Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos responded to an anonymous tip regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie that allegedly led to a search for an unmarked grave in Mexico.
Nanos, 70, said in a statement Thursday, June 11, “I am aware of reports regarding an anonymous tip related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation that was provided to a group in Mexico. At this time, I have not been contacted by Mexican authorities.”
“This investigation remains active and ongoing, and we will continue to follow up on any credible information we receive,” his statement concluded.
TMZ reported Thursday that a group of volunteer searchers called Bascando Corazones Nogales received an anonymous tip that led them to the U.S.-Mexico border.
The group reportedly searched a remote area on Wednesday with assistance from the Sonora Missing Persons Search Commission, where they discovered 25 unmarked graves. According to the report, Guthrie was nowhere to be seen.
Today host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, disappeared from her home in suburban Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of February 1st. She has not yet been found, and local police have not released any suspects.
The Guthrie family offered a $1 million reward in February for information leading to Nancy’s return, in addition to the FBI putting up $202,500.
Last month, Sheriff Nanos acknowledged that he had not been in “personal” contact with the Guthrie’s regarding updates on the case.
The search for Nancy Guthrie in Tucson, Arizona.
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images“If[my team]needs a family for something, they will contact them and their family,” he told People on May 14. “It works both ways.”
Later, in an interview with KOLD News 13 in Tucson, Arizona, Nanos offered insight into why the Guthrie case is so difficult to solve.
“These cases are difficult,” he declared on June 1. “It’s not just this case. A lot of the cases that come to us require a lot of cooperation from other people. It’s not just detectives going out there and talking to somebody, so we can make an arrest.”
The search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, has sparked a new theory surrounding Mexico. Nearly three weeks after Nancy was last seen alive in Tucson, Arizona, some crime watchers are speculating that the 84-year-old may have been abducted from her home and found herself in Mexico. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office, on the other hand, does not (…)
He said Nancy’s disappearance was particularly “sensitive” because so little valuable DNA evidence had been recovered so far.
“What’s actually prolonging things is our dependence on the labs,” he added. “We don’t want to jeopardize not only the integrity of this case, but also the integrity of the DNA as a supplement to law enforcement operations.”
Savannah, 54, officially returned to work on NBC’s “Today” show in New York City on April 6th. Earlier this week, the TV presenter shared a religious painting depicting the Ascension of Christ along with an appeal on behalf of his mother.
“Oh my soul cries, my soul cries,” Savannah wrote on her Instagram Story on Sunday, June 7. “Take her home.”
