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The family of missing Arizona resident Nancy Guthrie has released a heartfelt plea for assistance as the search for the 84-year-old enters its eighth week.
In a statement shared on Instagram, the Guthrie family urged the community to refocus their efforts on finding their mother, saying, “We desperately ask this community for renewed attention to our mom’s case.”
The family encouraged anyone who might have valuable information to come forward. “Please consult camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations, or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance. No detail is too small. It may be the key,” they added.
According to CrimeOnline, Nancy Guthrie was last seen on January 31, after family members dropped her off at her home in Catalina Foothills following a dinner together.
Her family became concerned when she did not appear for a scheduled virtual church meeting the next day, prompting them to report her missing.
Meanwhile, authorities have been searching construction sites, dump sites, and a vacant home in the vicinity of Guthrie’s residence.
They’re also searching for vehicles in the neighborhood, including a possible white vehicle in the Via Entrada area, specifically at 10 a.m. January 31, and again at 2:38 a.m. on February 1.
“They’ve got to have a reason that they’re saying 10 a.m. the morning of the kidnap,” Crime Stories host, Nancy Grace, said.
Via Entrada Road is the main residential road through Guthrie’s neighborhood, and the connector to North 1st Avenue and East.
“At 2:38 in the morning, we’ve got a car within two and a half miles of Nancy Guthrie’s home seen on Ring camera,” Crime Stories investigative reporter Dave Mack added.
“This is a shocker because when the sheriff’s department first put up their Ring of the area they were confident in, was about two miles. This is at two and a half miles, so they missed it.
“Law enforcement is trying to identify what type of vehicle it is and anything else they can find.”
Authorities are also still trying to determine the identity of a masked man seen Guthrie’s front door on January 11, who appeared casual as he walked up to the home without a backpack or gun.
In another image, an armed man wearing a wearing a holstered pistol and a black Ozark Trail backpack appeared at Guthrie’s front door in the early morning hours February 1. Agents asked neighbors for footage between 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. on January 31.
“Nothing startles him. If you just look at the fluidity of his movement, there’s no change in the tempo. There’s no change in absolutely anything,” Behavior Expert & Retired FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke said.
“He seemed very fluid in all his motions and everything he was executing, even when bowing down to get a branch.”
Over $1 million is being offered in the case.
- $102,500: 88-CRIME
- $100,000: 1-800-CALL-FBI
- $1 million from the Guthrie family: 1-800-CALL-FBI (tips can be anonymous)
Tipsters can also contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department tip line at 520-351-4900.
Homeowners in the area are encouraged to submit relevant security footage through the PCSD Evidence Submission Portal.
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[Feature Photo: Nancy Guthrie/Instagram]