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Savannah Guthrie renews plea for information about missing mother
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her home in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, on February 1.
Nine months later, her daughter, Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, renewed her plea for information about what happened.
Savannah said her family cannot move forward without answers and shared a drawing by her daughter about missing her mother.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says investigators are working with laboratory scientists to advance DNA analysis.
The investigation remains unsolved, and no suspect has been arrested, according to the accounts provided.
The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward, and the family is offering $1 million for information that helps locate Nancy.
Authorities are asking the public to share any useful tips as the investigation continues.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said investigators are working with laboratories to seek further DNA analysis in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
Investigators traveled to Florida earlier in October to meet with lab scientists and discuss ways to advance the case.
The department urged the public to share any information, saying even a small tip could be important.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her Arizona home on February 1.
Her daughter, Savannah Guthrie, renewed a public plea for information on November 1 and said the family could not move forward without answers.
- Who
- The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the Nancy Guthrie Task Force are pursuing further DNA analysis.
- What
- Investigators are working with laboratories and partners to advance the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
- When
- The department shared its update on October 30. Investigators had traveled to Florida earlier that month.
- Where
- Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Arizona. Investigators traveled to Florida to meet lab scientists.
- Why
- Investigators are seeking to advance DNA analysis and solve the case.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos and local authorities
FBI officials
Evidence handling
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos and local authorities
Nanos said the FBI and local law enforcement agreed to use a private Florida lab for DNA testing.
FBI officials
FBI Director Kash Patel alleged that evidence was kept from the FBI during the initial stages of the investigation.
Who should test evidence
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos and local authorities
Nanos said sending evidence to the Florida lab made sense because it had DNA profiles and markers.
FBI officials
An anonymous FBI source criticized sending evidence to a private lab instead of the FBI’s national crime lab in Quantico.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced that Nancy Guthrie had gone missing from her Arizona home.
Investigators traveled to Florida to meet with lab scientists about advancing the case.
The sheriff’s department said the task force was working with its labs to further DNA analysis.
Savannah Guthrie renewed her plea for information and said her family could not move forward without answers.
- Nancy Guthrie’s age
- 84
- Missing-person report
- February 1
- Investigating agency
- Pima County Sheriff’s Department
- DNA work
- Investigators are working with laboratories to further DNA analysis
- Florida visit
- Investigators met with lab scientists earlier in October
- Public tip lines
- 88-CRIME or 1-800-CALL-FBI
5 sources
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What people are saying
The Nancy Guthrie Task Force continues to work with our labs in hopes of furthering our DNA analysis in this investigation
No tip is too small. Even the smallest piece of information could be critical to this investigation
And for four days, we were kept out of the investigation.
This is dumb. … It’s insane
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