KGUN, PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, NCS
By Karina Tsui, Brian Stelter, Lauren Mascarenhas, NCS
(NCS) — Authorities are investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as a crime, the Pima County, Arizona, sheriff mentioned Monday, interesting to the general public for data that may assist discover the mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, has mobility points and is with out key treatment, Sheriff Chris Nanos mentioned.
“We know she didn’t just walk out of there,” Nanos mentioned. “She did not leave on her own.”
Guthrie was final seen Saturday round 9:30 p.m. close to her residence, the place she lived alone within the Catalina Foothills space close to Tucson, Nanos mentioned. When Guthrie did not present as much as church Sunday morning, a church member referred to as her household, who went to her residence round 11 a.m. to look for her, the sheriff mentioned.
A member of the family referred to as 911 round midday Sunday to report her lacking, Nanos mentioned.
Homicide detectives had been despatched to the house of Nancy Guthrie, which is not normal, Nanos mentioned at a information convention late Sunday.
What detectives discovered on the scene was “very concerning,” the sheriff mentioned.
“We believe now, after we’ve processed that crime scene, that we do in fact have a crime scene – that we do in fact have a crime,” Nanos mentioned Monday.
Police described the circumstances as suspicious.
“Nancy Guthrie is of great, sound mind. This is not dementia-related. She is as sharp as a tack,” Nanos mentioned. “The family wants everybody to know this isn’t somebody who just wandered off.”
Police have Guthrie’s cellphone, Nanos added.
Search and rescue groups, together with volunteers, canine, border patrol brokers and helicopters, had been additionally dispatched in a single day.
While the police division will get most of these calls very often, Nanos mentioned, “this one stood out” as a consequence of what was discovered on the home.
Guthrie has some bodily illnesses however no cognitive points, Nanos mentioned, citing her household.
“Everybody just wants to be able to know that they can go outside and enjoy their community and come home and be safe at night in their rooms, asleep in bed, and this lady wasn’t able to accomplish that,” Nanos mentioned Monday. “We need her back. We need to find her, and time is very critical.”
Police do not believe there’s a menace to the general public, Nanos mentioned.
The “Today” present led with the information on Monday morning and shared a assertion from Savannah Guthrie, who mentioned, “On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support. Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom.”
“We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900.”
“Today” present host Jenna Bush Hager revealed Monday the 84-year-old is with out the each day treatment she must survive.
Savannah Guthrie, whose father died before her senior year of high school, has spoken extremely of her mother and their shut relationship.
When the anchor was provided her first information job in Butte, Montana, on the age of 21, her mother inspired her to pursue the position, regardless of the space from residence.
“It’s not because she didn’t want me to stay. Of course she wanted me to stay,” the “Today” anchor recalled. “But she’s like, ‘I’m not going to stand in the way of your dreams.’”
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