Sheriff Chris Nanos of Pima County remains “still positive” about resolving the case of Nancy Guthrie. The investigation persists as detectives sift through evidence 25 weeks after her abduction during a home invasion in Tucson, Arizona.
“We have so much DNA to sort through,” Nanos shared in an interview aired on “Today.”
Nancy Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, a co-host on the “Today” show.
Speaking from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Tucson, Arizona, on Friday, May 8, 2026, Sheriff Nanos mentioned that investigators are edging closer to uncovering the details behind Nancy Guthrie’s abduction. She is the elderly mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie. (Matt Symons for News Media)
“We have so much, in terms of video evidence, to look at,” Nanos continued. “So I’m still positive that we’re here to resolve this case.”
The sheriff’s remarks came hours after Savannah Guthrie released a new video plea to her mother’s abductors on Instagram, urging them to “make the right choice” and tell the family where to look for her.
A federal source told Fox News Monday that Guthrie consulted with law enforcement before releasing the video.
Savannah Guthrie and her mother Nancy Guthrie are pictured Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)
“It’s not clear why Savannah decided to release this message now, but it could be a response to a potential new line of communication,” Guthrie’s NBC colleague Erin McLaughlin reported Tuesday. “Experts say the language appears to be pointed at whoever committed the crime, though law enforcement have not provided any public updates in the investigation recently.”
Recent comments from FBI Director Kash Patel explained the technical process investigators used to recover cached recordings from Guthrie’s Nest doorbell camera that were facing imminent deletion in a back-end Google system. But Patel made the video public back on Feb. 10.
A Pima County Sheriff’s Office patrol car sits outside the home of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
Nanos did not immediately respond to follow-up questions from News Media. Investigators had scoured the neighborhoods surrounding Guthrie’s home and her daughter Annie’s house nearby in search of video evidence that might show a suspect or suspect vehicle earlier in the investigation.
“I wonder how many ‘leads’ they’ve covered,” said Jason Pack, a retired FBI supervisory agent who has been closely following the case. “There would be thousands…running down every device on the phone tower and their Wi-Fi router etc.”
The case would not be considered cold until all potential leads are exhausted without answers, experts have told News Media, and Pack said it doesn’t appear to have gone cold yet.
Deputies examine a flyer taped to Nancy Guthrie’s mailbox on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. They were called to the scene after volunteer searchers and several streamers walked onto Guthrie’s property with a shovel. (Michael Ruiz/News Media)
“If the sheriff says they have that much DNA and all of that video, then I don’t think you can call it cold until they’ve rectified those leads one way or the other,” he said.
There are likely terabytes worth of digital evidence in the case, he said.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI. An anonymous reward can also be obtained by calling 520-88-CRIME with information that leads to an arrest in the case.
“It’s a lot of pressure on criminals to keep such a hard secret, especially something so high profile,” Pack added. “You have the pressure from others involved of potentially being killed for talking or ratting them out. And the pressure of the over million-dollar reward on the other side.”