Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation nears nine months with DNA analysis

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 1 Nov, 23:14 · Archive

The Pima County Sheriff's Department is advancing its investigation into the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, 84, using DNA analysis, nine months after her abduction from her Tucson, Arizona home.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her Tucson, Arizona home on 1 February. She was last seen at her home in the Catalina Foothills area shortly before 10 p.m. on 31 January. Authorities confirmed she did not leave voluntarily. A masked, armed person was captured on her doorbell camera footage.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department said this week that investigators travelled to Florida to meet with lab scientists to discuss advancing the DNA analysis. Sheriff Chris Nanos said the task force continues to work with partners on the investigation. Authorities have also received ransom notes related to the case. One, sent in early February, demanded $4 million in cryptocurrency and said Guthrie was unharmed; another, sent days later, said she had died shortly after her abduction. Last month, a 'new possible ransom note' was reported but authorities said it was not credible.

Savannah Guthrie, the NBC 'Today' show host and Nancy's daughter, issued a new public appeal on Sunday. She shared a drawing made by her 12-year-old daughter Vale that read: 'I know it might not seem like it, but I really need my mommy.' Savannah wrote that her family 'ache' for Nancy and 'cry out for answers', saying: 'We cannot move forward.' She described her mother as 'a light in this world' and urged anyone with information to come forward, noting a reward remains available.

How it is being reported

• Savannah Guthrie makes heartbreaking plea in mom's disappearance after finding old drawingSavannah Guthrie shared her daughter's emotional drawing in a new plea for answers nine months after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson home.Fox News · 1 Nov, 21:45
• Savannah Guthrie begs for answers in heartbreaking new plea about missing mom: ‘We cannot move forward’Nancy Guthrie went missing from her Arizona home nine months ago.New York Post · 1 Nov, 17:25
• Nancy Guthrie investigators provide major update on kidnapping case as her disappearance nears 9 monthsThe 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie was first reported missing from her Tucson, Arizona, home on Feb. 1.New York Post · 31 Oct, 13:20
• Nancy Guthrie cops provide update on kidnapping case as investigation nears 9th monthThe 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie was kidnapped from her home on Feb 1.New York Post · 31 Oct, 08:34

In this story: Nancy Guthrie · Savannah Guthrie · Pima County Sheriff's Department · Tucson · Arizona

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