Overview
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her Tucson home on Feb. 1, 2026, and federal authorities have treated the case as a suspected kidnapping for ransom after a masked, armed person appeared on a doorbell camera.
- Pima County sheriff’s investigators say members of the Nancy Guthrie Task Force traveled to Florida earlier this month to meet with lab scientists and that multiple labs in Kansas, San Francisco, Washington and Phoenix are contributing to renewed DNA analysis.
- Authorities have not identified a suspect or announced any arrests and earlier forensic testing, including analysis of a hair found in the investigation, did not link to any potential suspects.
- Savannah Guthrie has renewed public pleas for information and the family’s $1 million reward remains available alongside FBI incentives as investigators urge anyone with tips to come forward.
- Reporting has raised questions about evidence handling and which labs were used, a dispute that has drawn public scrutiny and could affect perceptions of the investigation’s pace even as officials say local and federal partners continue to coordinate.