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• Search activity: No arrests were made during a law enforcement operation at a residence near Nancy Guthrie’s home on Friday in connection with her disappearance. It may become more common to see such surges of activity, according to CNN’s John Miller, as investigators sift through tens of thousands of tips and move quickly if they find a potential lead, even if it does not ultimately result in a breakthrough.
• What we know about the suspect: The FBI has described the suspect seen in doorbell footage from Guthrie’s home as a 5’9”-5’10” tall male with an average build, wearing an Ozark Trail Hiker backpack.
• Got information? Authorities have encouraged anyone with information or tips to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI, 88-CRIME, 520-351-4900, Pima County Sheriff’s Department or the FBI.
As search drags on, community rallies around the Guthrie family. Here’s where things stand
It’s been more than a week without a news conference from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI, and Guthrie’s neighbors are desperate for more information from law enforcement.
Here’s where things stand:
- Law enforcement operation: Friday night’s search warrant ultimately yielded no arrests. Similar operations could become more frequent as investigators sort through leads, according to CNN’s Chief Law Enforcement and Intelligence Analyst John Miller, as officers have to move fast in case a rescue is needed. Investigators are sifting through more than 30,000 tips that they’ve received since the case began.
- DNA and gloves under analysis: Investigators are working to determine whose DNA was found at Guthrie’s property — it doesn’t belong to her or those close to her. Gloves found as far as 10 miles from her home are also being tested.
- Suspect’s profile: The FBI released doorbell footage showing a masked figure outside Guthrie’s front door, describing the suspect as a male approximately 5’9” to 5’10” tall with an average build. The man was wearing dark clothing, black gloves, sneakers and a black, 25-liter “Ozark Trail Hiker Pack” backpack.
- Streamers in the spotlight: As the search enters its third week, true‑crime streamers have descended on Arizona to broadcast near Guthrie’s home. While they argue their presence keeps attention on the case, investigators say some of the aggressive, rumor‑driven coverage has been unhelpful.
- Community grief: Tucson residents continue to fill the growing tribute outside Guthrie’s home with flowers, candles, notes and small tokens as they hold out hope for her safe return.
Community shows support for Guthrie family at makeshift tribute site
Tucson residents have been visiting the makeshift tribute site in front of the home of Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing for two weeks, leaving flowers, notes and even a cherub as they hope for her safe return.
Following the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie the Tucson community has shown their support by purchasing yellow flowers, a symbol of hope, from local flower shops.
Eduardo Ortiz, a local resident, said he felt compelled to pay his respects.
“We’ve been following the story on the news and we feel bad, our hearts are really, really down,” Ortiz told CNN. “We see (Savannah Guthrie) every day on the ‘Today’ show and she’s part of our family on the show, so we felt that we had to come out here.”
Ortiz expressed anger and sorrow over Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance: “I don’t understand it. Why would somebody want to hurt somebody like that?”
“I hope they find her alive, and I hope they find her healthy and they get the guy that did this to her,” he said.
Susie Gray, who lives just four miles from Guthrie’s home, was seen placing a cherub from her garden at the tribute site. “It’s supposed to bring peace and protection,” she told CNN. “I know how Savannah and Nancy have so much faith in their God … I just want them to know how much we all love them and how Tucson has pulled together for them.”
Gray described the pain of watching the case unfold so close to home and said she has “felt so hopeless.”
On Saturday, a neighbor who says her mother played mahjong with Nancy Guthrie lit candles and laid mahjong tiles at the tribute site by Nancy’s mailbox.
“It’s just kind of an unfathomable horror, I just can’t imagine what the family is going through,” the neighbor said. “It’s pretty shocking, this is a really quiet neighborhood.”
Residents like Ortiz and Gray continue to plead for answers, their frustration mounting as the search stretches into its 14th day, describing the wait as emotionally devastating.
“We want her home,” Gray said. “I wish we could get some sign of what’s going on, some clue, some big clue.”
Timeline: What has happened so far in the search for Nancy Guthrie
As the desperate search for Nancy Guthrie crosses the two-week mark, here’s a look at the key moments following her disappearance:
- January 31: Nancy Guthrie spends an evening with family over dinner and card games. Her son-in-law drives her back to her secluded desert home around 9:50 p.m., and she is not seen since.
- February 1: Her doorbell camera is disconnected at 1:47 a.m., followed by unusual movement detected on surveillance. Data later shows her pacemaker app disconnected at 2:28 a.m. Her family discovers her missing around noon. Her blood is found by investigators on the front porch.
- February 3: Media outlets including TMZ and CNN affiliates KGUN and KOLD receive purported ransom letters demanding millions of dollars in bitcoin for her return, with deadlines set for February 5 and February 9.
- February 4: In an emotional video posted to Instagram, Savannah Guthrie – flanked by her siblings Annie and Camron – beg for their mother to be returned home, asking the purported ransomers for proof she’s still alive.
- February 5: Camron Guthrie issues another plea in a video posted on social media as the first deadline given in the ransom note passes. The FBI, now working the case with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, announces a $50,000 reward.
- February 7: On the one-week mark of Guthrie’s disappearance, her three children say to her possible captor in a new social media video: “We will pay.”
- February 12: The FBI releases a description of the suspect seen in footage captured by Guthrie’s doorbell camera: an approximately 5’9” to 5’10”-tall male with an average build. The FBI doubles the reward for information to $100,000.
- February 13: Investigators have found DNA at Guthrie’s property that does not belong to her or anyone close to her, officials said. Later Friday, authorities conduct an operation at a residence near Guthrie’s home, but it ends without any arrests, a law enforcement official said.
Read more about the timeline of key developments in the case.
CNN’s Danya Gainor, Chelsea Bailey and Karina Tsui contributed to this report.
