{"id":492445,"date":"2026-02-26T22:41:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/492445\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T22:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T22:41:10","slug":"nancy-guthries-house-to-be-returned-to-her-family-as-weekslong-search-for-savannah-guthries-mom-goes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/492445\/","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Guthrie’s house to be returned to her family as weekslong search for Savannah Guthrie’s mom goes on"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Arizona house where authorities believe Nancy Guthrie<\/a>, the mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie, was abducted in the middle of the night will soon be returned to her family, a law enforcement source told CBS News.<\/p>\n

The release of Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson comes nearly four weeks after she was reported missing on Feb. 1, sparking a massive search effort for the 84-year-old woman.<\/p>\n

More than 1,500 tips have come into the FBI’s tip line since Nancy Guthrie’s family offered a reward<\/a> of up to $1 million for information leading to her recovery, two law enforcement sources told CBS News.<\/p>\n

Savannah Guthrie announced the family’s reward in an emotional social media video<\/a> Tuesday as she renewed her plea for anyone with information in the case to come forward. The FBI<\/a> is also offering a\u00a0reward<\/a> of $100,000.<\/p>\n

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In an aerial view, law enforcement officials visit Nancy Guthrie’s residence on Feb. 25, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona.<\/p>\n

Joe Raedle\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

In the video, Savannah Guthrie expressed hope that what she called a miracle will still happen nearly a month into the search, but she also acknowledged her mother “may be lost.”<\/p>\n

“If this is what is to be, then we will accept it, but we need to know where she is,” Guthrie said. “We need her to come home.”<\/p>\n

DNA recovered<\/a> from Nancy Guthrie’s home may not yield a usable profile of the suspect, according to sources close to the investigation, with one source calling it “low-level.”<\/p>\n

Bob Krygier, a retired Pima County Sheriff’s Department lieutenant, said the characterization of the DNA evidence as “low-level” meant to him that it’s “very difficult to work with.”<\/p>\n

But sources said even a low-level sample can be enhanced by scientific techniques in the lab although it would take longer to achieve.<\/p>\n

The sheriff’s department sent DNA evidence from the scene to a private lab in Florida<\/a> instead of handing it over to the FBI. Sheriff Chris Nanos said he’s hopeful that the DNA will lead to a name.<\/p>\n

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Graham Kates<\/a> and <\/p>\n

Jonathan Vigliotti<\/a><\/p>\n

contributed to this report.\n <\/p>\n

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