Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says investigators are getting closer in Nancy Guthrie case
pima county sheriff chris nanos said this week that investigators are getting closer to answers in the Nancy Guthrie case, which reached its 100th day on Monday. Guthrie, 84, disappeared without trace from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
Nanos said everyday DNA labs are working with investigators and trying different ideas to help make the evidence usable. His comments came as the case remained at the state level, with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department still working closely with the FBI.
Chris Nanos and the DNA work
“Everyday our DNA labs are working with our investigators and they’re coming up with different ideas and different thoughts of how to help them make this DNA work for us,” Nanos said. He added, “How can we do more with what we have? And so that’s why I say it is — I think we’re getting closer.”
The sheriff’s remarks point to a case still driven by limited physical evidence. The family has said it has little beyond a single strand of hair, doorbell camera footage of an armed, masked man, and a glove found near Nancy’s home.
Tucson search after 100 days
This Monday marked 100 days since Nancy disappeared from her Tucson home. Savannah Guthrie, 54, marked the occasion by wearing yellow, a color that has become a symbol of solidarity and hope for the family.
Her colleagues wore yellow ribbons while she was away searching for Nancy. The family has not hired any private investigators, and the case has remained with state authorities rather than moving elsewhere.
FBI support and rewards
The FBI has offered a $100,000 reward for information leading to Nancy’s return or an arrest in the case. Guthrie and her family have offered a separate $1 million reward.
No new viable leads have been reported, and no significant evidence has been identified beyond the doorbell camera footage. Former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani said some questions have been raised about the crime scene itself, while saying, “I respect law enforcement, they have a very difficult job – I never want to be unduly critical, but some questions have been raised about the crime scene itself.”
For now, the search still turns on the same narrow set of clues. Nanos is signaling that investigators are pressing the evidence they have, not waiting for a new break to arrive on its own.
