AZ Nancy Guthrie, 84, (mother of TODAY Show host Savannah Guthrie) missing - last seen in the Catalina foothills area on Jan 31, 2026

[PCHS]

That's what I thought. He was comfortable with the bite light. He had used it before and chose it over a head light or flash light. So what professions or hobbies use this light? Yes something at night, or inside dark recesses. Not outdoor day light workers. Electricians, plumbers, etc.

I have been posting about this however technicians/laborers who go into small spaces and need hands free - like HVAC techs. She just had the roof (repainted?) and it appeared to have a lot of piping etc on it...this was reported earlier in the thread and was the roof the FBI was on that we watched from the drone (when they removed another camera?)

 

[Fromeaster]

Sheriff seeks fame before retirement

 

[citizen_sleuth]

WOW.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2022110837813698608

Although not specified, I'm assuming the "private lab in Florida" being used is DNA Labs International (DLI), as a 2020 case in Pima County Superior Court discusses the state's use of DLI in a murder case (which somewhat ironically took place at the victim's home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood).

 

[planet]

So the current description is a male suspect approximately 5'9" - 5"10" tall, with an average build.

But what kind of male suspect are they looking for?

Are they looking for a white male? A black male? A hispanic male? A middle eastern male? A oriental male?

What kind of a male suspect does the public needs to be on the lookout for?

"Large boulder size of a small boulder" comes to mind.

 

[Deepinthought52]

He's finished.

What evidence and why? Wouldn’t FBI trump a sheriff? Are there more details than this?

 

[birdbox]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2022109377705222626

https://twitter.com/x/status/2022110837813698608

Yeah, because now is the time to have an ego charged pi$$ing contest fellas.

 

[moxiemom]

Why would the sheriff do that?

EGO!! Small man syndrome!

 

[MassGuy]

i know in the BK case the fbi used othram over their own lab, no? so not sure that's a crazy big deal but what do i know.

Othram was used for IGG because the FBI crime lab doesn't do that particular lab work. Once that was done, the FBI finished the genealogy work, using investigators who specialize in that sort of thing.

 

[ab01]

i know in the BK case the fbi used othram over their own lab, no? so not sure that's a crazy big deal but what do i know.

Personally I think the biggest deal is that obviously there is friction between local and federal and by this being out there it’s obvious that the local sheriff is holding things up and frustrating the smartest ppl in the room. jmo

Maybe i wasn’t far off when i suggested the tape measure

 

[UsernameRequired]

Why would the sheriff do that?

Possible kickbacks from the lab? Sheriff Nanos was investigated by the FBI back in 2016 for misuse of over $200,000 in seized funds.

PCSD: FBI probe into alleged misuse of funds

Allegations of money laundering and obstruction of justice against Pima County Sheriff's Department leaders.

www.kgun9.com

Documents: Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos requested money transfers into fund at center of probe

Former second-in-command was indicted last month over use of RICO money.

tucson.com

Documents: Pima Sheriff Chris Nanos requested money transfers into fund at center of probe

Former second-in-command was indicted last month over use of RICO money.

tucson.com

 

[whitelilac]

I got this and I got the same for 2025. Maybe I'm not doing right. I also searched her name. There is also someone with her name in AZ who is somewhat well-known. I found searches for the other NG in AZ.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2026-01-01%202026-01-31&geo=US-AZ&q=%2Fg%2F11n3pqys4b&hl=en&legacy

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Yes I've been aware of the other woman with the same name, and have considered whether there's a mistaken identity here. She is well known.

 

[Mauritius]

thank you for the response but i'm not referring to reward money...i'm talking about all of these 'tmz' letters, bitcoin asks, etc...SG pleading to the 'kidnappers' that the family is willing to 'pay'. has nothing to do with LE.

why hasn't the guthrie family chucked some money at...anything? i know the answer but i'm asking...if it was your loved one and you were worth millions, wouldn't you throw a few into an account, however fake, to see what transpired?

everything covered here in over 2,000 pages (and on the news) says that once money starts moving, bitcoin etc. gets easier to track. so why not do anything and everything to 'move mountains' to find your loved one?

Hypothetically, if one was actually contemplating paying a $6m ransom for return of kidnapped person (had it been deemed credible enough/proof of life), then one might now see what a public $1m reward for location of and return of kidnapped person might do.

(NOT an equivalency, but as an example, a singer offered a $500k reward for return of stolen pets, and that did lead to someone returning them for reward. So sometimes an incredibly large “life changing” reward amount might get a different response than a $50k reward. (Enough for someone to be willing to betray a friend, or to risk retaliation from the criminal, for example)

But I certainly don’t want to motivate more kidnappings, and there likely many other considerations.

 

[windrower]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2022026179159765060

Isn’t that the area where there was a report of an older woman wandering, in the first week after NG went missing?

I’ve searched this thread, but obviously don’t know how to search correctly, as I haven’t found the right post.

 

[birdbox]

What evidence and why? Wouldn’t FBI trump a sheriff? Are there more details than this?

FBI would trump a sheriff, yes. But a local sheriff's ego would trump the entirety of the FBI.

 

[PCHS]

Yeah, because now is the time to have an ego charged pi$$ing contest fellas.

Unless we are at the finger-pointing stage of the investigation b/c both LE groups are frustrated

 

[Sakura2Sophia4Lucia]

Here’s the Reuters report. Prepare to be enraged:

Exclusive-FBI blocked from key access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction case, source says

By Jana Winter WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - An Arizona sheriff is blocking FBI access to key evidence in the investigation into the abduction of U.S. television journalist Savannah Guthrie's mother,

uk.news.yahoo.com

Here’s the Reuters report. Prepare to be enraged:

Exclusive-FBI blocked from key access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction case, source says​

By Jana Winter WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - An Arizona sheriff is blocking FBI access to key evidence in the investigation into the abduction of U.S. television journalist Savannah Guthrie's mother,

uk.news.yahoo.com

Unbelievable. There are no words. Intentionally delaying investigation and not using FBI resources. Sheriff's job should be on the line. JMO

 

[CuriousCricket]

Explains why this has been a three ring circus from the beginning.

yes. Also makes you wonder if he has something major to hide. James Burke of the Gilgo Beach investigation certainly did.

Edited to add that a poster upthread mentioned that possibly the sheriff simply used the lab because it was already working with DNA in this case and would have everything together for faster results. To me, that makes a lot of sense.

 

[oviedo]

WTH???

This is shocking if true

Jmo

 

[Friday Fan]

Oh that’s interesting and pretty significant. I wonder if SG by chance mentioned her mom or anything on the show that day that ticked someone off. What other events happened that day that could have triggered 29 searches for her home. I’m sure LE has checked into that but it’s worth submitting it as a tip.

I tried it and couldn't find anything. Maybe I'm doing it wrong. There is another person with that name in AZ and the other person was searched. The other person is an author.

 

[cait2007]

While this sounds bad, does sending the glove to the private lab constitute "blocking the FBI from access to key evidence"? The latter sounds more general. Or did he block their access to other evidence as well? I guess I'm saying that this isn't good, but the headline may reflect either hurt feelings at the FBI or the media outlet's desire for clicks.

JMO

The sheriff sent the glove to a private lab in Florida for testing instead of sending it to Quantico. The heading isn’t great, I agree. However, this shows a huge problem that’s lacking just coming together to solve this case. Is an ego really going to prevent this woman from being found? Clearly, they need all hands on deck.