Overview
- Savannah Guthrie left the broadcast about 90 minutes into Wednesday’s show, and co-host Craig Melvin told viewers she would be back Thursday.
- FBI Director Kash Patel said the Bureau was kept out of the early probe for four days, a claim Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos publicly rejected.
- Nanos said the FBI was promptly notified, a task force member was on scene the first night, and joint work with federal partners has continued.
- The sheriff’s office said evidence-processing decisions, including use of a private lab, were based on operational needs while partnering with the FBI’s Quantico lab.
- Investigators continue DNA and video analysis, including a rootless hair sent to Quantico, as the doorbell video of a masked visitor remains the key public lead and the family maintains a $1 million reward for credible tips.