The case of missing Nancy Guthrie took a new turn when police searched the residence of her older daughter Annie on Sunday.
Nancy, 84, is the mother of NBC TODAY anchor Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Catalina, Pima County, Arizona, in the middle of the night on January 31. Police say she is being held for ransom.
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Search Annie Guthrie’s house
According to a report from PEOPLE, law enforcement officers were seen at the residence of Annie and her husband Tommaso Cioni late Saturday night, February 7th.
Annie’s property, which the couple recently purchased for approximately $650,000, is located approximately 10 minutes from her mother’s home in Tucson.
The search comes just hours after Annie and her siblings, Savannah and Camron, shared a new video message for their mother’s potential kidnapper. “Whoever is there holding our mother, we want to hear from you. We haven’t heard anything directly,” the siblings said in a video message.
FBI Special Agent Tracy Walder told PEOPLE that officials “may have either asked Annie for permission,” obtained a search warrant, or both before searching the property.
The search at Annie’s home lasted over two and a half hours – from approximately 8pm to 10.30pm local time.
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Some local reporters claimed that investigators had opened the septic tank in the house.
The officer was seen leaving Annie’s house with a white suitcase, which Walder said contained evidence processing tools and a brown evidence bag.
Annie’s residence was reportedly searched a second time on Sunday. Earlier on Saturday, police took the couple’s car for investigation and removed security cameras from their home.
“Obviously there’s a weird back and forth and we don’t see a lot of that,” Walder said of the search party’s behavior, which she said can be attributed to “so many things” such as “reactions to ransom details, new suspects emerging, requests from family, etc.”
Is Annie a suspect?
Annie Guthrie is not officially a suspect.
On February 8, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) reported that there are currently no suspects or persons involved in the investigation into Nancy’s disappearance.
“The investigation into Nancy Guthrie is ongoing. Surveillance continues at multiple locations,” the department wrote. “No suspects, persons of interest or vehicles have been identified.”
The PCSD also said the department would call a press conference “if there are any significant developments in the case.”
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The Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Nancy Guthrie was last seen on the evening of January 31 when her son-in-law, Cioni, was there. He dropped her off at her home after she had dinner with him and Annie at their home, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos previously told The New York Times.
A trail of what appears to be blood was found on the front steps of Nancy’s home, which authorities confirmed was hers. Remnants of a ring camera were also removed from the front door area, PEOPLE confirmed.
Authorities are investigating an alleged ransom of 6 million sent to the media. FBI Phoenix Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke said the sender of the memo set a deadline of February 5 at 5 p.m.
The second date has now been set for Monday, February 9.
