The family of missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has released a new emotional statement urging the Tucson, Arizona community to renew its focus on the case, as federal investigators have reportedly returned to her neighborhood to ask fresh questions about a vacant property and nearby construction activity.
Why It Matters
Authorities have said they believe Guthrie was the victim of a targeted abduction, a theory that has prompted scrutiny of whether the crime involved advance planning.
The simultaneous release of the family’s public appeal and new investigative activity in the neighborhood signals that the case — now in its seventh week — remains active on multiple fronts.
Nancy Guthrie Disappearance Timeline
Saturday, January 31
– 5:32 p.m.: Guthrie travels by Uber to a family dinner
– 9:48 p.m.: She is dropped off at home and her garage door opens
– 9:50 p.m.: Garage door closes, indicating she is inside
Sunday, February 1
– 1:47 a.m.: Doorbell camera disconnects
– 2:12 a.m.: Motion detected at the home
– 2:28 a.m.: Guthrie’s pacemaker app disconnects from her phone
– Late morning: She fails to arrive for a scheduled church livestream
– 12:03 p.m.: Family reports her missing
– 12:14 p.m.: Police arrive at the home
What To Know
In a statement shared through KVOA News 4 Tucson, Guthrie’s children and their spouses asked residents to revisit memories, camera footage, journal notes, text messages and personal observations connected to two key timeframes: January 31 and the early morning hours of February 1, as well as the late evening of January 11. “No detail is too small. It may be the key,” the family wrote.
Meanwhile, NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin reported that FBI agents have returned to the Catalina Foothills neighborhood where Guthrie vanished, knocking on doors and asking new questions. Investigators are focusing on a nearby property that was vacated shortly before her disappearance, as well as several homes under construction in the area. Agents have specifically requested the names of contractors and workers active in the neighborhood in the days and weeks leading up to Guthrie’s disappearance.
Guthrie, the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen after being dropped off at her home following a family dinner on the night of January 31. Doorbell camera footage later showed a masked individual approaching her residence. No suspect has been identified and no arrests have been made.
A spokesman for the FBI’s Phoenix Field Office previously told Newsweek: “We typically don’t respond or reply to independent reporting. Additionally, as a DOJ rule, we don’t comment on ongoing investigations.”
Full Statement From the Guthrie Family
“We are deeply grateful for the outpouring from neighbors, friends and the people of Tucson. We are all family now.
We continue to believe it is Tucsonans, and the greater southern Arizona community, that hold the key to finding resolution in this case. Someone knows something. It’s possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant. We hope people search their memories, especially around the key timelines of January 31 and the early morning hours of February 1, as well as the late evening of January 11.
We desperately ask this community for renewed attention to our mom’s case – please consult camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance. No detail is too small. It may be the key.
We miss our mom with every breath and we cannot be in peace until she is home. We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder. Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home. We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life. But we cannot do that until she is brought to a final place of rest.
Thank you for continuing to pray without ceasing.”
The Guthrie Family
Camron and Kristine
Annie and Tommaso
Savannah and Michael
What Happens Next
Investigators are expected to continue canvassing the neighborhood and following up on tips as they reassess activity around the time of Guthrie’s disappearance.
The family is urging anyone who may have relevant information — no matter how insignificant it may seem — to come forward. Authorities have asked the public to contact the FBI with any tips while the search remains active.
Update 3/21/26, 10:48 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.
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