Nancy Guthrie live updates: Savannah Guthrie issues new plea to possible abductor; DNA found on glove
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The investigation into the disappearance of the "TODAY" co-anchor's 84-year-old mother has now entered its third week.
What we know:
- NEW FAMILY VIDEO: In a video on social media last night, "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie addressed the person who took her mother, Nancy Guthrie, or who may know where she is, saying, "it is never too late to do the right thing."
- NEW EVIDENCE: A glove containing DNA evidence that was recovered roughly 2 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home appears consistent with a glove worn by a person seen in a doorbell camera video from the morning she disappeared, according to a source familiar with the investigation.
- SUSPECT DETAILS: The FBI analyzed videos taken from Guthrie’s Tucson, Arizona, home that show a man who is 5’9” to 5’10” tall and wearing a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack tampering with her doorbell camera the morning she disappeared.
- REWARD DOUBLED: The FBI has doubled the reward for information leading to an arrest or conviction to $100,000. Authorities have said they are combing through thousands of tips they have received from the public.
Savannah Guthrie addresses mother's possible captor: 'it's never too late'
As the search for Nancy Guthrie enters its third week, Savannah Guthrie is sharing a new video saying her family is holding out hope that her mom is still out there and directly addresses her mother’s captor saying, “It’s never too late to do the right thing.”
Sheriff’s department, FBI field over 30,000 calls for leads
Investigators have fielded over 30,000 calls for leads in the Guthrie case, the Pima County sheriff told NBC affiliate KVOA of Tucson.
Sheriff Chris Nanos said the calls have come into his department and the FBI, KVOA reported. He told the station he believes investigators are making progress.
Several hundred law enforcement personnel are working on the case, he told the station.
Flowers left outside Guthrie's home in sign of support
The neighborhood around Guthrie's home remained largely quiet this weekend. A sheriff's deputy was stationed in the driveway last night, and media vehicles continued to line the street.
Community members continued to leave yellow flowers outside the home, a visible sign of support as the search stretches into its second week.
Nancy Guthrie investigation timeline
'It's never too late,' Savannah Guthrie says in new plea in search for her mother
Savannah Guthrie shared a new video on Instagram last night pleading for the person who took her mother to come forward.
“It’s been two weeks since our mom was taken, and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope and we still believe,” she said.
She addressed whoever has her mother or knows where she is, saying: “It’s never too late.”
“You’re not lost or alone, and it is never too late to do the right thing,” she said. “We are here. And we believe. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being.”
Nancy Guthrie investigation in its third week
The search for Nancy Guthrie is continuing, with investigators pursuing leads after a recent court-ordered search did not result in any arrests.
Two sources familiar with the investigation told NBC News that authorities are leaning away from the man whose home was searched Friday night as a suspect. Investigators are also leaning away from a man named Carlos, who was stopped in a car earlier this week, as a suspect, the sources said.
In addition, investigators are leaning away from any relatives of Guthrie as suspects, according to the sources. They cautioned that no one has been officially ruled out, and investigators continue to focus on other leads.
Investigators are also not categorizing the case as any particular type of crime at this stage, according to a federal law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation.
The source said that there are a “myriad of theories” but that authorities are not officially narrowing options to a specific one.
What we know about the search for Guthrie
Investigators continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, whose disappearance has transfixed the nation.
Guthrie was reported missing Feb. 1 from her home near Tucson, Arizona. She was last seen the previous night around 9:45 p.m, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. Authorities have described the case as a possible kidnapping or abduction, but clues have been scarce.
Investigators got a break in the case last week after the FBI recovered chilling doorbell camera images of an armed and masked man outside Guthrie’s home on the morning of her disappearance. The FBI has since described that man as a suspect.
