Overview
- Nancy Guthrie, 84, is believed to have been taken from her Tucson home on February 1 and the case remains an active abduction investigation.
- Investigators have collected mixed forensic traces and released surveillance video showing a masked person near Guthrie’s porch but have not identified any public suspects.
- Pima County officials released two purported ransom notes from early February, one demanding $4 million in Bitcoin and another claiming Guthrie had died, and asked the public to help identify the writer.
- A neighbor reported seeing FBI agents return to search brush behind Guthrie’s home days before the six‑month mark but the sheriff’s office said no task force search had occurred, highlighting public disagreement about recent activity.
- Sheriff Chris Nanos says detectives are reviewing tens of thousands of tips and videos and the combined rewards exceed $1.2 million as federal and local coordination continues under close public scrutiny.