Authorities on Nancy Guthrie Case Investigating With Belief She’s ‘Alive’

Law enforcement officials searching for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie believe she’s still alive, as the kidnapping case now enters its 12th day.

On Wednesday, February 11, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, which has been working in conjunction with the FBI, released a statement to People confirming that officials are “still operating” on the belief “that Nancy is alive.” At the time of the statement, the search was in its 11th day.

That same day, FBI Phoenix shared an update on X, stating that agents conducted “an extensive search along multiple roadways in the Catalina Foothills area related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation.”

“We are asking the media and motorists to follow all traffic laws and to remain especially cautious when passing law enforcement personnel near the roadways,” the FBI update continued.

The bureau also confirmed it is still offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to Nancy’s recovery. She is the mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie and her siblings Annie and Cameron.

“You can help by submitting tips to the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI,” the post concluded.

Nancy was last seen on the evening of Saturday, January 31, when she was dropped off at her home in Tuscon, Arizona shortly before 10 p.m. after having dinner with her daughter Annie and her son-in-law.

She was reported missing just after noon the following day after she failed to show up at friends house to watch a streaming church service.

Authorities believe she was kidnapped in the early morning hours of Sunday, February 1. On February 10, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and FBI Director Kash Patel posted images and videos to X showing an armed person wearing a face mask and gloves tampering with Nancy’s Nest camera outside her home.

Though difficult to obtain, authorities confirmed the footage was “recovered from residual data located in backend systems.”

“Working with our partners – as of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning of her disappearance,” the sheriff’s statement said.