Authorities have discovered a possible piece of evidence after they expanded their search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show star Savannah Guthrie, following her disappearance on February 1.
The FBI shared an update on X on Wednesday, detailing that they were searching the roadways near Nancy’s home in Tucson, Arizona, and asking passersby to be aware of the operation. “This morning, numerous FBI agents are conducting an extensive search along multiple roadways in the Catalina Foothills area related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation,” the post read.
“We are asking the media and motorists to follow all traffic laws and to remain cautious when passing law enforcement personnel near the roadways.”
Authorities have also continued their search in the neighborhood of Nancy’s daughter, Annie Guthrie, who lives just four miles away with her husband, Tomasso Cioni.
The news comes a day after footage was released by the FBI of an individual outside Nancy’s home in the early hours of February 1, around the time that she was believed to have been taken. The armed individual wore a ski mask, black gloves and a large backpack and attempted to disarm her doorbell camera.
According to The New York Post, a single black glove similar to the masked man’s glove was found in the shrubbery, approximately one and a half miles away from Nancy’s home.
© FBIHours after the doorbell footage was released, a person of interest was detained for questioning in Rio Rico, a town an hour’s drive from Nancy’s house.
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The person, who later identified himself as delivery driver Carlos Palazuelos, was stopped at a traffic light and detained by authorities. After his release, he denied involvement in the case and shared that his home had been searched.
“I hope they get the suspect, because I’m not it,” he said, per KVOA . “I hope they get the suspect so I can clear my name.” Carlos’ mother-in-law spoke to ABC15 about the ordeal, saying: “They showed me a video to see if it was him, to see…if I recognize the things he was wearing, he doesn’t have any of that. He doesn’t have anything that comes in the video.”
“They went inside, busted the doors from my house [sic],” she added. Nancy Guthrie was last seen by her daughter, Annie, and son-in-law, Tommaso, after sharing dinner with them on Saturday, January 31. She was dropped at her home at approximately 9:48 p.m., and wasn’t reported missing until the next day when she failed to turn up for her usual church service.
The doorbell camera at her home was disconnected at 1:47 a.m. on February 1, and the pacemaker app on Nancy’s phone shows that the device was disconnected from the app at 2:28 a.m.
© Getty ImagesSeveral ransom notes have been sent to various media outlets in the days following her disappearance, with one demanding that $4 million in bitcoin be sent by Thursday, February 5, while another demanded $6 million by February 9 if the previous payment was not made.
Savannah and her family have shared several videos and statements pleading for information, including after the doorbell camera footage was released on February 10. “Someone out there recognizes this person. We believe she is still out there. Bring her home,” the journalist wrote on social media.
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