A banner with notes from hundreds of well-wishers for Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, is displayed in Tucson. (AP)
Nancy Grace case: What to know about person detained
Guthrie was reported missing on February 1 and authorities believe the 84-year-old mother of TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie was taken from her Catalina Foothills home near Tucson, Arizona, the night before.
While it has been over two months that Guthrie was reported missing, authorities have not yet named any suspects in the case. They’d detained three people thus far, and now Grace is reporting that a fourth person was detained as well.
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Grace, in conversation with Mack, pointed out that south of Tucson was the same area where authorities had made their previous detention, leading many to believe it would crack the case and help find Guthrie. However, the lead did not pan out as the people detained were released. Grace also pointed out that was among the first times SWAT was mobilized in the Guthrie case.
As for the new person detained, Grace and Mack could not provide much details. Mack noted that the detention was indeed in the same area and one might feel that the individual was a ‘possible suspect’. However, he made it clear that the Pima County Sheriff’s Department had not provided any clarification in the matter, leaving many guessing as to what the latest development might mean.
Several such people, who’ve been following Guthrie’s case, expressed their frustrations on X. “They’re being sneaky now..nothing about this last night,” one person wrote. Another added “I’m so confused how the heck did we not know.”
Nancy Guthrie: FBI examining DNA evidence
Grace’s report on the new detention comes as the FBI has gotten the DNA evidence that the Pima County sheriff’s office was getting tested in the private Florida lab. The expectation now is that the FBI will use whatever advanced techniques they have at hand to try and glean something from the DNA evidence.
Pima County Sheriff’s Office, in a statement on sharing the evidence with the FBI, said “PCSD has worked with the FBI since the beginning of the Guthrie investigation. This is not new information. The private lab we utilize in Florida continues to share information with the FBI lab & other partner labs across the country. DNA analysis remains ongoing.”
