In Tucson, Arizona, the community remains on edge as the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie reaches a grim milestone of 100 days. Authorities admit they have no new leads in the case, while volunteers eager to assist find themselves sidelined. Guthrie’s disappearance from her Catalina Foothills home, a posh area just north of Tucson, occurred under mysterious circumstances in the early hours of February 1. Surveillance footage captured a masked figure on her doorstep, but no suspects have been officially identified.
Josh Gill, a key figure in the United Cajun Navy, a nonprofit known for its search and rescue efforts across the United States, expressed the group’s desire to contribute. “Our only goal is to help and find Nancy Guthrie,” Gill stated. The Louisiana-based organization has a track record of success, most recently aiding in the recovery of 14-year-old Heaven Bruno in Louisiana, who was located after being missing for 67 days. This breakthrough came after a follower of UCN’s social media saw a post about Bruno and reported a sighting to local authorities, who subsequently found her safe.
Meanwhile, Pima County deputies continue to investigate the scene at Guthrie’s residence, combing through any potential clues that might shed light on her sudden disappearance. (Image credit: Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital, Courtesy NBC)
UCN has participated in several other successful searches recently, including one that found missing Louisiana 14-year-old Heaven Bruno after 67 days, Gill said. A tipster who follows UCN social media posts sharing coverage of her disappearance and reported a potential sighting to state police, who found her alive, Gill said.
Pima County deputies investigate outside the home of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona. Guthrie has been missing since Feb. 1, when she is believed to have been abducted from her house. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital, Courtesy NBC)
“They found her and reported it,” he told Fox News Digital, adding that’s not the first time someone saw a UCN post about a case before calling in a tip that helped crack it.
Another group, Madres Buscadoras de Sonora (Searching Mothers of Sonora), has also asked for permission to help.
Fox News Digital asked the Pima County Sheriff’s Department for details about air and ground searches last week; however, they declined to discuss anything beyond what investigators shared with the public back on Feb. 2.
Law enforcement personnel search near a roadway outside Nancy Guthrie’s neighborhood in Catalina Foothills outside Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 11, 2026. (Patrick Breen/The Republic)
“We had a map in the initial press conference on the screens for the initial search,” a spokesperson said. “I’ve been advised that we do not have any additional information to provide.”
That map appears to show the search heavily focused on Guthrie’s immediate neighborhood. The colored lines represent ground searches. Two rings showed the general area of ground covered by helicopter and plane.
On Saturday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told Fox News Digital that his investigators are getting closer to solving the case. He did not elaborate, however.
FBI investigators search the Catalina Foothills in Tucson, Ariz., on Feb. 11, 2026, as part of the ongoing investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. (DWS for Fox News Digital)
The most recent publicly known development is that a private lab in Florida that received DNA evidence from inside Guthrie’s home back in February had transferred the sample to the FBI for more advanced analysis after 11 weeks.
The case entered its 14th week Sunday.
Speaking with Fox News’ Jonathan Hunt Monday, Nanos said investigators were still working with the labs and following up on leads.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks in the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday, May 8, 2026. Nanos said that investigators are getting closer to solving the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie. (Matt Symons for Fox News Digital)
“There is really nothing new,” he said.
Gill’s group previously sent a 41-page proposal to the sheriff’s department, seeking an official blessing from authorities before sending volunteers with K9s, drones and medical equipment. However, he told Fox News Digital that despite offering to revise the plan and a Change.org petition asking the sheriff to invite them in, the group has received “zero response.”
A general view of a wash near the home of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Ariz., on May 5, 2026. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)
“At this point, I can’t imagine saying no to anyone offering help,” said Bob Krygier, a retired Pima County Sheriff’s Department lieutenant who has been following the case. “Those are just extra feet on the ground that I don’t have to pay, quite honestly.”
Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory agent, said task force investigators are likely still making progress behind the scenes.
“If investigators are still reviewing evidence, revisiting timelines and pushing forensic analysis forward, then the case is still moving, even if most of that movement happens far from television cameras and social media speculation,” he told Fox News Digital. “And sometimes the most important breakthroughs happen quietly long before the public ever hears a word about them.”
There’s a combined reward of more than $1.2 million that remains unclaimed. The family is urging anyone with information to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.
To remain anonymous, contact Tucson’s 88-Crime tip line at (520) 882-7463.
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