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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, may have been abducted while she slept in her Catalina Foothills home.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS News on Monday, Feb. 2, that investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was taken.
“I believe she was abducted, yes,” Nanos told CBS News. “She didn’t walk from there. She didn’t go willingly.”
The 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home near Skyline and Campbell around 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31.
Her church called her family Sunday after she didn’t show up for a service, and then her family called 911 around noon on Sunday, Feb. 1, to report her missing.
The PCSD said detectives found suspicious circumstances Sunday night while processing the scene.
Nanos added that Search and Rescue remains on scene, in the air, and on the ground to assist investigators.
“They’re going to be doing some door-to-door with our criminal investigation team,” Nanos said. “It is not just our homicide unit. All of our criminal investigation detectives.”
At this point, investigators are gathering information from family and neighbors, while also relying on technology. Nanos is pleading with the public to do the same.
So, check your Ring doorbell video, security camera footage, and if you saw anything that you think might even remotely help, call it in.
“What I really need is this community to step up and give us some calls,” Nanos said. “Let us know if you’ve seen something.”
Nanos insists that Guthrie did not wander off on her own, saying that she has limited mobility, and expressed concern over her need for daily medication, adding that if she doesn’t take it within 24 hours, it could be deadly.
“We don’t, we don’t need another bad, tragic ending,” Nanos said. “We need some help.”
In a statement Feb. 2, Savannah Guthrie said: “On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers, and messages of support. Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom. We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900.”
Nancy Guthrie is described as 5-foot-5 and 150 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
The PCSD said Monday afternoon that Nancy Guthrie was still considered missing as of 3:30 p.m. and that there will be no additional news conferences today.
Anyone with information or home security video from the area is asked to call 911 or 88-CRIME. You can also go to www.88CRIME.org.
Savannah Guthrie was born in Australia but was raised in Tucson. She graduated from Amphi High and the University of Arizona before going to Georgetown University.
COMMUNITY RESPONDS
13 News talked with several of Nancy Guthrie’s neighbors about the incident.
“We noticed the Sheriff’s Department helicopter, we noticed the drones, we noticed the large response,” one person said. “Generally, we exchange information… but it’s never been as serious as this.”
Art De Cueto, one of several people to volunteer to search for Nancy Guthrie, told 13 News why he’s helping.
“I said I’m going to do my part and see what I can find,” De Cueto said. “If it was my mom, I’d want as many people out here trying to help me find her.”
The Catalina Foothills Association said its phone line has been ringing since last night.
“It’s kind of nice to think that I’m in a neighborhood where this does exist and people are interested and willing to do whatever they might be able to do,” said Thomas Pew, the Catalina Foothills Association Communications Chair.
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