Overview
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen entering her Tucson home on Jan. 31, 2026, and investigators found dried blood at the doorway that matched her DNA as they opened a kidnapping-for-ransom probe.
- The FBI’s Tucson office is leading the multiagency investigation and continues forensic testing, genetic genealogy and follow-ups in Sonora, Mexico, while cross-border searches and lab backlogs slow some confirmations.
- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos warned officials about social posts that include QR codes requesting money on July 14–15, and the department stressed it will never ask the public for payments related to the case.
- Prosecutors secured a guilty plea in an opportunistic scheme when Derrick Callella admitted on July 2 to harassing the Guthrie family with a fake bitcoin demand and faces sentencing in September.
- The Guthrie family and partners are offering large rewards (family up to $1 million, the FBI $100,000 and Tucson Crime Stoppers $102,500) and authorities say scams and hoaxes are generating tips while also diverting investigators and harming the family’s search efforts.