Authorities have announced that they’re lowering the number of detectives assigned to the investigation, as part of a new phase.
On Friday, Feb. 27, a spokesperson for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona, Angelica Carrillo, said that only detectives directly assigned to Nancy Guthrie’s case will be involved, unless large movement in the case warrants more staffing. But, Carrillo emphasized that the case remains active and says they’re still focused on finding Savannah Guthrie’s mother.
“This remains an active investigation and will continue until Nancy Guthrie is located or all leads have been exhausted,” Carrillo said, according to a report from the New York Times.
Savannah Guthrie continues to ask the public to come forward with any tips. “If you’ve been waiting and you haven’t been sure, let this be your sign to please come forward. Tell what you know, and help us bring our beloved mom home,” she said in a video message on her social media pages.
Savannah Guthrie Asks the Public and Experts for Information Regarding the Disappearance of Her Mother, Nancy Guthrie
“Please – be the one that brings her home,” Savannah added in a caption on separate video on social media. “Tips can be anonymous, reward can be paid in cash, as explained here.”
She added in the post, “Call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) NOTE: Family reward of up to $1 million will be paid only for recovery of Nancy Guthrie, consistent with FBI criteria for payment of its reward in this case.”
In the clip, Savannah’s “Today” co-anchor Craig Melvin talked with NBC correspondent Liz Kreutz about how the FBI ensures that people who call get to stay anonymous. Kreutz said that “experts” are handling the situation and that people who call in a qualifying tip are able to pick up their reward at a “neutral location.”
A 34-year-old man was arrested late Thursday night outside the Arizona home where Nancy Guthrie went missing earlier this month, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department told Fox News Digital.
Shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday, deputies arrested 34-year-old Antonio De Jesus Pena-Campos in front of Guthrie’s home on misdemeanor DUI charges, the department said.
The arrest is not related to the Guthrie investigation, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department added.
Pima County sheriff’s deputies stopped a blue Chevrolet Equinox compact SUV near Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home late Thursday night. A man was later taken into custody after what appeared to be field sobriety testing. (Fox News)
Footage shows Pima County sheriff’s deputies shining a flashlight into the driver’s side of what appeared to be a blue Chevrolet Equinox compact SUV parked near the home where Guthrie was last seen Feb. 1.
Moments later, deputies spoke with Pena-Campos near a white canopy tent set up along the roadside as a deputy shined a flashlight toward the man’s face.
In another sequence, Pena-Campos walks in a straight line in what appears to be part of a field sobriety test. In subsequent footage, he is placed in the back of a sheriff’s pickup truck.
The man was detained as investigators continue searching for Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, who was reported missing Feb. 1 after authorities said she was taken during a home invasion. Investigators have said her pacemaker last synced with her iPhone around 2:30 a.m. that morning.
Her family has since offered a $1 million reward for information leading to her safe return as authorities continue to pursue leads.
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A deputy shines a flashlight toward a man’s face during what appears to be field sobriety testing outside Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home late Thursday night. The man was later taken into custody. (Fox News)
The development comes after a Catalina Foothills resident’s street-facing Ring camera captured 12 vehicles passing by between midnight and 6 a.m. on Feb. 1, the morning Guthrie is believed to have been abducted.
Some of the activity occurred around the 2:30 a.m. mark, roughly when authorities said the 84-year-old’s pacemaker last synced with her iPhone.
A man walks in a straight line under the direction of deputies during what appears to be field sobriety testing outside Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home late Thursday night. (Fox News)
Homeowners Elias and Danielle Stratigouleas told Fox News Digital that police had not canvassed their neighborhood in the 25 days since Guthrie was allegedly taken from her bed in what authorities have described as a home invasion kidnapping.
The couple said they alerted both the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department to the footage. It was not immediately clear whether the video would prove useful to investigators or whether any of the vehicles had traveled on Guthrie’s street.
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Pima County sheriff’s deputies speak with a man near a white canopy tent set up along the roadside outside Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home late Thursday night. (Fox News)
The Stratigouleas home sits on a back road that leads out of Guthrie’s neighborhood and avoids major intersections. The property is approximately 2½ miles — or about a seven-minute drive — from the crime scene, according to Google Maps.
One of the videos was recorded at approximately 2:36 a.m., roughly eight minutes after Guthrie’s pacemaker last synced with her iPhone, based on the sheriff’s timeline.
