Nancy Guthrie Missing Update: Search for Nancy Guthrie nears dead end as FBI and PCSD continue investigation as tips remain unproductive and family offers $1M reward.
Comcast vans and PCSD SUVs outside Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home amid ongoing FBI investigation (Photo: X)
Nancy Guthrie Investigation Update: Nancy Guthrie, who is 84 years old, has disappeared leaving her family and the rest of the Tucson community devastated. Nancy was reported missing on February 1 and has not been found yet although an extensive search involving the FBI, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) and even local volunteers was conducted. The footage taken by the doorbell on her house at Catalina, Arizona reveals a masked suspect, but weeks of tips and leads have not brought a breakthrough yet. The search is now going into a difficult stage and the investigators are not making much advance.
On Thursday, it was observed that Comcast surveillance vans were parked outside the home of Nancy Guthrie with PCSD SUVs. Following the home preparation to allow family access, the exercise follows intensive renewed searches by FBI as the agency searches to find Nancy in the fourth week. The availability of technology and law enforcement implies further attempts to gather evidence and keep track of possible leads.
According to the authorities, the suspect is a male, 5ft 9in to 5ft 10in with a medium build. He was also supposedly carrying a 25 liter Ozark trail Hiker Pack and could also have been wearing grey top and black trousers. The camera footage of the doorbell captures the person as he tried to break into the camera on the night that Nancy vanished. The footage captured on the internet has shown that the suspect has a pattern of a black star on the jacket, yet the FBI and PCSD did not confirm this fact. There are investigators concentrating on confirmed evidence as hundreds of tips were received via a special hotline.
Nancy has a daughter, the NBC “TODAY host Savannah Guthrie who has been staying in Tucson to help in the search. Sources state that she can come back to New York to carry on with her career life, juggling between personal loss and family affairs. Savannah herself, has given a reward of 1 million dollars to valid information on the whereabouts of her mother. The family must still face the fact that the case can be solved only in months or even years.
The recent efforts by the FBI to prepare the Guthrie residence to allow the family entry as well as the fact that the Comcast and PCSD cars were present are the main points in the investigation. Authorities have described this change as being to assist the Tucson search despite the fact that the base of operations has been relocated to Phoenix, claiming this was not meant to cut down on the resources at the ground. The property is constantly under investigation and new evidence is considered.
The investigation is also facing big setbacks in spite of the massive search efforts. The tips received by the FBI have not been very fruitful. Automobiles that belong to the eldest daughter of Nancy and her husband are still under the investigation, yet it is not clear how they might relate to the disappearance. As the case remains cold with no fresh leads and any viable leads, it is at a cross road with the authorities scrambling to make sense of what they have to work with.
The cooperation of the populace is still needed. The $1 million reward offered by Savannah Guthrie is to motivate the credible tips and the authorities are still emphasizing on patience and caution. The investigators are calling upon the public and media not to meddle with the on-going search which involves a lot of evidence gathering and leads follow-up. The speculation within the social media remains going on, yet the authorities remain focused on confirmed news.
Nancy Guthrie had been last seen on February 1 night outside her home in Catalina, Arizona. The law enforcement is of the opinion that she was forcibly taken. Even after intensive searches by the FBI, PCSD and local volunteer searches, no verified sightings have been documented.
It is the case of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of the NBC “TODAY” host, Savannah Guthrie, 84 years old. Her disappearance has become a matter of national concern because the daughter has high profile presence in the media and the need to ensure that correct reporting and investigation processes are ideal in cases of missing persons is a matter of concern.
