Police admit they ‘don’t know’ the place Savannah Guthrie’s mother is as legal investigation continues | EUROtoday

Law enforcement investigating the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy Guthrie, stated Tuesday that they have been no additional ahead in finding her whereabouts because the investigation enters a 3rd day.

“We don’t know where she is,” stated Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos at a press convention, acknowledging the rising urgency surrounding the disappearance of 84-year-old grandmother.

Guthrie vanished from her Catalina Foothills house, close to Tucson, Arizona, someday late Saturday evening or early Sunday morning. The sheriff stated investigators suspect she was taken towards her will and consider it was a kidnapping or abduction.

“We’re looking at this from every angle but we need your help,” Nanos stated. When requested whether or not investigators consider they’re trying to find somebody who continues to be alive, Nanos replied: “We hope we are.”

Investigators say Nancy, who lived alone, has restricted mobility however no cognitive points and wouldn’t have left voluntarily. Her cellphone and automobile have been discovered at her house, which is now thought-about a criminal offense scene.

“We don’t see this as a search mission so much as it is a crime scene,” Nanos stated.

When questioned a couple of doable ransom demand, the sheriff replied: “We’re following all leads we have. That’s all I can tell you. We’ve got hundreds of leads.”

Nanos declined to supply further particulars on the proof discovered on the house.

“I’m not saying there’s blood inside that house or outside that house,” he informed reporters. “What I’m saying is our team will process the scene. Like you would think of any crime scene, we go in and we process it. We look for things like that, blood, DNA, any kind of physical evidence, fingerprints, anything, and all of that is gathered and submitted to a lab.”

Investigators are additionally reviewing surveillance footage from close by properties and analyzing cellphone tower knowledge. But the panorama of the neighborhood – with properties on massive tons and a scarcity of sidewalks – has made it troublesome to acquire helpful digicam footage.

Laura Gargano, a Catalina Foothills Association board member who lives simply across the nook from Nancy Guthrie, informed The Independent that she started canvassing on Sunday evening, after studying of her disappearance.

“I’ve been out walking, talking to other neighbors, asking them to check their surveillance cameras,” Gargano stated.

“She’s well known in this community,” Gargano added. “We’re all hoping for some good news.”

The FBI has joined the investigation. Jon Edwards, assistant particular agent in cost on the FBI’s Tucson workplace, stated brokers are working intently with native authorities.

“We’re downloading and analyzing cell phones, obtaining cell tower information, conducting interviews and providing any and all investigative support that the sheriff’s department needs,” Edwards stated.

Sheriff Nanos confused that point is crucial as a result of Nancy depends upon remedy.

“If she’s alive right now, her meds are vital. I can’t stress that enough. It’s been better than 24 hours, and the family tells us if she doesn’t have those meds, it can become fatal,” he stated.

Nanos stated that Nancy Guthrie went lacking a while between 9.30 p.m. Saturday evening, when she returned house from an outing with household, and Sunday morning when she didn’t attend an everyday church service. The sheriff stated he didn’t wish to shorten that timeline for worry of lacking one thing crucial.

Savannah Guthrie, a longtime co-host on NBC’s morning present, Today, has requested for prayers for her mom’s protected return.

“Thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant,” Guthrie wrote on Instagram to her 1.2 million followers. “Raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment. Bring her home.”

Guthrie was absent from the “Today” present on Monday and Tuesday. