Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy Guthrie, who is missing, is in ‘danger’ after an unusual scene at her home<\/b>
\nPima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has revealed that after learning more about the scene of the crime, he concluded Savannah Guthrie\u2018s mom, Nancy Guthrie \u2014 who\u2019s been missing since Saturday night \u2014 is in danger.
\u201cWe don\u2019t want anybody to lose hope,\u201d Nanos told Us Weekly exclusively on Monday, February 2. \u201cBut in the same sense, just as there\u2019s hope, there\u2019s also things that point to us that say, \u2018This lady\u2019s in danger.’\u201d
\u201cIt does have to do with what was described to us about the scene,\u201d he continued. \u201cI\u2019ve been doing this for 50 years. When something doesn\u2019t sit well, it doesn\u2019t sit well.\u201d
He added, \u201cSomething unusual at that house occurred that made us go, \u2018Wow \u2026 something\u2019s wrong here. Something doesn\u2019t fit.’\u201d
Search-and-rescue teams were deployed using drones and dogs to look for the 84-year-old. Authorities have also been supported by volunteers, Border Patrol \u2014 and the homicide team.
\u201cI get briefed on a daily basis, sometimes multiple times, of different search-and-rescue operations. And rarely do we ever, ever call out homicide,\u201d Nanos said. \u201cBut this one came across with some information that was concerning to me, that I just thought, \u2018We need to do this from two angles.\u2019 I need to do the search-and-rescue team [and] do their mission. But I need to bring in my homicide team because there\u2019s something that\u2019s not right here. And I need them to start their criminal side of the investigation, and we\u2019ll get together.\u201d
He continued, \u201cWe really do hope it\u2019s a search-and-rescue mission and we find her and she\u2019s safe and sound. But we\u2019d be foolish \u2014 it would be unjust if we didn\u2019t look at what\u2019s in front of us and go, \u2018We need to act, and we have to.\u2019\u201d
Nanos previously told Us that Guthrie was \u201csafe in her own home asleep\u201d and \u201ctaken,\u201d adding, \u201cAnd that should never happen.\u201d
There are additional serious factors that could place her life at risk.
\u201cWe talked with her medical professionals \u2026 and we know the meds she needs, and going without her meds can be fatal,\u201d Nanos explained. \u201cAnd 24 hours later, time is of the essence here.\u201d
Nancy was last seen on Saturday, January 31, with Nanos confirming to Us that it was Annie Guthrie, Savannah\u2019s older sister, who was the last person to see her when she dropped her off at her home. (Nancy shared daughters Annie and Savannah, 54, and son Cameron Guthrie with late husband Charles Guthrie, who died at the age of 49 after suffering a heart attack.)
Nanos explained that Nancy\u2019s family \u201cweren\u2019t alerted\u201d to her being missing until around 11 a.m. the following day, and police weren\u2019t noticed until 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, February 1, leading officials to investigate a timeline \u201canywhere from 9:30 p.m. to 11 [a.m.]\u201d as the window of when Nancy disappeared.
Nanos noted in a separate interview with CBS News on Monday that he believes the mother of three was \u201cabducted,\u201d telling the outlet, \u201cShe didn\u2019t walk from there. She didn\u2019t go willingly.\u201d
Nanos said that it\u2019s a \u201cpossibility\u201d Savannah being a \u201cnational figure\u201d could be connected, but law enforcement is \u201cnot getting that sense\u201d at the time. \u201cWe keep working with Savannah and her security team to understand any kind of threat or potential threat that they may have been working and we\u2019re just not there,\u201d he told Us.
Savannah was noticeably absent from Monday\u2019s episode of the Today show as she spends time with her loved ones in Arizona amid the search for her mother.<\/p>\n