The search is ongoing for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, who investigators say appears to have been kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona, home in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 1.
The FBI has released photos and videos of an armed person in a mask in front of her home, appearing to tamper with a security camera.
FBI Director Kash Patel released a surveillance photo, Feb. 10, 2026 showing a potential subject in investigation of the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, AZ.
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Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 520-351-4900.
Click here for the detailed timeline of the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
Feb 17, 2026, 2:34 PM EST
Glove DNA doesn't match anyone in CODIS: Sheriff
The FBI ran DNA from a glove found during a roadside search through the national database known as CODIS, and did not get a match to any of the roughly 22 million samples in the database, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
That glove -- which was found about 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie's house -- also did not match DNA found at Guthrie’s property, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
The DNA found at the property is being analyzed and further testing needs to be done on it, the sources said.
-ABC News’ Aaron Katersky
Feb 17, 2026, 1:22 PM EST
Motive still unknown, sheriff says
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV on Tuesday that the motive for Nancy Guthrie’s abduction remains unknown, and investigators don’t know if it was a kidnapping or a burglary gone wrong.
When asked if there is any evidence that Guthrie is alive, Nanos said there's been no evidence that she is not alive.
This image provided by the FBI Feb. 5, 2026, shows a missing person Nancy Guthrie.
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Nanos also said that the two men who were briefly detained as part of the investigation are not suspects.
The sheriff said he believes authorities have received over 30,000 tips.
-ABC News’ Alex Stone
Feb 17, 2026, 12:48 PM EST
Police trying to find Nancy Guthrie through pacemaker signals
The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department brought in drone technology by Parsons Corporation to try to locate Nancy Guthrie using signals from her pacemaker, sources told ABC News. The technology, called BlueFly, was deployed to aid the search at the beginning of February, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
In an aerial view, law enforcement and news broadcasters are stationed outside of Nancy Guthrie's residence on February 10, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona.
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BlueFly can detect the presence of Bluetooth low energy and Wi-Fi signals, identify the devices present and localize the devices based on the signal strength relative to the position of the drone, according to the company’s website. Parsons said in a statement to ABC News, "BlueFly® is a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi sensor intended for search and rescue operations in challenging environments. The technology can -- and has been -- used on a variety of air (drones, helicopters, etc.), ground vehicles, and on foot.”
Separately, the FBI canvassed gun shops in the Tucson, Arizona, area early last week as part of the investigation.
The suspect seen on Guthrie’s doorbell camera appeared to be armed with a holstered pistol and the authorities are looking to identify the gun and the holster, as well as where those items were sold.
FBI Director Kash Patel released a surveillance photo, Feb. 10, 2026 showing a potential subject in investigation of the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Az.
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-ABC News’ Aaron Katersky
Feb 16, 2026, 8:26 PM EST
DNA from glove found near Guthrie's home undergoing testing in Florida: Sources
DNA from the glove recovered near Nancy Guthrie’s home remains at a private lab in Florida, where the Pima County Sheriff’s Department sent it on Feb. 12, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
The sample is still undergoing quality control tests before the FBI hopes to run it through CoDIS in the “near future,” the sources said.
