Nancy Guthrie live updates: Family cleared as suspects, Savannah Guthrie issues plea to possible abductor
The investigation into the disappearance of the "TODAY" co-anchor's 84-year-old mother has entered its third week.
What we know:
- FAMILY CLEARED AS SUSPECTS: All members of the Guthrie family have been cleared as possible suspects in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the Pima County sheriff said: "To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel. The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple."
- NEW FAMILY VIDEO: In a video on social media last night, "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie addressed the person who took her mother, or who may know where she is, saying, "it is never too late to do the right thing."
- NEW EVIDENCE: A glove containing DNA evidence that was recovered roughly 2 miles from Guthrie’s home appears consistent with a glove worn by a person seen in a doorbell camera video from the morning she disappeared, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
- SUSPECT DETAILS: The FBI analyzed videos taken from Guthrie’s Tucson, Arizona, home that show a man who is 5’9” to 5’10” tall and wearing a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack tampering with her doorbell camera the morning she disappeared.
- REWARD DOUBLED: The FBI has doubled the reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction to $100,000. Authorities have said they are combing through thousands of tips they have received from the public.
Guthrie family members cleared as possible suspects, sheriff says
All members of the Guthrie family, including all siblings and their spouses, have been cleared as possible suspects in their mother's disappearance, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in an update this afternoon.
He added that the family has been "nothing but cooperative and gracious and are victims in this case."
"To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel," Nanos continued. "The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple."
The statement was not issued as a result of any new piece of evidence. Rather, it appeared to be a response to some recent media reports about a member of the family, as well as to persistent speculation from some tipsters and members of the public.
No news briefings scheduled at this time, sheriff's department says
There are no news conferenced scheduled at this time, the sheriff's department said in an update.
If there is a significant update that warrants a briefing, the department will announce it via email and on its X account: @pimasheriff.
Sheriff's department clarifies it never said Guthrie kidnapping was a burglary gone wrong
Amid reports that Guthrie's kidnapping was a burglary gone wrong, the Pima County Sheriff's Department clarified that it has never said that.
"Any reports indicating otherwise are inaccurate," the sheriff's department statement said.
The department did not appear to rule this out as a possibility, but did not confirm this is the case at this time.
Person seen in doorbell video may have been wearing clothes from Walmart
The person seen in surveillance video outside Guthrie's home the morning she disappeared may have been wearing clothing purchased at Walmart, the Pima County Sheriff's Department said in its update today. But that clothing is not exclusively sold at Walmart, the statement added.
"This remains a possibility only," the statement said.
When asked about this possibility, Sheriff Nanos said that the only article the person was wearing that investigators have identified as definitely purchased from Walmart is the backpack, which is exclusively sold by Walmart.
Nanos also said investigators are working with Walmart management to "see if further leads can be developed."
Pima County sheriff reshares FBI update on gloves with DNA
The Pima County Sheriff's Department reshared an FBI statement from yesterday explaining the status of gloves that were found in the area surrounding Guthrie's home.
The gloves, found about 2 miles from Guthrie's house in a field near the side of the road, were taken by the sheriff's department Thursday and sent to a private lab Friday. Results from those initial tests were sent to the FBI on Saturday.
Preliminary results received Saturday indicated the DNA on the gloves is that of an unknown male. The agency is now awaiting official confirmation before it puts that unknown male's DNA into a national database, called CoDIS, to try to identify that person. The process typically takes 24 hours from the time the FBI receives the DNA.
The gloves being tested appear to match the gloves worn by a person seen in surveillance video from outside Guthrie's home and released last week by the FBI. Other gloves found nearby all appear to be searchers' gloves.
Officials still searching for person from FBI video
Doorbell video captured the morning Nancy Guthrie went missing and posted last week shows a person investigators are zeroing in as they continue their search of the 84-year-old woman.
FBI analysis of the video shows the person in the video is a man who is 5’9” to 5’10” tall and wearing a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack. The person was seen tampering with her doorbell camera the morning she disappeared.
Trump says he is following Guthrie disappearance on Fox News
President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social this morning that he has been keeping up with the Guthrie investigation by watching Fox News.
He commended those who are "working so hard, with such expertise and knowledge."
"Hopefully there will be a positive result!" the president said.
People across the U.S. are sending support to the Guthrie family
From supporters who are driving hours just to place yellow flowers at Guthrie's home, to her local church offering Sunday prayers in her honor, people across the country are tapping in to show their love for the family.
On social media, people are sending their thoughts from all over the U.S, while people local to Tuscon are signing a banner hanging at local news station KVOA to send one message: bring her home.
FBI analyzes DNA from glove found near Guthrie’s home
The FBI recovered a glove 2 miles from Guthrie's house that is consistent with the type of glove the suspect was wearing in the doorbell surveillance video, according to a person familiar with the matter. The new piece of evidence comes as the search for the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie enters its third week.
Savannah Guthrie addresses mother's possible captor: 'it's never too late'
As the search for Nancy Guthrie enters its third week, Savannah Guthrie is sharing a new video saying her family is holding out hope that her mom is still out there and directly addresses her mother’s captor, saying, “It’s never too late to do the right thing.”
Sheriff’s department, FBI field more than 30,000 calls for leads
Investigators have fielded more than 30,000 calls for leads in the Guthrie case, the Pima County sheriff told NBC affiliate KVOA of Tucson.
Sheriff Chris Nanos said the calls have come into his department and the FBI, KVOA reported. He told the station he believes investigators are making progress.
Several hundred law enforcement personnel are working on the case, he told the station.
Flowers left outside Guthrie's home in sign of support
The neighborhood around Guthrie's home remained largely quiet this weekend. A sheriff's deputy was stationed in the driveway last night, and media vehicles continued to line the street.
Community members continued to leave yellow flowers outside the home, a visible sign of support.
Nancy Guthrie investigation timeline
'It's never too late,' Savannah Guthrie says in new plea in search for her mother
Savannah Guthrie shared a new video on Instagram last night pleading for the person who took her mother to come forward.
“It’s been two weeks since our mom was taken, and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope and we still believe,” she said.
She addressed whoever has her mother or knows where she is, saying: “It’s never too late.”
“You’re not lost or alone, and it is never too late to do the right thing,” she said. “We are here. And we believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being.”
Guthrie investigation in its third week
The search for Guthrie is continuing, with investigators pursuing leads after a recent court-ordered search did not result in any arrests.
Two sources familiar with the investigation told NBC News that authorities are leaning away from the man whose home was searched Friday night as a suspect. Investigators are also leaning away from a man named Carlos, who was stopped in a car earlier this week, as a suspect, the sources said.
In addition, investigators are leaning away from any relatives of Guthrie as suspects, according to the sources. They cautioned that no one has been officially ruled out, and investigators continue to focus on other leads.
Investigators are also not categorizing the case as any particular type of crime at this stage, according to a federal law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation.
The source said that there are a “myriad of theories” but that authorities are not officially narrowing options to a specific one.
What we know about the search for Guthrie
Investigators continue to search for Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, whose disappearance has transfixed the nation.
Guthrie was reported missing Feb. 1 from her home near Tucson, Arizona. She was last seen the previous night around 9:45 p.m, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. Authorities have described the case as a possible kidnapping or abduction, but clues have been scarce.
Investigators got a break in the case last week after the FBI recovered chilling doorbell camera images of an armed and masked man outside Guthrie’s home on the morning of her disappearance. The FBI has since described that man as a suspect.
