TUCSON, AZ (AZFamily/AP) — Investigators towed away a vehicle from abducted Nancy Guthrie’s home near Tucson Friday night as President Trump spoke to reporters about the search.
Just before 8 p.m., Arizona’s Family crews witnessed a dark-colored vehicle being towed away from Nancy Guthrie’s home, but authorities haven’t confirmed whether it’s connected to the investigation.
President Donald Trump addressed the latest developments in the Guthrie case when speaking to reporters Friday evening.
“We have some things, I think that will maybe come out reasonably soon, from DOJ or FBI, or whoever, that could be, could be definitive,” Trump said. “A lot has taken place in the last couple of hours. A lot of things have happened with regard to that horrible situation in the last couple of hours.”
Another message to TV station
Arizona’s Family sister station, KOLD 13 News in Tucson, received a second message that appears to be from the same person(s) previously claiming to have Guthrie.
Station staff received the message on Friday morning, which was sent to law enforcement along with the IP address. While it did not have the same IP address as the previous message, it appeared that the sender used the same type of secure server to hide their real IP address.
Arizona’s Family has learned the second note did not have any ransom demands or provide a way for the Guthrie family to communicate with the sender. It also did not provide proof of life.
Earlier in the day, around 4 p.m., the Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that they were conducting a “follow-up” at the Guthrie home and surrounding areas.
News crews witnessed more law enforcement arriving shortly after word spread of the possible second ransom note.
The road in front of the home was being restricted to give investigators space. PCSD directed media organizations that staked out there to move.
The president of the Catalina Foothills Association sent a letter to homeowners telling them homes west of Campbell will “most likely” be searched.
“I know we all stand together in our collective disbelief and sadness and greatly appreciate your willingness to speak with law enforcement, share camera images and allow searches of your properties,” the president of the association said in the letter.
Specific details of the second message are not being released out of respect for the family. However, the new note reportedly contains information that will prove to investigators that it is the same person or group who sent the first message earlier this week.
Pima County Sheriff’s officials released the following statement about the second message on Friday afternoon:
Friday marked day six in the search for Guthrie, who was last seen at her home last Saturday night, Jan. 31. Authorities have still not identified any suspects or persons of interest in the 84-year-old’s disappearance.
Investigators have found that the home’s doorbell camera was disconnected early Sunday and that software data recorded movement at the home minutes later. But Nancy Guthrie did not have an active subscription, so none of the footage was able to be recovered.
“It is concerning, it’s actually almost disappointing because you’ve got your hopes up,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told The Associated Press in an interview at the department’s headquarters. “OK, they got an image. ‘Well, we do, but we don’t.’”
“The sheriff’s been doing a great job. I was in contact with him last Sunday about this. He has hundreds of his deputies investigating this case, working 24/7 on this,” said Sen. Mark Kelly outside PCSD headquarters in Tucson on Thursday.
“If this case can be solved between the sheriff and the FBI, I’ve got tremendous confidence that they’ll be able to figure this out and bring her home,” the Democratic senator added.
The latest message arrived a day after “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s brother renewed the family’s plea for their mother’s possible kidnapper to contact them.
“Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you. We haven’t heard anything directly,” Camron Guthrie said in a video posted on social media.
Authorities think she was taken against her will from her home in Tucson over the weekend. DNA tests showed blood found on Guthrie’s front porch was a match to her, the sheriff said.
“Right now, we believe Nancy is still out there. We want her home,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said at a news conference Thursday. He acknowledged, however, that authorities have no evidence she’s OK.
A previous ransom note was sent to at least three media outlets, including KOLD, on Monday. Heith Janke, the FBI chief in Phoenix, said details included a demand for money with a Thursday evening deadline and a second deadline for Monday if the first one wasn’t met. At least one note mentioned a floodlight at Guthrie’s home and an Apple watch, Janke said.
Authorities made an arrest after one ransom note turned out to be fake, the sheriff said.
On Thursday, Sheriff Nanos provided an updated timeline leading up to the last time she was seen. Investigators say she had been at a family member’s home for dinner on Saturday before being driven back to her house later that night.
She was reported missing on Sunday.
“The sheriff has been doing a great job,” said Sen. Mark Kelly, adding that he has been in contact with Nanos since Monday. “If this case can be solved, I have tremendous confidence that they can and will bring her home.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report through previous coverage.
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