Nancy Guthrie Update: Woman found under suspicious circumstances near missing 84-year-old’s home
A 65-year-old Pima County woman was found dead under suspicious circumstances. Arizonaabout 30 minutes away from the missing person’s home Nancy Guthrie Last seen.
The case comes as the Pima County Sheriff’s Department continues to respond to criticism of its handling of Nancy Guthrie investigation.
Woman found dead near Nancy Guthrie’s home
Pima County Sheriff’s Department detectives are investigating the death of a 65-year-old woman found inside a home in Vail, Arizona, on Friday afternoon, according to reports. Korean Audiovisual Association.
At approximately 5 p.m. local time on Friday, deputies responded to a home in the 13600 block of Hampton Greenway at the request of the Rincon Valley Fire Protection District. They found a deceased woman inside the house. Homicide detectives responded to the scene and began investigating the circumstances of her death. Detectives observed trauma to the victim and other relevant evidence at the scene.
The victim was identified as Cindy Kreider. The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office is also involved in the investigation, KVOA reported.
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Pima County Sheriff’s Department responds to Kash Patel’s claims
The investigation into the Today show host since Nancy Guthrie first disappeared Savannah Guthrie’s mother was harshly criticized. FBI Director Kash Patel is one person who has spoken publicly about how the case was handled in its early days.
On July 23, 2026, he told Fox News Digital that the delay could result in some digital evidence being lost. “We’re looking for a needle in a haystack because she didn’t pay, so they didn’t log the data. But it’s possible it was in their cache before it was deleted,” he said.
the next day, AZPM (Arizona Public Media) The Pima County Sheriff’s Department provided a statement to the outlet. They say the FBI was involved virtually from day one. As evidence, they point to a press conference held on February 2, the day after Nancy was reported missing on February 1. FBI officials from Tucson and Phoenix attended the press conference and spoke to the media.
They also noted that on February 3, 2026, a senior FBI agent spoke to the media about the case along with Sheriff Chris Nanos.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen on January 31 at her home in Tucson, Arizona. There has been no breakthrough in the case so far. The investigation is ongoing.
