Savannah Guthrie's mom still missing, backpack not a 'viable lead'

Savannah Guthrie's mom still missing, backpack not a 'viable lead'

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Authorities in Arizona are still searching forSavannah Guthrie's missing mother, more than three weeks after she wasreported missing.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department said its investigation into the disappearance of 84-year-oldNancy Guthrieremains active, and there have been no changes in resources. The Feb. 21 statement came as investigators continue working to identify themasked man seen at Guthrie's front doorthe morning she disappeared insecurity camera footagethat the FBI released almost two weeks ago.

Authorities have said Guthrie, who was last seen on Jan. 31, was taken from her home against her will. She takes daily medication, and if she does not receive it, "that could, in itself, prove fatal," Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos warned earlier this month.

<p style="Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was seemingly abducted from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026. Authorities released photos and videos on Feb. 10, of a potential suspect who was caught tampering with a camera on her front door on the morning of her disappearance. 

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Alex Stone (ABC News) reports live outside Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 16, 2026. A Pima County Sheriff looks on after escorting a person off Nancy Guthrie's property on Feb. 16, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz. Searches continue for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. The search enters its 3rd week with law enforcement officials claiming to have found several items of evidence, but having made no arrests. The FBI and Pima County SheriffÕs Department deputies process evidence from a late-model, gray Range Rover as they investigate the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, at a CulverÕs in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 13, 2026. A sign in support of the Guthrie family stands next to several bouquets of flowers left outside Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson on Feb. 12, 2026. Members of the Reed family pay their respects at a makeshift memorial outside of the residence of Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 16, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz. The search continues for Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on February 1. Law enforcement officials say they have found several items of evidence, but have made no arrests. A backpack sits in this handout image, part of new visuals the FBI released regarding the investigation into Nancy GuthrieÕs disappearance. <p style=New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. A well-wisher leaves a note and handmade flowers outside of Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 12, 2026 Jennifer Bond signs a banner that reads News broadcasters are stationed outside Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb.12, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz. Law enforcement officials have claimed to have found several items of evidence as searches continue for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Guthrie's possible abductors had set a deadline of 5pm on February 9 for a $6 million payment. Yellow bows are tied to trees on the street of Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 12, 2026. Members of the media follow investigators as they search the edges of Nancy Guthrie's street in the Catalina Foothills after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 11, 2026. A member of the FBI surveils the area around Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb. 11, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. Searches continue for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Guthrie's possible abductors had set a deadline of 5pm on February 9 for a $6 million payment. Residents deliver flowers to a makeshift memorial at the entrance to Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb. 11, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. Searches continues for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Guthrie's possible abductors had set a deadline of 5pm on February 9 for a $6 million payment. Investigators canvass Annie Guthrie's neighborhood on Feb. 10, 2026, after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home outside Tucson. Investigators canvass Annie Guthrie's neighborhood on Feb. 10, 2026, after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home outside Tucson. Law enforcement and news broadcasters are stationed outside of Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb. 10, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. Searches continues for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Guthrie's possible abductors had set a deadline of 5pm on February 9 for a $6 million payment. An investigator canvasses Annie Guthrie's neighborhood on Feb. 10, 2026, after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home outside Tucson. U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie speaks in a video message, thanking supporters and asking for help in locating her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago, in this screen grab obtained from social media video taken at an unspecified location and released Feb. 9, 2026. Broadcast journalists report live outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 9, 2026. <p style=U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing that they are willing to pay for the release of their elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago, in this screen grab obtained from social media video taken at an unspecified location and released February 7, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A Pima County Sheriff's Department deputy on Feb. 10, 2026, patrols the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home outside Tucson. Live-streamers, journalists and a Pima County Sheriff's Department deputy gather at the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 9, 2026. A sign and other objects showing support from neighbors is posted at the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 9, 2026. <p style=Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie is missing, and Arizona officials say they are investigating her disappearance as a "crime."

"Today" show cohost Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron Guthrie, speaks in a video message addressing a possible kidnapper who might be holding her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie in this screen grab obtained from social media video taken at an unspecified location and released Feb. 4, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Chris Castorena, a private detective based in Phoenix volunteering his time to search for Nancy Guthrie, scans her street for clues after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, U.S. February 5, 2026. <p style=The Pima County Sheriff's Office in Arizona received a 911 call reporting Nancy Guthrie missing from her home outside Tucson around noon local time on Sunday, Feb. 1.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Investigators showed renewed interest at the home of Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 4, 2026, stringing up crime scene tape for a time in the late afternoon. They removed it shortly before 6 p.m. Guthrie had been missing since Jan. 31, 2026, with investigators saying she had been taken from her home northeast of Tucson. Guthrie is the mother of Investigators showed renewed interest at the home of Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 4, 2026, stringing up crime scene tape for a time in the late afternoon. They removed it shortly before 6 p.m. Guthrie had been missing since Jan. 31, 2026, with investigators saying she had been taken from her home northeast of Tucson. Guthrie is the mother of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of <p style=She was reported missing from her home in a community just north of Tucson on Feb. 1, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Media broadcasts as private security stands guard in the driveway of Nancy Guthrie's house after the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 4, 2026. The front of the home of Nancy Guthrie, mother of Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos gives an update on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of Savannah Guthrie, on Feb. 2, 2026. Television media set up at the house of Nancy Guthrie, NBC host Savannah Guthrie's mother, on Feb. 3, 2026, in Catalina, Ariz. A sign is posted at the house of Nancy Guthrie, NBC host Savannah Guthrie's mother, on Feb. 3, 2026, in Catalina, Ariz.The search continues in the Tucson area for Nancy Guthrie, after she was reported missing on February 1. Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Nancy Guthrie and Nancy Guthrie and Nancy Guthrie and Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Chris Castorena, a private detective based in Phoenix volunteering his time to search for Nancy Guthrie, scans her street for clues after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, U.S. February 5, 2026.

