{"id":496664,"date":"2026-06-12T20:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/496664\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T20:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T20:56:14","slug":"search-for-nancy-guthrie-underway-after-anonymous-tip-of-grave-in-mexico-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/496664\/","title":{"rendered":"Search for Nancy Guthrie underway after anonymous tip of \u2018grave\u2019 in Mexico – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Volunteers in Mexico are searching for Nancy Guthrie<\/a>, the 84-year-old mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie<\/a>, who has been missing for more than 100 days.<\/p>\n

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A group that works to locate missing people in Mexico, called Buscando Corazones Nogales, told El Imparcial<\/a> that an anonymous caller had alleged that Guthrie\u2019s remains could be found near a stream in Mariposa, which is located west of Nogales and near the Arizona border.<\/p>\n

Ramona Guadalupe Ayala Ortiz, head of Buscando Corazones Nogales, told the publication that they received an anonymous call \u201ctelling us that the woman\u2019s remains were in the Mariposa area in a grave over a stream, and this time we came to explore this stream that we failed to explore in the first intervention.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Ortiz said the group previously searched the area from April to May and discovered more than 25 unmarked graves containing the remains of at least 32 individuals in the area.<\/p>\n

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The head of Buscando Corazones Nogales said the search for Guthrie came up empty but they would continue future search operations in the area to find Guthrie.<\/p>\n

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The Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department said in a statement Thursday<\/a>, \u201cWe are aware of reports regarding an anonymous tip related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation that was provided to a group in Mexico. At this time, we have not been contacted by Mexican authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis investigation remains active and ongoing and we will continue to follow up on any credible information,\u201d the department added.<\/p>\n

The Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department also said Thursday that it made an arrest near Guthrie\u2019s home.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn June 11, 2026, just before 5:00 p.m., deputies with the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department (PCSD) arrested 54-year-old Alexander Zabel Jr. in front of Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home,\u201d the department said in a media release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cPCSD had received several complaints regarding Mr. Zabel\u2019s behavior. At the time of the incident, Mr. Zabel was live streaming from outside the residence. Deputies made contact with him and, during the arrest process, a PCSD sergeant was knocked to the ground,\u201d police added.<\/p>\n

Zabel was taken into custody without further incident and booked into the Pima County Adult Detention Complex. He is facing charges of resisting arrest and public nuisance, according to police.<\/p>\n

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Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie\u00a0was taken against her will after they found blood near the doorstep<\/a> of her home in the foothills outside Tucson, Ariz., in February. The FBI later released surveillance videos<\/a>\u00a0showing a masked man on the porch that night.<\/p>\n

Since their mother\u2019s disappearance, Savannah and her siblings have shared multiple videos on social media and offered a US$1-million reward<\/a>\u00a0for information leading to the recovery of their mother.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery hour and minute and second, and every long night, has been agony since then,\u201d Savannah said in a video in February. \u201cWorrying about her and fearing for her and aching for her. Most of all, just missing her.\u201d<\/p>\n

In April, Savannah returned to the\u00a0Today\u00a0show anchor desk<\/a>, appearing for the first time in more than two months since her mother\u2019s disappearance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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She was surrounded by viewers wearing yellow ribbons in honour of her missing 84-year-old mother and holding signs that read, \u201cWelcome back, Savannah.\u201d<\/p>\n

Savannah stepped away from her\u00a0Today\u00a0show role in early February after her mother was reported missing.<\/p>\n

The morning show host, who has been a\u00a0Today\u00a0host since 2012, read the morning\u2019s biggest headlines and said, \u201cWe are so glad that you started our week with us and it\u2019s good to be home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Her co-host, Craig Melvin, who was wearing a yellow tie, said, \u201cIt\u2019s good to have you back at home.\u201d<\/p>\n

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