Overview
- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said a dedicated homicide unit is now working the case with the FBI and that investigators believe Nancy Guthrie is alive.
- Authorities are processing mixed DNA, including from a recovered glove, but database searches have produced no matches so far.
- Investigators are reviewing extensive surveillance, including a vehicle seen on neighborhood Ring footage, and say the suspect’s Ozark Trail 25-liter backpack may have been obtained secondhand.
- The $1 million private reward, alongside an FBI reward, has triggered a surge of tips, and officials continue to seek video from within a two-mile radius of the home spanning Jan. 1 to Feb. 2.
- Savannah Guthrie and relatives visited a growing memorial outside the Tucson-area home as officials report new leads but have not identified a suspect or verified proof of life.