Crime
Nancy Guthrie’s Children and Their Spouses Have Been Cleared as Suspects in Her Disappearance
As the search for Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy Guthrie, enters its third week, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that all of Nancy’s children, along with their spouses, have been cleared as suspects.
“To be clear…the Guthrie family – to include all siblings and spouses – has been cleared as possible suspects in this case. The family has been nothing but cooperative and gracious and are victims in this,” Nanos said in a statement shared via the Pima County Sheriff’s Department’s official X account on Monday, February 16.
The statement continued, “To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel. The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple…please, I’m begging you the media to honor your profession and report with some sense of compassion and professionalism.”
Nancy, 84, was reported missing on February 1 after she failed to show up at a friend’s house to watch a streaming church service earlier that day. She was last seen the night prior when her daughter Annie Guthrie and son-in-law Tommaso Cioni dropped her off at her house around 9:30 p.m.
On February 3, NewsNation correspondent Ashleigh Banfield reported that Cioni had been named as a prime suspect in Nancy’s disappearance.
“I have spoken with an impeccable law enforcement source who has informed me with his knowledge of the investigation of some extraordinarily serious pieces of information about this crime scene,” Banfield said during an episode of her show, Drop Dead Serious. “I can tell you that Mrs. Guthrie had cameras, plural, at this home, and they were smashed.”
However, it wasn’t long before the Pima County Sheriff’s Department squashed the rumor.
“We have not identified a suspect or person of interest in this case,” the department told TMZ on February 4. “Detectives continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Mrs. Guthrie. We are also awaiting additional forensic results.”
Since then, authorities have yet to identify a person of interest in the case. They have encouraged anyone with information to call the FBI tip line at 1-800-225-5324.
