Nancy Guthrie abduction: The full timeline
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her home early on Sunday, Feb. 1.
A more detailed timeline has emerged in the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, who was kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona, home.
Here's a timeline of the mysterious case:
Saturday, Jan. 31
5:32 p.m.: Nancy Guthrie took an Uber to her daughter’s home for dinner, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said. Investigators have spoken with the Uber driver, he said.
9:48 p.m.: Nancy Guthrie was dropped off at home by her family, Nanos said. Her garage door opened at approximately 9:48 p.m. and her garage door closed at 9:50 p.m., he said.
Sunday, Feb. 1
Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was abducted in her sleep early on Feb. 1, according to the sheriff's department.
1:47 a.m.: Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera disconnected, the sheriff said.
2:12 a.m.: The camera software detected a person on camera, but no video is available, the sheriff said. "They had no subscription and therefore it would rewrite itself, kind of -- it just kind of loops right and covers up," the sheriff said. "That's what our analysis teams have told us. We're not done with that." The sheriff said there were multiple cameras at the home.
2:28 a.m.: Nancy Guthrie's pacemaker app disconnected from her phone, Nanos said.
11:56 a.m.: Relatives responded to Nancy Guthrie's home and discovered she was missing, the sheriff said.
12:03 p.m.: The family called 911, the sheriff said.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
Multiple ransom notes circulated in the wake of the kidnapping, and on Feb. 4, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings spoke out in a heart-wrenching video and directly addressed their mother's potential abductors.
"We too have heard the reports about a ransom letter in the media," they said. "As a family, we are doing everything that we can. We are ready to talk. However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated. We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen. Please reach out to us."
To their mom, they said, "Everyone is looking for you, Mommy, everywhere. We will not rest."
Thursday, Feb. 5
Savannah Guthrie's brother, Camron Guthrie, said in a video on Feb. 5, "Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you. We haven't heard anything directly. We need you to reach out and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward. But first we have to know that you have our mom. We want to talk to you and we are waiting for contact."
Saturday, Feb. 7
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings posted a video to social media saying they have received a message and are willing to pay.
The message from the person claiming to be the kidnapper was sent to a local media outlet and contained a Feb. 9 deadline for the Guthrie family to pay a ransom in bitcoin. Investigators said they were taking the message seriously but could not confirm its authenticity.
“We received your message and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us ... This is very valuable to us, and we will pay," the siblings said.
The message they referenced is the same message the FBI and sheriff said they were studying, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
Monday, Feb. 9
Savannah Guthrie spoke directly to the camera in an Instagram video, asking the public for help.
"We are at an hour of desperation, and we need your help," she said.
"We believe our mom is still out there. ... She was taken, and we don’t know where, and we need your help," she said. "So I'm coming on just to ask you … no matter where you are ... if you see anything, if you hear anything, if there's anything at all that seems strange to you, that you report to law enforcement."
Tuesday, Feb. 10
On Feb. 10, investigators released new images and video of an armed suspect in the search for Nancy Guthrie.
"[L]aw enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance," FBI Director Kash Patel said in his post.
Savannah Guthrie posted the images to her Instagram account, with the message, "We believe she is still alive. Bring her home."
On Feb. 10, the sheriff's department said it detained a man for questioning. The department later said the man had been released.
Law enforcement sources told ABC News that the man was detained after the FBI identified him using a series of electronic investigative tools, including phone usage information and traffic data. The man's home was searched and he was questioned for several hours before being released without charges.
Thursday, Feb. 12
On Feb. 12, the FBI announced that investigators had zeroed in on more details following analysis of the doorbell camera video.
The FBI described the suspect as a man with an average build who stands at about 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall.
The agency said the suspect was wearing a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack.
