The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is “urgently” seeking more information in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance amid speculation that a “local handyman” could be involved in the alleged kidnapping.
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As reported by Tucson’s KVOA on June 1, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department has opened a link where those living in Nancy’s community can submit relevant footage that may help investigators to develop new leads in the case. “The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is urgently requesting your assistance in locating Nancy Guthrie, 84, who [was] last seen on the evening of January 31, 2026, at her residence near East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue,” the newly launched portal reads.
This update comes as a forensic investigator is sharing a new theory about Nancy’s disappearance that may link a local man to the case. Barbara Butcher told Fox News Digital that she believes the 84-year-old may have been targeted for money.
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“I find it flabbergasting that anyone would take a woman her age, but what I think is probably the case is that someone in the area, maybe a handyman, maybe a service person, had known, had found out that Mrs. Guthrie was the mother of Savannah Guthrie and said, ‘Oh, she must be rich,’” Butcher said. “So this person is not well.”
“My second thought was that after time, when there was no valid ransom demand or any information forthcoming that it’s probably likely that Mrs. Guthrie died of shock, fright, heart disease, whatever it was, very soon after being taken from her home,” she added. “And that’s just horrifying to me…and so now this kidnapper had nothing and probably, unfortunately, took her body into the desert and buried her there.”
Nancy, the mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on January 31 at her home. Investigators have not disclosed any major leads, suspects, or persons of interest in the case.
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