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While developments in the search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, have been sparse in the fifth week after her disappearance, investigators appear to be looking into a new detail in the kidnapping case.
During a report on the NBC morning talk show on Friday, March 6, NBC News correspondent Liz Kreutz shared that authorities investigating Nancy Guthrie’s neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona, on Thursday asked residents if they had noticed any problems with their internet service the night of Guthrie’s disappearance.
“They said investigators told them that several people in the area reported problems with their internet that evening,” said Kreutz, who spoke with three homeowners.
Nancy Guthrie, left, and “Today” host Savannah Guthrie are pictured in an undated photo.
Neither the Pima County Sheriff’s Department nor the FBI have confirmed this investigative detail, Kreutz noted, including the possibility that a “Wi-Fi jammer” would be used by Guthrie’s alleged kidnapper. However, the NBC reporter said Sheriff Chris Nanos previously told the newspaper that authorities are “looking at every angle” of available surveillance footage, which shows a masked man standing outside the Guthrie entrance appearing to tamper with the door camera.
Investigators’ continued search for Guthrie, who was last seen on Jan. 31, comes after Savannah Guthrie visited the “Today” show studio on Thursday to thank her colleagues for their continued support.
“Savannah Guthrie stopped by the studio this morning to thank her ‘Today’ colleagues,” a ‘Today’ spokesperson said in a statement. “While she plans to return to broadcasting, she currently remains focused on supporting her family and helping bring Nancy home.”
Here’s the latest on the search for Nancy Guthrie.
DNA results from gloves found near Nancy Guthrie’s home are revealed
Black gloves that authorities believed could belong to Nancy Guthrie’s alleged kidnapper became the subject of the latest press release update. DNA results showed the gloves belonged to a restaurant employee not involved in the case, according to a March 4 statement from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
The gloves were found about two miles from Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills, the department said in a post on X. Laboratory analysis of other DNA evidence remained ongoing, the department said.
Nancy Guthrie investigators are making progress, sheriff says
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said he remained hopeful Nancy Guthrie was still alive, despite not having been seen since her suspected kidnapping in the early morning hours of Feb. 1.
Nanos told NBC News that he “absolutely” believed investigators were getting closer to solving the case, with the outlet reporting that a dedicated team from his homicide unit was working with the FBI in the search for the missing 84-year-old.
Nancy Guthrie suspect could have bought a used Walmart backpack, sheriff says
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told NBC that the team was investigating several possibilities surrounding the evidence police had already reviewed, including a backpack worn by Nancy Guthrie’s alleged kidnapper.
Last month, the FBI released video and footage from Guthrie’s doorbell camera showing a masked man at her front door the night she disappeared, providing the first major look at a suspect in the case.
Authorities initially identified the man’s backpack as a 25-liter “Ozark Trail Hiker Pack” backpack sold exclusively at Walmart. But Nanos suggested the man might have bought the used backpack.
“We have now learned that it may not have been purchased at Walmart,” he told NBC News correspondent Liz Kreutz. “That backpack, new, is a Walmart exclusive, but who’s to say he didn’t buy it and put it on eBay? … That’s what we’re looking at.”
Has anyone been arrested in the Nancy Guthrie case?
Police have not yet arrested a suspect, although several people have been caught in the crosshairs of the investigation, including a man who allegedly sent a fake ransom note to Guthrie’s family, a man arrested during a traffic stop and later released, and a 34-year-old man arrested outside Guthrie’s home on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence in an unrelated case.
Timeline of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping
At a press conference on Feb. 5, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters that doorbell camera video had helped authorities piece together a timeline of events for Guthrie’s kidnapping.
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January 31 at 5:32 PM Guthrie traveled to her family’s home for a game night.
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January 31 at 9:48 PM Her family dropped her off at home and the garage door opened.
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January 31 at 9:50 PM The garage door closed.
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February 1 at 1:47 am The doorbell camera for Guthrie’s house is disconnected.
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February 1 at 2:12 am Smart home software detected a person on the camera.
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February 1 at 2:28 am Guthrie’s pacemaker app shows that her phone has been disconnected.
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February 1 at 11:56 am The family checks on her.
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February 1 at 12:03 pm Family calls 911 to report her missing.
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February 1 at 12:15 PM Patrol cars arrive.
Contributions: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY; Richard Ruelas and Sarah Lapidus, Arizona Republic
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