TUCSON, Ariz. — Seven months after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Catalina Foothills home, the search for the 84-year-old mother of NBC “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie remains an active criminal investigation. Officials have not confirmed her death.
Guthrie was last seen the night of Jan. 31 after her daughter Annie and son-in-law Tommaso Cioni dropped her off following dinner. She was reported missing around noon Feb. 1. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said investigators treat the house as a crime scene and believe she did not leave on her own. Blood on the front porch was identified as hers. Doorbell video showed a masked person at the door. Ransom notes demanding Bitcoin later reached media outlets.
The FBI and local agencies have collected DNA, searched nearby desert, and reviewed digital and physical evidence from the home and surrounding roads. A glove found about two miles away appeared to match one seen on the masked figure; testing continued. A reward of more than $1 million has been offered for information leading to her recovery.
Human remains found this month in desert about 15 miles from the house fueled speculation. The sheriff’s office said the remains appeared to have been there a long time and that there was “no indication” they were connected to the Guthrie case. Separate desert recoveries in the Tucson area are common and are often unrelated.
As of late August, Fox 10 Phoenix reported the case had passed 200 days with no confirmed sign of Guthrie. Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have made public appeals for her safe return. Investigators have asked the public not to treat online theories as fact and to share tips rather than conduct freelance searches that can disturb evidence.
The work has shifted among timelines, forensic review, and follow-up on tips. Officials say they still expect the case can be resolved. Until there is a verified identification, the mission remains a search for an abducted woman — not a confirmed recovery. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department or the FBI.