Search for Nancy Guthrie and person suspected of taking her continues

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother,Nancy Guthrie, was seemingly abducted from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026. Authorities released photos and videos on Feb. 10, of a potential suspect who was caught tampering with a camera on her front door on the morning of her disappearance.

No arrests have been made.DNA evidencehas been collected and submitted for analysis, though authorities have warned this process will take time. But investigators have been making progress as they seek to identify the clothing worn by the suspect in the security camera footage, according to Nanos.

For onlookers, the investigation has provided limited clues and false starts, most recently with therecovery of a backpack that proved fruitless. Earlier in the month, authorities also recovered gloves that seemed to match those worn by the suspect, but a DNA analysis did not turn up any matches in the FBI's national database. Two individuals have also been detained during the investigation, but both were but quickly released.

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to Guthrie's recovery and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.

Here's everything to know about the Guthrie case as of Monday, Feb. 23.

What happened to Savannah Guthrie's mom?

Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on Sunday, Feb. 1. She was last seen on Saturday, Jan. 31, when sheattended a game night with family. Authorities have said Guthrie was dropped back at her home outside of Tucson, Arizona, at 9:48 p.m. local time.

The search for Nancy Guthrie, right, mother of "Today" show journalist and anchor Savannah Guthrie, is in its third week as investigators follow any possible leads in the case.

According to atimeline previously releasedby investigators, the doorbell camera in front of Guthrie's home disconnected at 1:47 a.m. on Feb. 1, and software for the smart home detected a person on the camera at 2:12 a.m. She was reported missing around noon on Feb. 1.

In a video released Feb. 15, Savannah Guthrie said that she and her family "still have hope." She also addressed the person who "has" her mother by saying, "It's never too late."

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What we know about the suspect in the Nancy Guthrie case

The FBI released images on Feb. 10 showing a masked man appearing to tamper with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning she disappeared.

The person in the video footage has not been identified, but the FBI previouslyconfirmed the suspectis "a male, approximately 5'9"-5'10" tall, with an average build," who was "wearing a black, 25-liter 'Ozark Trail Hiker Pack' backpack."

<p style=New images released by authorities on Feb. 10, 2026, from a Nest camera outside Nancy Guthrie's home show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at the front door on the morning of her disappearance on Feb. 1.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance.

Search for Nancy Guthrie and person suspected of taking her continues

New imagesreleased by authorities on Feb. 10, 2026, from a Nest camera outside Nancy Guthrie's home show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at the front door on the morning of her disappearance on Feb. 1.

Authorities have not ruled out the possibility of more than one person being involved in Guthrie's disappearance. Law enforcement has, however, ruled out all members of the Guthrie family as suspects.

"The family has been nothing but cooperative and gracious and are victims in this case,"Nanos previously said."To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel."

What evidence are investigators looking at?

The Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed on Feb. 13 that DNA "other than Nancy Guthrie's and those in close contact to her has been collected from the property" and submitted for analysis. "We believe that we may have some DNA there that may be our suspect,"Nanos told NBC News. "But we won't know that until that DNA is separated, sorted out."

On Feb. 20, the sheriff's department said in an update that DNA analysis "is underway on biological evidence recovered during the investigation" but warned that "this process can be lengthy."

Nanostold NBC Newson Feb. 20 that investigators are "getting a little closer to identifying some of the other articles" of clothing worn by the suspect in the door camera video. Investigators have also been working with Walmart to identify the person who purchased the backpack seen in the video.

Guthrie's pacemaker was another investigation focus that law enforcement mentioned last week. "Investigators are attempting to locate the device and are working with the manufacturer and other experts in the field to assist in that effort," the sheriff's department said on Feb. 17. Guthrie's pacemaker app showed it was disconnected from her phone at 2:28 a.m. the morning of her disappearance, according toauthorities' previously released timeline.

Nancy Guthrie: Backpack found in search

Volunteers have been searching the area and on Feb. 22 recovered a backpack, which was handed over to a deputy. But the Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed on Feb. 23 that "after reviewing the bag and its contents, it does not appear that this is a viable lead for the investigation."

The bag does not seem to be the same brand of backpack that was seen in the doorbell surveillance footage, and it also "appears to have been outside for much longer than three weeks" and contained the identification of a minor, according to the sheriff's department.

Contributing: Helen Rummel, Sarah Lapidus and Rey Covarrubias Jr;Arizona Republic;USA TODAY staff

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Savannah Guthrie mom updates, backpack isn't 'viable lead'

 

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