PCSD cleared Nancy Guthrie's family in 'first few days' of search

Jami Ganz, New York Daily News on Feb 17, 2026

By clicking submit, I authorize Arcamax and its affiliates to: (1) use, sell, and share my information for marketing purposes, including cross-context behavioral advertising, as described in our Privacy Policy , (2) add to information that I provide with other information like interests inferred from web page views, or data lawfully obtained from data brokers, such as past purchase or location data, or publicly available data, (3) contact me or enable others to contact me by email or other means with offers for different types of goods and services, and (4) retain my information while I am engaging with marketing messages that I receive and for a reasonable amount of time thereafter. I understand I can opt out at any time through an email that I receive, or by clicking here

Though Nancy Guthrie’s family was publicly cleared Monday of any involvement in her abduction, Arizona authorities say they determined “in the first few days” of the weeks-long investigation that “not one single person in the family is a suspect.”

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed that timeline to 13 News, which seemed to be in response to online reports and discourse suggesting the contrary.

“I am telling everyone, effective today, you guys (media) need to knock it off, quit. People are hurting. They are victims. I am saying they are clear. We have cleared them,” Nanos said of the “100% cooperative” family.

The 84-year-old missing matriarch — whose kids include “TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie — was last seen at her Tucson home on the night of Jan. 31 and a search has been underway for her since the following day.

In a statement shared by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department Monday, Nanos said “the Guthrie family — to include all siblings and spouses — has been cleared as possible suspects in this case. … To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel.”

Multiple ransom notes demanding Bitcoin have been received, including four sent to TMZ, which has notified the feds.

A masked suspect seen on recovered Ring camera footage has been described as a man with average build, standing between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-10.

The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward, up from $50,000, for information leading to the discovery of Guthrie or the conviction of her abductors.