The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, has now reached its seventh week as of Sunday morning. The Arizona native’s disappearance has drawn significant attention, with efforts intensifying to locate her.
Savannah Guthrie, prioritizing her family during this distressing time, opted out of NBC’s Olympics coverage. Although she briefly rejoined her colleagues earlier this month after returning to New York from Tucson, she remains on leave from work to focus on the search for her mother.
Nancy Guthrie is believed to have been abducted from her longtime residence in the Catalina Foothills, a well-to-do area in northern Tucson, during the early hours of February 1. The unsettling nature of her disappearance has prompted ongoing investigations.
Authorities have obtained footage from a Nest doorbell camera showing a masked individual, though the suspect’s identity remains a mystery. More images were collected last week, but it’s uncertain if they will provide any substantial leads in the case.
In a concerted effort to gather more information, billboards have been placed in several southwestern states, stretching from Texas to California, urging anyone with details to come forward. Reports of sightings have emerged from major cities such as Houston and Los Angeles, keeping hope alive for the Guthrie family and investigators.
There are billboards up in multiple states across the southwestern U.S., from Texas to California, with sightings reported in major cities including Houston and Los Angeles, asking for anyone with information to come forward.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos warned last week that the suspect could “absolutely” strike again and hinted that he believes he knows the potential motive in an interview with Savannah Guthrie’s network, NBC.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks to the media on Feb. 3, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. He was answering questions about the search for Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie. (Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images)
“We believe that it was targeted, but we can’t — we’re not 100% sure of that,” he said. “And so it would be silly to tell people, ‘Yea don’t worry about it. You’re not his target.’ No, you could be.”
Investigators said previously that the victim’s pacemaker last synced via Bluetooth around 2:30 a.m. the night she went missing. They found blood drops on her front porch, leading to the driveway, where the trail stopped.
A mixed DNA sample recovered inside her home has been sent to a private Florida lab and has not yet been unraveled.
Photos released on Feb. 10, 2025, show a “subject” on Nancy Guthrie’s property. (Provided by FBI)
Federal law enforcement sources previously told Fox News Digital it provided only a partial profile that was insufficient for the FBI’s CODIS database of known offenders as well as investigative genetic genealogy techniques.
Separately, Nanos confirmed that investigators are looking into some kind of power or internet outage the morning of Nancy’s abduction, but he said it was not connected to a utility box around the corner from the home showing signs of having been tampered with.
Annie Guthrie, her husband Tommaso Cioni, and Savannah Guthrie at their missing mother Nancy Guthrie’s home on Monday, March 2, in Tucson, Arizona. (Fox News)
Authorities said last week they had looked into the box and ruled it out.
There’s a combined reward of over $1.2 million for info that cracks the case.
The family is asking anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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