Friday, Feb. 13 - Saturday, Feb. 14
Authorities briefly detained a man and searched a house a short drive from Guthrie’s neighborhood late Friday into early Saturday, but there was no arrest and no sign of Guthrie, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Sunday, Feb. 15
Investigators lifted DNA of an unknown male profile from a glove found along roadside brush about 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home, sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News on Sunday. The glove appeared to generically match the kind of gloves worn by the suspect caught on her doorbell camera, according to the sources. The sheriff’s department sent the glove to a lab before putting it into the FBI’s national DNA database, the sources said.
Investigators collected 16 gloves in various areas near the house. Most of them were discarded by the investigators combing the area, the sources said.
Monday, Feb. 16
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said Monday that members of the Guthrie family are “cleared” as suspects in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.
“To be clear … the Guthrie family -- to include all siblings and spouses -- has been cleared as possible suspects in this case,” the sheriff said in a statement. “The family has been nothing but cooperative and gracious and are victims in this case.”
“The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple,” the statement said.
Monday, Feb. 23
Sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News on Feb. 23 that the masked suspect appears to have been at Nancy Guthrie's front door earlier than Feb. 1, the night she went missing.
The image the FBI released of the suspect at her front door, without a backpack, was captured by her Nest doorbell camera on a day before the suspected abduction, the sources said.
The FBI said the images of the suspect with the backpack on are from the morning of her disappearance, Sunday, Feb. 1, when Guthrie failed to show up to watch a virtual church service.
One theory, according to the sources, is that the suspect approached the door the first time, noticed the camera and was scared off, only to return later, when he is seen tampering with the device and putting branches in front of the lens.
However, the sheriff’s office said in a statement that "there is no date or time stamp associated with these images. Therefore, any suggestion that the photographs were taken on different days is purely speculative."
Tuesday, Feb. 24
On Feb. 24, Savannah Guthrie announced a new $1 million reward, bringing the combined reward from the family and law enforcement to $1.2 million.
Sources familiar with the family’s decision told ABC News the family was prepared to fund the reward from the start but waited until now because they were initially advised against it.
"We still believe in a miracle," Savannah Guthrie said on Instagram. "We also know she may be lost. She may be gone."
Savannah Guthrie said her mom may be "dancing in heaven," but she added, "we need to know where she is."
Savannah Guthrie also said her family is donating $500,000 to the Center for Missing and Exploited Children to shine a light on other missing persons cases.
Wednesday, March 4
The glove recovered about 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home was traced back to a person who works at a nearby restaurant and "has nothing to do with the case," Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said on March 4.
Friday, March 13
The FBI in recent weeks recovered additional images from motion-activated cameras trained on Nancy Guthrie's swimming pool, backyard and side yard, sources briefed on the investigation told ABC News on March 13.
Investigators were unable to recover video footage, but thumbnail images captured when the cameras were triggered by motion.
The cameras recorded nothing suspicious, the sources said.
Investigators were able to observe several people in the back and side yards over an unspecified period prior to the abduction. After Nancy Guthrie was taken, law enforcement officers are seen near the pool.
However, the cameras captured nothing on the night of the abduction, the sources said. Investigators have drawn no conclusions as to why, but one source described it as "odd."
The Pima County Sheriff's Department said it "continues to analyze various forms of evidence in the Nancy Guthrie case, including material from laboratories as well as images and videos captured by cameras."
Sunday, March 22
As the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie entered its seventh week, her family released a new statement thanking the Tucson, Arizona-area community for their support, saying, "We are all family now."
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings shared the message on social media as investigators continued to search for their mother.
"We are deeply grateful for the outpouring from neighbors, friends, and the people of Tucson. We are all family now," the Guthrie family wrote in the post on Instagram.
The message went on to ask the community for help in finding Nancy Guthrie, saying in part "someone knows something. It's possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant."
The post asked people to "search their memories" around the time of Guthrie's abduction and in the days after, and to "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 message said.
"We miss our mom with every breath, and we cannot be at peace until she is home," the Guthrie family message continued. "We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life, but we cannot do that until she is brought to a final place of rest."
"Thank you for continuing to pray without ceasing," the message concluded.
Anyone with information is urged to call 911, the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI, or the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 520-351-4900.
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