TUCSON, Ariz. — A century of days has elapsed since 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie seemingly vanished from her Tucson bedroom, and authorities report a lack of new developments as volunteer groups advocate to assist in the ongoing search efforts.
Guthrie’s mysterious disappearance occurred in the early morning hours of February 1, in her Catalina Foothills residence, a well-to-do area north of Tucson. Since that day, no trace of her has surfaced. Investigators have yet to publicly name any suspects, apart from a masked individual captured on doorbell camera footage at her front door.
“Our sole aim is to assist and locate Nancy Guthrie,” expressed Josh Gill, a coordinator from the United Cajun Navy, a Louisiana-based nonprofit that specializes in search and rescue missions nationwide. “That’s all we want.”
The United Cajun Navy has a history of involvement in successful searches, including the recent recovery of 14-year-old Heaven Bruno from Louisiana after a 67-day search. Gill noted that a tipster, prompted by UCN’s social media updates on her case, alerted state police, who ultimately found her alive.
Pima County deputies remain engaged in the investigation outside Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Arizona. Guthrie has been unaccounted for since February 1, amid suspicions of her abduction from the premises. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital, Courtesy NBC)
“The tip led to her discovery,” Gill relayed to Fox News Digital, emphasizing that this isn’t the first instance where a lead from a UCN post has resulted in a significant breakthrough.
Another group, Madres Buscadoras de Sonora (Searching Mothers of Sonora), has also asked for permission to help.
Fox News Digital asked the Pima County Sheriff’s Department for details about air and ground searches last week; however, they declined to discuss anything beyond what investigators shared with the public back on Feb. 2.
Law enforcement personnel search near a roadway outside Nancy Guthrie’s neighborhood in Catalina Foothills outside Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 11, 2026. (Patrick Breen/The Republic)
“We had a map in the initial press conference on the screens for the initial search,” a spokesperson said. “I’ve been advised that we do not have any additional information to provide.”
That map appears to show the search heavily focused on Guthrie’s immediate neighborhood. The colored lines represent ground searches. Two rings showed the general area of ground covered by helicopter and plane.
On Saturday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told Fox News Digital that his investigators are getting closer to solving the case. He did not elaborate, however.
FBI investigators search the Catalina Foothills in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 11, 2026, as part of the ongoing investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. (DWS for Fox News Digital)
The most recent publicly known development is that a private lab in Florida that received DNA evidence from inside Guthrie’s home back in February had transferred the sample to the FBI for more advanced analysis after 11 weeks.
The case entered its 14th week Sunday.
Speaking with Fox News’ Jonathan Hunt Monday, Nanos said investigators were still working with the labs and following up on leads.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks in the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday, May 8, 2026. Nanos said that investigators are getting closer to solving the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie. (Matt Symons for Fox News Digital)
“There is really nothing new,” he said.
Gill’s group previously sent a 41-page proposal to the sheriff’s department, seeking an official blessing from authorities before sending volunteers with K9s, drones and medical equipment. However, he told Fox News Digital that despite offering to revise the plan and a Change.org petition asking the sheriff to invite them in, the group has received “zero response.”
A general view of a wash near the home of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Ariz., on May 5, 2026. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)
“At this point, I can’t imagine saying no to anyone offering help,” said Bob Krygier, a retired Pima County Sheriff’s Department lieutenant who has been following the case. “Those are just extra feet on the ground that I don’t have to pay, quite honestly.”
Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory agent, said task force investigators are likely still making progress behind the scenes.
“If investigators are still reviewing evidence, revisiting timelines and pushing forensic analysis forward, then the case is still moving, even if most of that movement happens far from television cameras and social media speculation,” he told Fox News Digital. “And sometimes the most important breakthroughs happen quietly long before the public ever hears a word about them.”
There’s a combined reward of more than $1.2 million that remains unclaimed. The family is urging anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.
To remain anonymous, contact Tucson’s 88-Crime tip line at (520) 882-7463.
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