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Savannah Guthrie Issues New Plea as Forensic Testing Drives Search for Her Missing Mother

Ongoing DNA and digital-lab work will determine whether mixed evidence can identify a suspect or produce charges.

Overview

  • Nancy Guthrie, 84, vanished from her Catalina Foothills home on Feb. 1 after security footage showed a masked person at the property and blood later tested to belong to her.
  • Investigators have sent mixed DNA and digital evidence to the FBI laboratory in Quantico and to a private Florida lab, and officials say careful testing is needed to preserve results for court.
  • No suspects or arrests have been publicly announced as labs continue analysis and detectives review thousands of public tips and leads.
  • Savannah Guthrie has renewed public appeals on social media and on Today, and the family’s reward offer has grown to more than $1.2 million to encourage tips.
  • The probe is accompanied by a public dispute over the early timeline of FBI involvement and a separate federal charge against a California man accused of sending a fake ransom note to the family.