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The FBI is intensifying its search efforts, focusing on several individuals in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie. This development was revealed by FBI Director Kash Patel.
Speaking with Sean Hannity on Fox News, Patel noted significant advancements in the case over the past 48 hours. His comments followed the FBI’s release of surveillance footage and images capturing a suspect outside Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson residence on the evening she went missing.
“In every investigation, individuals are considered persons of interest until they are either cleared or identified as those responsible,” Patel explained, as reported by the New York Post. “We are committed to upholding the investigation’s integrity while maintaining transparency with the public.”
One individual, known only as Carlos, was briefly detained during a traffic stop in Tucson but was released shortly after. Carlos’s mother-in-law mentioned he was delivering food at the time of his detention, which coincided with a police search of her residence.
“I truly hope they find the suspect because it isn’t me,” Carlos declared to reporters outside his mother-in-law’s home in Rio Rico, approximately 65 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home.
The man was detained hours after the FBI released footage and surveillance stills of someone outside of Guthrie’s home around the time she vanished on January 31. Alarms were raised the following morning, when Guthrie failed to arrive at a friend’s home to watch virtual church services.
Tucson television station KOLD fully identified Carlos, but CrimeOnline will not do so to provide some measure of safety for him since he was not charged with any crime and was released. His mother-in-law also said Carlos was not involved in the kidnapping.
“They had somebody give a tip that the lady was in my house,” the woman said. “I told them you can go in and search my house; there is nobody there. I have nothing to hide.”
She said Carlos was driving her daughter’s vehicle when police stopped him and took him into custody and said she told them Carlos doesn’t own any of the clothing or other items seen in surveillance footage.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told KOLD that a medical helicopter that left the Rio Rico area Tuesday night had nothing to do with the case.
In addition to locating Guthrie, police are investigating two ransom notes that were reportedly sent to local news outlets. One of the notes demanded millions in Bitcoin in exchange for Guthrie’s return.
As of Wednesday, officials have not named any suspects, and no arrests have been made.