Authorities on Thursday provided an update on the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of a “Today” co-host, who may have been abducted from her Tucson home.
Guthrie was last seen at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
While officials initially did not release details about the circumstances surrounding her disappearance, Sheriff Chris Nanos said Monday that “we do, in fact, have a crime.” A law enforcement source told Fox News Digital there were “blood drops” leading from the entryway outside the home down the pathway toward the driveway.
On Thursday, the FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information in the case after President Trump said he would use “every resource” to locate Guthrie.
“The FBI is now working this case jointly with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, and we’re going to start today by announcing a $50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of Nancy Guthrie and or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance,” FBI Phoenix Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke said at a press conference.
“The FBI has agents, analysts and professional staff employees working day and night with our partners at the Sheriff’s Department,” Janke said.
He added that additional resources have been deployed to support the investigation.
“We have deployed additional intelligence and agents from our Phoenix office. We have brought in our Critical Incident Response Group from Quantico, Virginia,” Janke said. “Members from our Cellular Analysis Survey Team are here, and they continue to collect and process digital information.”
Janke said investigators are examining potential digital evidence from multiple sources.
“We are actively reviewing and analyzing information from all digital sources, which includes banks, social media companies, phone companies, and any other organizations where a digital footprint could have been captured,” he said.
Sheriff Nanos said Thursday that investigators have not yet identified any suspects.
“At this time, we have not identified a suspect or a person of interest in this case,” Nanos said.
“We are working our best to do that,” he added. “But to be clear, we have nobody of interest or any suspects that you would consider a prime suspect. We’re just not there. We’re not there yet.”
TMZ and Tucson’s CBS affiliate reported receiving possible ransom notes related to Guthrie’s disappearance. The sheriff’s department said it was “aware” of the note and would investigate further. (RELATED: Blood, Signs Of Forced Entry Found At Home Of Savannah Guthrie’s Missing Mother)
TMZ reported that the alleged note demanded millions of dollars in cryptocurrency to be sent to a specific Bitcoin address and included a deadline, as well as “an element of ‘or else.’”
TMZ initially reported the note claimed Guthrie was wearing a specific item of clothing, but later clarified that it stated she was not wearing it.
The note, which was provided to the sheriff’s department, also described an item in Guthrie’s home that was apparently damaged.
Nanos said Thursday that investigators have not ruled anyone out in the search for those responsible.
“I wouldn’t say anybody’s ruled out yet,” he said. “We’ve talked to so many. I’m sure that my investigators have feelings about this one’s clear, or this one isn’t. But no, I wouldn’t say anybody’s ruled out yet, because what if I rule you out and then later I learned something else.”
The investigation remains ongoing.
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