Update from Nancy Guthrie: After missing for more than a month Nancy GuthrieInvestigators say the case is making progress. The 84-year-old was allegedly abducted from his Tucson home on February 1.
Sheriff says investigation ‘definitely nearing completion’
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos shared an update on the situation during an interview with NBC reporter Liz Kreutz on the “Today” show on March 3.
Asked if investigators were closer to identifying one or more suspects, Nanos said, “I think investigators are definitely closer. We have a lot of intelligence, a lot of leads, but now it’s time to get to work.”
However, authorities have not yet released the names of any suspects.
Authorities review doorbell video and reexamine key evidence
Last month, police released doorbell camera footage showing a masked and armed man trying to gain entry Nancy’s Shortly after returning home, her pacemaker disconnected from the tracking device.
Neighbors submitted multiple doorbell camera videos of the area. A video first shared by Fox News Digital shows a car speeding about 2.5 miles from Nancy’s home as she was kidnapped.
“We are aware of this and are investigating it just like any other evidence,” Chris Nanos said. He added that investigators were unable to identify the vehicle.
“We’re looking at that vehicle and the hundreds of thousands of other vehicles that were on the road at the time,” he said.
Authorities are also re-examining previous hypotheses, including whether the suspect’s backpack came from Walmart.
“We now understand that it may not have been purchased from Walmart,” Nanos said.
“That backpack is new and exclusive to Walmart, but who’s to say I didn’t buy it and put it on eBay? That’s what we’re looking at,” he added.
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Family commemorates one month since Nancy’s disappearance
To commemorate a month Nancy is missingSavannah Guthrie visited the memorial outside her home on March 2 with her sister Annie Guthrie and her brother-in-law Tommasso Cioni. There are yellow flowers, cards and messages on the memorial.
Savannah later wrote on Instagram: “We are feeling the love and prayers from our neighbors, the Tucson community and across the country [yellow heart emoji] Please don’t stop praying and hoping with us. Take her home. “
The Guthrie family also increased the reward to $1 million for information leading to Nancy’s recovery or the arrest of the suspect.
