Latest on Nancy Guthrie Case: Search Warrant Served 2 Miles From Abduction Site, No One Arrested

The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, took another intense turn late Friday night—but it didn’t bring the breakthrough many hoped for.

Around two miles from where Nancy was last seen at her Tucson home, police and federal agents swarmed a residential area near East Orange Grove Road and North First Avenue. Dozens of vehicles, including SWAT teams, forensics units, and FBI personnel, descended on the scene just before 9 p.m. on February 13. Neighbors described a heavy presence that shut down parts of the neighborhood for hours.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department later confirmed it was all tied to Nancy’s disappearance. They executed a federal court-ordered search warrant at one residence, acting on a specific lead investigators had received. A traffic stop happened nearby too, and someone was questioned—but no one was arrested, and no one ended up in custody.

A neighbor named David Curl, who lives right next door to the searched house, told The New York Times the place belongs to an older woman living with her adult son. He said she was really shaken up and ended up staying at his place overnight while the search went on. According to Curl, she seemed completely in the dark about why authorities were there—she had no clue about the case and no idea why her home was the focus.

Reports also mentioned law enforcement zeroing in on a gray Range Rover in a nearby Culver’s parking lot that evening. They took photos of it and eventually had it towed, though details on why remain unclear.

This all unfolded on the same day police announced they’d collected DNA at Nancy’s property that doesn’t match her or anyone in her immediate circle of close contacts. Investigators are now trying to figure out who it belongs to, but they haven’t said exactly where on the property it came from. Earlier, authorities found blood on the exterior porch that does match Nancy’s DNA, and several items—like gloves—are still being tested in the lab.

Nancy was last seen at her home on the night of January 31. Her family got worried when she didn’t show up for church the next day and reported her missing around noon on February 1. The case has been treated as a kidnapping from early on, with the FBI releasing chilling doorbell camera footage of a masked, armed figure tampering with her Nest camera that morning.

Ransom notes claiming to be from the kidnapper(s) have popped up at various media outlets, including demands involving Bitcoin, but officials say they’re investigating those and aren’t aware of any direct contact with the Guthrie family.

The FBI is now offering up to $100,000 for tips that lead to Nancy’s safe recovery or an arrest in the case. Anyone with information is urged to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900.

As the two-week mark passes with no solid answers, the family—and everyone following this heartbreaking story—continues to hold out hope.