Sheriff In Guthrie Case Issues Rebuke After ‘Unverified Accusations’ Surface

Arizona officials refused to give many updates on Wednesday morning on the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, who is the co-host of NBC’s “Today” show. She went missing from her home over the weekend, and it looks like she was kidnapped.

NBC’s Tom Winters said, “Somebody always knows something.”

“At the end of this case is an 84-year-old woman who wanted to spend the rest of her days going to church, spending time with her kids, and grandkids. So now is the time to make that call. That is going to be critical in this case. I’ve never seen a situation where somebody didn’t know something about who was responsible for the crime,” he said.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department says that Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her home in Tucson on Saturday night around 9:30 p.m. Sheriff Chris Nanos said on Monday that “we do, in fact, have a crime,” but he didn’t go into detail about what happened to her.

Fox News Digital received information from a law enforcement source that there were “blood drops” leading from the front door of the house down the path to the driveway.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement on Wednesday morning that they don’t have a suspect or person of interest, putting an end to “unverified accusations.”

“At this point, investigators have not identified a suspect or person of interest in this case. Detectives continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Mrs. Guthrie,” Nanos said. “Detectives are working closely with the Guthrie family. While we appreciate the public’s concern, the sharing of unverified accusations or false information is irresponsible and does not assist the investigation.”

“We have nothing else to go on but the belief that she is here,” Nanos told the “Today” show. “She’s present. She’s alive, and we want to save her.”

Nanos told The New York Times that Nancy Guthrie had dinner with her daughter, Annie, and son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, on Saturday night. He also said that Cioni took Nancy Guthrie home after that and made sure she got inside.

Nanos told The New York Times that Nancy Guthrie’s son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, dropped her off after dinner.

On Tuesday, police were seen leaving the house of Savannah Guthrie’s sister. The agents didn’t say anything as they left the house. It is normal for police to go to the homes of family members when someone goes missing, like Nancy Guthrie, and this doesn’t mean anything bad is going on. A source told the Associated Press that there were signs that someone had broken into her home.

Nanos didn’t say much about the search for Nancy Guthrie when he talked to reporters on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the NBC “Today” show reported that law enforcement doesn’t have any solid leads or suspects.

“We don’t know where she is,” Nanos said, adding that investigators are starting from the point where Nancy Guthrie was last seen and fanning out from there.

Nanos had said before that Nancy Guthrie didn’t leave the house on her own because she couldn’t move around very well and had a health problem that could kill her if she didn’t take her medicine within 24 hours.

The Los Angeles Times also reported that blood was later found inside Nancy Guthrie’s house. A police source told Fox News Digital that there were “blood drops” leading from the front door outside down the path to the driveway.

Nanos told reporters on Tuesday that there was still no evidence pointing to a suspect inside the house, even though they had found blood. There were also signs that someone had broken into the house.

“I’m not saying there’s blood inside that house or outside that house,” Nanos said while declining to elaborate on what evidence was collected from the home.

Tuesday’s press conference ended with more questions than answers about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, a development that is concerning to experts who emphasize that the public can be one of law enforcement’s most valuable tools in finding missing persons.