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In Tucson, Arizona, the search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie took a determined turn on Tuesday. Two dedicated podcasters, armed with a metal detector, meticulously combed through the roadside easement at Guthrie’s home. Meanwhile, inside the residence, three unidentified men busied themselves, presumably under the family’s consent, although they remained tight-lipped as they exited.

Nancy Guthrie, the beloved mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her Tucson home in the early hours of February 1st, sparking concern and a community-wide search effort. The podcasters involved have been actively engaged in these efforts, having previously organized a volunteer search of the neighborhood, though authorities reported that it unfortunately did not uncover any significant leads.

Equipped with their metal detector, a garden spade, and a vinyl brush, the podcasters lingered for hours, thoroughly inspecting the property’s front area. Their goal: to uncover any jewelry or small items that might have been dropped at the scene during the suspected abduction. Despite the lack of results thus far, their persistence highlights the community’s commitment to finding answers and bringing Guthrie home.

Guthrie sisters lay flowers.

In a poignant moment earlier this week, Savannah Guthrie, alongside her sister Annie and Annie’s husband Tommaso Cioni, visited their missing mother’s home. Their presence underscored the personal and public nature of this ongoing search, as they continue to hope for a breakthrough in this troubling mystery.

The pair with the metal detector remained at the scene for hours after sweeping the front of the property. They were also part of a group that organized a volunteer search of the neighborhood last month, which authorities said had yielded nothing of evidentiary value.  

Carrying the metal detector, a garden spade and a vinyl brush, they said they were looking for any jewelry or other small items that could have been dropped during the crime.

“We didn’t find anything, but we’re just trying to do as much as we can without trespassing,” Alex Zabel, a Tucson resident who has been volunteering in the search for Guthrie since Feb. 2, told Fox News Digital. Zabel and his volunteer partner, a female searcher who asked to stay anonymous, said the “powerful” device they used could detect 15 feet underground.

Zabel said he remains hopeful that the Tucson community can come together and help find Guthrie.

“They say it takes a village. We could use all these searchers,” he told Fox News Digital.

Nancy Guthrie posing for a photo.

An undated photo of Nancy Guthrie was provided by NBC in response to the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie. (Courtesy of NBC)

Separately, a spokesperson for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department told Fox News Digital that a vehicle belonging to Nancy’s older daughter, Annie, was in the process of being returned to the family weeks after investigators took it as part of the investigation.

Sheriff Chris Nanos has said Nancy’s adult children and their spouses are not suspected in the crime that led to her disappearance.

Savannah’s brother-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, joined the sisters to place flowers at a growing tribute near the foot of Nancy’s driveway Monday.

Alex Zabel operates a metal detector at Nancy Guthrie's house.

Alex Zabel operates a metal detector at Nancy Guthrie’s house on Tuesday, March 3. Guthrie is believed to have been abducted from her Tucson home on Feb. 1. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital)

Authorities have not publicly identified a suspect, vehicle or any persons of interest.  

Haunting Nest doorbell camera video shows a masked man on Nancy Guthrie’s front steps around the time of her abduction. He is described as being of average height and build and was wearing a black Ozark Trail backpack.

A combined reward for information that leads to Nancy’s recovery from the FBI, local authorities and the Guthrie family stands at over $1 million. It has not yet been claimed.

Savannah is asking anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.

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