
TUCSON — Marilyn Fogltance, 81, and her son dropped off yellow flowers in front of Nancy Guthrie’s home as afternoon turned to evening on Feb. 22. The bouquet was one of dozens filling Guthrie’s desert front yard.
Fogltance was holding on to her son’s arm for support as she walked back to her car.
Fogltance sees a lot of herself in Guthrie. They are of similar ages — she is just a few years younger than Guthrie, who is 84 — and she has lived in the Catalina Foothills since the 1970s, just like Guthrie.
Fogltance has some mobility issues and is a woman of faith like Guthrie, who disappeared in the early hours of Feb. 1.
Folgtance’s son said they wanted to show their support for the Guthrie family.
“Love and just hurt. Hurt for her family. Just a lot of pain,” Folgtance said with tears in her eyes about why she wanted to drop off the flowers. “But what I know is that God knows where she is, even though we don’t. So, I take comfort in that.”
Her son, BJ Fogltance, said that although they believe Guthrie’s kidnapping was targeted, it was “nerve-wracking” that the kidnapping could occur in the Catalina Foothills, an area that has historically been safe compared with Tucson, its neighbor to the south.
“My dad is thinking about getting a doorbell camera now. It has made him a little nervous and he is never scared of anything,” Fogltance said of his father, a retired college football referee.
Investigators said the case remained active, though without a public breakthrough, as the fourth week after Guthrie’s disappearance gets under way.
The mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie has been missing since Jan. 31. Despite intense attention and a steady flow of tips, authorities have not named a suspect and have announced no new DNA matches.
All DNA evidence collected from Nancy Guthrie’s property and through related search warrants has been submitted for analysis, Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Angelica Carrillo said.
The FBI also continued working to identify DNA recovered from a glove found about two miles from the residence after it did not match entries in the national Combined DNA Index System database.
Detectives were still working to identify a masked individual captured on doorbell video the night Guthrie disappeared. Authorities have said they are not ruling out the possibility that more than one person may be involved.
Several hundred law enforcement personnel remained assigned to the case, with staffing levels fluctuating based on investigative leads, Carrillo said. The investigation will continue until Guthrie is found or all leads are exhausted, the department said.
While official updates have slowed, public interest has not.
The street outside Guthrie’s home is now restricted to one-way traffic after days of congestion tied to media coverage and onlookers.
Barricades lined portions of the narrow residential roadway, and authorities have asked media crews and volunteers to give investigators space to work.
Volunteer groups were organizing searches and distributing flyers in the neighborhood. Authorities, meanwhile, have urged the public to submit only actionable tips, not well wishes, through official channels.
Carrillo said no news briefings were currently scheduled, and Sheriff Chris Nanos did not anticipate media availability this week. The last time the Sheriff’s Department held a news conference was on Feb. 5.
Law enforcement has asked anyone with information about the case to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI, 520-351-4900, 88-CRIME or visit tips.fbi.gov.
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: No breakthrough entering 4th week since Guthrie went missing