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Published Feb 5, 2026, 7:35 PM EST
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The Pima County Sheriff's Department is sharing a timeline of Nancy Guthrie's last movements, as they continue their search for the 84-year-old mother of Today show anchor, Savannah Guthrie.
During a press conference held in conjunction with the FBI on Thursday, February 5, Sheriff Chris Nanos shared a visual timeline that detailed the events that occurred between Nancy's last known sighting on Saturday, January 31, until she was reported missing on Sunday, February 1.
Titled "Nancy Guthrie Approx. Timeline," the graphic first revealed that at 5:32 p.m. local time on January 31, Nancy traveled to a "local family's home," which was later confirmed by Nanos to be the home of Nancy's daughter Annie and her husband, Tommaso Cioni.
"Nancy travels to her local family's home for dinner and playing games with the family, just visiting," Nanos said, noting that Nancy traveled to dinner in an Uber.
We did speak to a driver, because Nancy, we learned, had taken [an] Uber to the family residence, the daughter's for dinner, and we located that driver and spoke with them and got that information.
Nancy arrived back home at around 9:48 p.m., and was dropped off by family. She proceeded to enter her home through the open garage door. Two minutes later, at 9:50 p.m., the garage door closed. This was the last time anyone reportedly saw Nancy.
At 9:48 p.m., which is very consistent to what we were told by the family that Nancy was dropped off at home, and we know that because we have a garage door open at approximately — I can't stress that enough — at approximately 9:48 p.m. At 9:50 p.m. that garage door closes, because [at] that time we assume that Nancy's home and probably going to bed.
But it's the next updates in the timeline that are particularly chilling. At 1:47 a.m. on February 1, it's revealed that Nancy's Ring doorbell camera disconnects. At 2:12 a.m., the software detects a person on camera, though Nanos confirmed during the press conference that there is no video available as there was "no subscription," and "therefore [footage] would rewrite itself, cut up."
It just kind of loops right and covers up. That's what our analysis teams have told us. We're not done with that. We'll do all we can, but that's what it says: detects a person on camera. Could that be an animal? I imagine that's possible. We don't know that. We just have no video, but we're not giving up on that.
The next update came at 2:28 a.m., when Nancy's pacemaker app sent a notification, indicating that it had been disconnected from her phone. It was hours later, on Sunday morning at 11:56 a.m., when Nancy's family checked on her, and discovered that she had gone missing.
At 12:03 p.m., 9-1-1 is called in to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. I believe it's about approximately 10 minutes later, 12 minutes later, our patrol teams arrive, they see the scene, and we start our response with our search and rescue teams and our detectives from Homicide and various units.
The search for Nancy started immediately, with police arriving on the scene at approximately 12:15 p.m. The timeline from the Pima County Sheriff's Department comes after Nanos confirmed that the blood found on the porch of Nancy's Tucson home matched her DNA.
Nanos also said that no suspects or persons of interest have been identified in Nancy's apparent kidnapping, though FBI Special Agent in Charge, Heith Janke, said one individual had been arrested for "an impostor ransom demand." Investigators are still looking into other alleged ransom notes.
Savannah and her siblings addressed the rumored ransom note in a video shared to Instagram Wednesday night, as they made their desperate plea to bring their mom home.
"We are ready to talk," Savannah said, adding that she needs clear confirmation that her mother is still alive before giving in to any ransom notes, as voices and images can be "easily manipulated" in today's world. Speaking directly to her mother, the Today personality then adds, "Mommy, if you are hearing this, you are a strong woman. You are God's precious daughter." Savannah ended the message by reminding viewers that everyone is looking for Nancy, and that her family will not rest until she is found.
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The FBI is now offering a $50,000 reward for any information leading to Nancy's whereabouts or an arrest in the case. Anyone with tips or leads is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI and/or the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 520-351-4900.
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