Authorities Trace the Ransom Note in the Disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s Mother Back to Its Owner — an Identity No One Saw Coming

Search for Nancy Guthrie continues as a journalist names her son-in-law Tommaso Cioni suspect, though police haven’t. A family Christmas photo also surfaced.

Update: The Pima County Sheriff’s Office in a statement said they do not have any suspects or persons of interest in Nancy Guthrie’s case yet.

Tommaso Cioni and Nancy Guthrie (L) and Tommaso Cioni. (Nancy Guthrie and Tommaso Cioni on social media)
Tommaso Cioni and Nancy Guthrie (L) and Tommaso Cioni. (Nancy Guthrie and Tommaso Cioni on social media)

Original story: On Monday, as the search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC’s TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie continues, journalist Ashleigh Banfield claimed that Savannah Guthrie’s brother-in-law, Tommaso Cioni – the husband of Annie Guthrie, is the “prime suspect.” However, as of now, officials have not identified or named a suspect in the missing case in Arizona.

Amid that, a family photo from Christmas last year has surfaced, where Nancy Guthrie can be seen standing next to Tommaso Cioni. Savannah Guthrie, her sister Annie Guthrie, their brother Camron Guthrie, and all their children could be seen. The photo was shared from the Facebook account of Nancy Guthrie for Christmas 2025.

Here’s the photo:

Pima County Sheriff’s Office have acknowledged them but have refused to verify their contents, or confirm whether their deputies have received any ransom demands for Nancy.

Savannah Guthrie and her missing mother Nancy are pictured together. Two ransom notes were sent to news outlets on Tuesday, but it is unclear if they are genuine

Annie Guthrie and Tommaso Cioni are pictured together in a social media snap. The couple have been married since 2006 and have one child

The FBI are helping with the case and President Trump himself has offered assistance.

A $2,500 reward has been offered for information about her disappearance.

Footage shared on Monday showed blood drops on the doorstep of Nancy’s home.

She requires regular medication for a health condition and investigators have warned that denying Nancy these could result in her death.

Police sources told Fox News on Tuesday that Nancy’s pacemaker stopped transmitting information to her Apple Watch around 2am on Sunday.

The Apple Watch was found in Nancy’s home, suggesting she had been taken out of its range when her pacemaker stopped sending data.

At Tuesday’s press conference, Sheriff Nanos was unable to offer information about a possible suspect or suspects.

He said his deputies were still trying to obtain footage from Nancy’s doorbell camera.

It was missing from its holder when investigators arrived.

FBI agents were pictured arriving at the home of Annie and Tommaso on Tuesday. Savannah is also believed to be at the property

Federal agents are seen outside the property. They are now helping with the hunt for Nancy

Blood spots are seen on the doorstep of Nancy’s $1 million Tucson home after her abduction

The doorbell camera holder sits empty. Sheriff Chris Nanos says his deputies are still trying to access footage from its server

Nancy Guthrie’s $1 million home is pictured. She has lived at the property since 1975

Nanos said there were no tire tracks at the scene but insisted he was still hoping to bring Nancy home safe and well.

She has lived at the property since 1975.

Her husband Charles died of a heart attack in 1988 aged just 49, leaving Nancy to raise Savannah, Annie and her son Camron as a single mother.

On Monday night, Nanos welled-up when asked by a reporter if he thought Nancy was still alive and conceded the window in which she would realistically be found unharmed was closing.

Savannah has not appeared on NBC’s Today since the abduction.

The show has led with the story every day since but its reporters admitted Wednesday there was little new information to share with viewers.

Savannah issued a statement on Monday night requesting prayers. She has dropped out of hosting the Milan Winter Olympics while the hunt for her mother continues.