Sheriff Nanos clears air on dates surrounding Nancy Guthrie’s abduction

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – It’s been 51 days since Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mom of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, was believed to be taken from her Catalina Foothills dwelling.

On Monday, March 23, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos spoke with 13 News concerning the investigation.

We have identified that investigators have requested anybody dwelling inside a two-mile radius of Nancy Guthrie’s for any footage they’ve from Jan. 1 to Feb. 2.

But they’ve additionally highlighted the night of Jan. 11.

In an announcement posted to Savannah Guthrie’s social media over the weekend, the household requested for the neighborhood’s help:

“We desperately ask this community for renewed attention to our mom’s case,” the assertion learn. “Please consult camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations, or conversations that, in retrospect, may hold significance. No detail is too small. It may be the key.”

The full put up will be learn under:

13 News reporter Renee Romo requested Nanos concerning the plea from the Guthrie household, particularly the request for footage from the night of Jan. 11.

He stated there’s been a whole lot of hypothesis that one of many photographs launched of the suspect was from a distinct evening aside from Jan. 31, some pondering it was Jan. 11, since that is the date investigators have been asking for.

But Nanos stated with out timestamps on the footage, there is not any method for them to know that for positive.

“There’s nothing there, critical that we can say positively say that this individual, with or without the backpack, was at that house, on Jan. 11,” Nanos stated.

He added that the suspect eradicating the doorbell digital camera is the one method they know that the footage is from the evening of the abduction.

However, Nanos did reveal the true motive they’re asking for Jan. 11.

“We do believe that something occurred on Jan. 11 and that’s with the FBI’s analysis of the equipment and digital stuff they’ve done,” he stated.

But Nanos stresses that even that is still speculative, however he wouldn’t share what proof investigators have that has led to the curiosity in Jan. 11.

Nanos additionally spoke concerning the Guthrie household’s plea to the neighborhood to not neglect their mom’s case, and he stated whereas some might transfer previous it, they won’t, stating very clearly that investigators don’t think about it to be a chilly case.

“We have so much in front of us. And we believe we have good evidence in front of us,” Nanos stated. “Will that dry up? Could I be wrong? Absolutely. Anything is possible, but we’re not giving up.”

A few neighbors within the space confirmed to 13 News that they’ve been requested by FBI brokers for footage since Jan. 11, however stated nothing was discovered on their cameras.

Nanos stated investigators proceed to comb via the 1000’s of movies and ideas they’ve obtained, attempting to prioritize data that’s most promising.

13 News additionally requested Nanos concerning the DNA collected from Guthrie’s home, but it surely didn’t appear to provide something promising, with Nanos explaining how extensively detectives went over the home, particularly within the first few days.

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