Overview
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her Tucson‑area home on Feb. 1 and the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Office are treating the disappearance as a possible kidnapping for ransom.
- Investigators have reviewed doorbell footage showing a masked person and found blood, damaged cameras, pacemaker telemetry and DNA from gloves that produced no CODIS match as they pursue forensic tests and possible genetic genealogy.
- The probe has received multiple ransom messages that law enforcement says include extortion hoaxes and demands still being vetted, and a man, Derrick Anthony Callella, pleaded guilty to sending false ransom letters and was ordered into inpatient substance‑abuse treatment before sentencing.
- There have been no arrests more than five months after the disappearance, and the Guthrie family has offered up to $1 million for information while publicly urging people to contact authorities.
- Savannah Guthrie has taken a brief leave from Today for personal time that outlets say is not related to the investigation, and coverage decisions on the show have drawn viewer criticism as the case and forensic work continue.