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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is seeking assistance from the public as they have classified the residence of Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother as a “crime scene.”
Following reports of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, who is the mother of the TODAY co-host, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos conducted a press conference. He emphasized that the 84-year-old would not have voluntarily left her Tucson home.
“It is a crime scene, we know that,” stated Nanos. “She requires her daily medication.”
Nanos further explained that missing her medication for more than 24 hours “could be fatal,” highlighting the urgency of the situation.
While Nanos refrained from detailing the specifics that led to the “crime scene” classification, he mentioned that there were concerning factors at the location.
“She is very limited in her mobility, right? We know she didn’t just walk out of there,” Nanos explained. “We know there are other things at the site, at the scene, that indicate there was, there was a—she did not leave on her own. We know that.”
Sgt. David Stivers added that it was still a “very active” investigation.
“There were circumstances on scene that that we believe are suspicious in nature, I think is the best way to put it,” Stivers said. “But we can’t really get into a whole lot of details with that.”
What Happened to Nancy Guthrie?
Nancy was last seen by her family sometime between 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. on Jan. 31. When Nancy didn’t show up at her church the next morning, the family grew concerned and reported her missing around noon, after spending some time searching for her on their own.
According to Nanos, the search and rescue effort was called off Feb. 2 as authorities transition to more of a crime scene investigation. They are now asking the public to report anything suspicious they may have seen or captured on surveillance footage.
“I need this community to step up and and start giving us some some calls let us know if you’ve seen something,” Nanos said. “We are at a time where, in this investigation, we are now moving forward where we need to depend on technology.”
As the search for Nancy continues, Nanos said criminal investigation detectives are going door-to-door in an effort to get potential leads in the case.
“I went out last night to the scene, there were probably 100 cars out there, all from the sheriff’s department, all working this case,” he said. “It takes a lot of manpower and a lot of energy. This team of mine worked throughout the night.”
Nancy lived in the home alone and is said, per Nanos, to be of “great sound mind” and is mobile, although, according to the family, she’d be unable to walk 50 feet on her own.
According to Nanos, the family, including Savannah—who is said to be in Arizona—has been “very cooperative with us.”
“They’re working with us. They’re staying in touch with us. They have complete access to anybody on this department,” he said. “Savannah has been in touch with us as well…Our hearts go out to them. This is their mom. She’s just a great lady, from what I’ve heard, and I feel for the family. We just want to find her and bring her back safe.”
When asked if authorities were considering whether the disappearance could be related to any threats against Savannah, Nanos said they are considering all possibilities.
“We’ve spoken to her. We’ll continue to work with that,” he said. “She has a security team that’s been in touch with us throughout the night, but we were not we’re not going to dismiss any angles for sure—but right now, immediately, we don’t know of anything like that.”
Savannah issued her own statement on the disappearance earlier in the day, thanking those who are helping in the search effort.
“On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support,” she told Today.com. “Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear Nancy.”
Nancy is described as 5-foot-5 and weighing 150 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information on the case is being asked to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at (520) 351-4900.