The FBI spent several hours at Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona residence on Wednesday, searching for evidence before determining if her family could return home, officials informed the Post.
This situation hints that the investigation into the 84-year-old’s kidnapping has slowed down. She has been missing for 25 days now, and authorities still haven’t identified a suspect in this puzzling case.
Officials arrived at Guthrie’s Tucson home early Wednesday and spent over two hours at the property, which is valued at around $1 million.
Reportedly, they were likely looking for one last piece of evidence that may have been missed before allowing the family to return.
Guthrie, the mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing on February 1 when she didn’t arrive for church.
Some security camera footage obtained from Guthrie’s doorbell camera captured a masked man, while others speculate it might have been two men, loitering near her front door on the night police believe she was taken.
The video shows an individual with a black Ozark Trail Hiker backpack attempting to conceal the camera behind a tree branch.
The morning after, February 1, she was reported missing.
Officials mentioned to ABC News last week that the case is gradually transitioning to a smaller, long-term task force approach as investigators are running low on viable leads.
However, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office stated separately to the Post that between 300 and 400 officers remain assigned to this case, and staffing levels are consistent with those at the start of the investigation.
The extensive evidence collected from the home, which includes traces of blood, is still under examination. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos cautioned that it might take up to a year to analyze everything, particularly the items that could contain DNA traces.
