Investigators return to Nancy Guthrie's home as search for NBC host's mother continues

TUCSON, Ariz. – Investigators successful Arizona returned to the location of NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie's parent connected Wednesday day arsenic they proceed to aggressively question tips.

Deputies with the Pima County Sheriff's Department were seen backmost astatine Nancy Guthrie's location connected Wednesday afternoon, putting up yellowish transgression country tape. K-9 dogs were besides brought to the home, but it's unclear wherefore instrumentality enforcement returned to the location 4 days aft Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was past seen astatine her Tucson residence astatine astir 9:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. While officials didn't instantly elaborate connected the circumstances of her disappearance, Sheriff Chris Nanos said connected Monday that "we do, successful fact, person a crime." A instrumentality enforcement root told Fox News Digital that determination were "blood drops" starring from the entryway extracurricular down the house's pathway towards the driveway. 

Nanos said Nancy Guthrie didn't be her Sunday religion service, adding that her household was notified astir the lack by a churchgoer. Officials said household members went to Nancy Guthrie's location astatine astir 11 a.m. and spent immoderate clip looking for her. Her household called 911 astatine astir noon. Nancy Guthrie had meal with her girl Annie and son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, connected Saturday evening, Nanos told The New York Times. He added that Cioni dropped Nancy Guthrie disconnected astatine her location afterward and made definite she made it inside.

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President Donald Trump spoke with Savannah Guthrie connected Wednesday and assured that each assets would beryllium disposable successful the hunt for her mother, according to NBC. Savanna Guthrie thanked President Trump for calling her household and for the hard enactment of section and national instrumentality enforcement arsenic they urgently hunt for her mother.

An undated photograph of Nancy Guthrie and Savannah Guthrie provided by NBC successful repsonse to the disappearance of the 84 year-old parent of the Today Show host. (Courtesy of NBC)

An undated photograph of Nancy Guthrie provided by NBC successful repsonse to the disappearance of the 84 year-old parent of Today Show host, Savannah Guthrie. (Courtesy of NBC)

A Pima County Sheriff's Office authoritative told Fox News Digital connected Monday that officials judge Nancy Guthrie was either kidnapped oregon abducted.

"Sheriff [Chris] Nanos has stated that helium believes that a transgression has been committed," a spokesperson for Pima County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital. "At this point, investigators judge she was taken from the location against her volition and that includes imaginable kidnapping oregon abduction."

During the Tuesday quality conference, Nanos didn't person an reply erstwhile asked if helium knew wherever Nancy Guthrie was, saying helium doesn't know.

The sheriff declined to reply respective questions, including 1 from a newsman who asked if determination was a ransom demanded.

"We are pursuing each leads we have. That's each I tin archer you," helium said. "We've got hundreds of leads. And it's from you that produced those leads by telling radical we request help."

When asked if the evident abduction was targeted oregon random, Nanos repeated a akin answer.

"We're going to presume some sides of that. We'll look astatine some sides," helium said.

Following Tuesday's quality conference, the Pima County Sheriff's Department revealed it is "aware" of reports of a imaginable ransom enactment aft TMZ reportedly received written correspondence demanding a "substantial amount" of wealth successful speech for Guthrie’s return. 

SAVANNAH GUTHRIE'S MOTHER NANCY POSSIBLY ABDUCTED FROM HER HOME, AUTHORITIES SAY

An undated photograph of Nancy Guthrie and Savannah Guthrie provided by NBC successful repsonse to the disappearance of the 84 year-old parent of the Today Show host. (Courtesy of NBC)

Savannah Guthrie and parent Nancy Guthrie pictured connected "Today" connected Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)

The White House besides commented connected her disappearance, writing: "The hunt for Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, is ongoing, and authorities are requesting assistance from the public. Anyone with accusation is urged to interaction 911."

"Our prayers are with the Guthrie household arsenic we anticipation for Nancy’s harmless instrumentality home," the White House posted.

Savannah Guthrie spoke retired connected Instagram successful a station connected Monday, penning "We request you."

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Aerial drone shots of missing idiosyncratic Nancy Guthrie’s location connected Tuesday, February 3, 2026 successful Tucson, Arizona. Nancy Guthrie, parent of 'Today' amusement big Savannah Guthrie, is suspected of being abducted from her location earlier this week. (Fox Flight Team)

The Pima County Sheriff's Office is asking anyone with accusation connected the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie to telephone them oregon scope retired via the QR codification successful this missing idiosyncratic flyer. (Pima County Sheriff's Office)

"We judge successful prayer. We judge successful voices raised successful unison, successful love, successful hope. We judge successful goodness. We judge successful humanity. Above all, we judge successful Him," she wrote. "Thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a pistillate of heavy conviction, a bully and faithful servant. Raise your prayers with america and judge with america that she volition beryllium lifted by them successful this precise moment."