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Nancy Guthrie Update: 200 Days In, This Masked Man Is Still the Only Lead


Published: Aug 20, 2026 06:30 AM EDT
Photo Credit: Savannah Guthrie/Facebook
Photo Credit: Savannah Guthrie/Facebook

Two hundred days after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson-area home, investigators say the case still centers on one image: a masked figure caught on her own doorbell camera the night she vanished.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed this week that detectives remain focused on identifying the man seen in surveillance footage from February 1, described as wearing a ski mask, gloves, and an Ozark Trail hiking backpack, and appearing to carry a holstered handgun. The footage, recovered from Guthrie's Nest doorbell camera, remains investigators' most direct piece of evidence in the case.

Officials say DNA evidence connected to the investigation is still being processed, with the sheriff's department working alongside the FBI and labs across the country. Authorities have renewed a request for the Tucson community to think back to three specific dates - January 11, January 31, and February 1 - for anything unusual that might connect to the case.

A combined reward now exceeding $1.2 million remains active: $100,000 from the FBI, $102,500 through the 88-CRIME tip line, and $1 million offered by the Guthrie family. Investigators are continuing to request home security footage from residents in the surrounding area.

Guthrie, 84, mother of "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen the night of January 31 and reported missing after failing to appear for a Sunday church livestream she never missed. As the case crosses the 200-day mark with no suspect named, the Guthrie family has continued to lean publicly on faith, asking supporters to keep praying even as answers remain out of reach.

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