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Mexican Volunteers Find 25 Unmarked Graves as Guthrie Investigation Stays Active

The discoveries raise cross‑border questions for investigators who say ongoing DNA and digital‑forensic testing explains why few new public details have been released.

Overview

  • Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared from her Tucson home on Feb. 1 and Pima County with FBI help treats the case as an abduction and homicide investigation.
  • Volunteer searchers in Sonora, Mexico, acting on anonymous tips reported uncovering 25 unmarked graves in the Nogales/Mariposa area but have not linked any remains to Guthrie.
  • Sonora officials have asked the Guthrie family for DNA to allow comparisons, and Mexican authorities have not formally coordinated all tips directly with Pima County, sheriff’s officials say.
  • Investigators say ongoing lab work, including DNA processing at federal labs and digital‑forensic analysis, is driving a cautious public pace while retired agents press for release of enhanced images of the masked 'porch guy' and unverified photos circulate online.
  • A $1 million family reward and a $100,000 FBI reward remain open, and a person tied to ransom‑style messages to the family is scheduled for federal proceedings on June 23 without any confirmed link to Guthrie’s disappearance.