The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie, remains underway more than two weeks after she was last seen, as investigators pursue new leads and analyze fresh evidence.
Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on Sunday, Feb. 1, after disappearing from her home outside Tucson the previous day. Authorities have said they believe she was taken against her will. A reward for information leading to her recovery has now grown to $100,000, double the initial amount offered when the case began.
Federal and local law enforcement agencies continue to devote significant resources to the investigation. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said several hundred detectives and agents have been assigned and that residents may see increased police activity throughout the county as the search expands.
The FBI has released surveillance images showing a masked, armed man appearing to tamper with the camera at Guthrie’s front door on the morning she vanished. The individual has been identified as a suspect, but authorities have not yet confirmed his identity.
On Feb. 15, the FBI provided an update involving gloves recovered near the area. Investigators said gloves that appear to match those worn by the suspect in the surveillance video were found about two miles from Guthrie’s home in a field near the side of the road.
In total, approximately 16 gloves have been collected, though most were believed to have been discarded by searchers during early efforts in the area. The gloves of interest have been sent to a private lab for testing, and officials said they are awaiting final confirmation before entering an unknown male profile into a national database.
Authorities have also collected DNA evidence from Guthrie’s home that does not belong to her or anyone close to her. Investigators are working to determine who it belongs to, though officials have not specified where the sample was found.
No arrests have been made. The sheriff’s department said investigators executed a court-ordered search warrant at an Arizona residence on Feb. 13 based on a new lead, but the search did not result in any charges. Investigators also conducted a traffic stop and questioned an individual connected to the case, but no arrest followed.
Savannah Guthrie renewed her public plea Sunday night, expressing hope that her mother will still be found safe. In a video message, she urged anyone with information — or whoever may be holding her mother — to come forward, saying it is “never too late to do the right thing.”
Source: USA Today