Investigators ramp up the search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, towing a dark SUV from her Tucson, Arizona garage and seizing a hidden camera from her roof. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos states she remains alive, fueling hope six days after her disappearance on January 31.
Intensified Scene Searches
Forensic teams returned to Guthrie’s home Friday evening for the third time since her vanishing. Over a dozen vehicles, including FBI agents and sheriff’s deputies, converged on the property. Teams scoured the roof, discovering a previously overlooked camera. The SUV was towed from the garage as part of the evidence collection.
Sheriff’s Optimistic Outlook
Sheriff Nanos expresses confidence in Guthrie’s survival. “What I believe is that Nancy was removed from her home against her will, and that we need to find her. That’s what I believe. She’s still alive,” he stated Friday. “I believe that I have no choice until something shows me, a piece of physical evidence shows me that that’s different.”
Deputies interviewed household staff, including landscapers, pool maintenance workers, a housekeeper, and an Uber driver who transported her to daughter Annie’s home shortly before she vanished. “They’ve all been very cooperative. They provided certain information that was helpful to us,” Nanos noted.
Ransom Messages Emerge
The searches followed a second message sent to a local Tucson news station, purportedly from her abductors. Unlike prior notes demanding millions in bitcoin by Monday, this one lacked demands or proof of life. Authorities treat these as serious leads under review.
Key Evidence and Leads
Blood droplets trail from Guthrie’s front door to the driveway, discovered soon after her report. Her Ring doorbell camera disconnected at 1:47 a.m. on the night of disappearance and was later found missing.
A vehicle of interest surfaced at a nearby Circle K store. Officials confirm a tip prompted access to surveillance footage, though its exact link remains unclear. No suspects are publicly identified.
Family and Hoax Developments
Nancy’s daughter, Today Show host Savannah Guthrie, joined siblings Annie and Camron in a video appeal, urging abductors to make contact. Guthrie, who has health issues and lacks daily medications, faces a time-sensitive ordeal.
California resident Derrick Callella faces arrest for a separate hoax, admitting to texting Annie and her husband Tommaso Cioni to exploit the situation.
High-Level Comments
President Donald Trump reports progress. “The investigation is going very well,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One. “We could have some answers coming up fairly soon.” Officials explore all angles, with no confirmed ties to Savannah’s fame.
