{"id":296132,"date":"2026-02-13T14:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/296132\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T14:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T14:34:11","slug":"fbi-releases-new-details-about-suspect-in-nancy-guthrie-disappearance-and-increases-reward-for-information-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/296132\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI releases new details about suspect in Nancy Guthrie disappearance – and increases reward for information | US News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Authorities have released new details about a potential suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie – the mother of US TV host Savannah Guthrie – and have said they are doubling the reward for information. <\/p>\n

The FBI also shared new identifying details about a possible suspect seen in images and video the bureau previously released showing a masked individual on the porch of the 84-year-old’s home in Tucson, Arizona<\/a>, shortly before she went missing in the early hours of 1 February.<\/p>\n

In a statement, FBI Phoenix described the person as “male, approximately 5ft 9in-5ft 10in tall, with an average build” and said he can be seen wearing “a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack” in the footage shared by law enforcement.<\/p>\n

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Read more:
Nancy Guthrie: What we know so far<\/a><\/p>\n

The FBI also said it is increasing its reward up to $100,000 (\u00a373,400) for information leading to the location of Ms Guthrie, who police believe was taken against her will.<\/p>\n

The reward, which was previously up to $50,000 (\u00a336,700), also applies to information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.<\/p>\n

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Over 13,000 tips from the public have been received since 1 February, according to the FBI.<\/p>\n

Earlier this week, a man was detained for questioning in the investigation and released without charge, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters following his release, Carlos Palazuelos, who had been detained during a traffic stop, said he was innocent and did not know who Savannah Guthrie was.<\/p>\n

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\n Man questioned in Guthrie kidnap case speaks out\n <\/p>\n

Police said Nancy Guthrie<\/a> has difficulty walking, has a pacemaker, and requires daily medication for a heart condition.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Savannah Guthrie, who co-hosts the Today show, posted on social media a home video montage of her mother with the caption: “Our lovely mom. We will never give up on her. Thank you for your prayers and hope”.<\/p>\n

Read more from Sky News:
Donald Trump agrees to end ICE operation in Minnesota<\/a>
Katie Holmes pays tribute to Dawson’s Creek co-star<\/a><\/p>\n

The Guthrie family previously said they were willing to pay for their mother’s return<\/a> after an apparent ransom note asked for $6m (\u00a34.4m) by last Monday.<\/p>\n

The FBI said on Monday it was not aware of ongoing communication between Nancy Guthrie’s family and the suspected kidnappers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Authorities have released new details about a potential suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie – the mother…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296133,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,282],"class_list":["post-296132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296132\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}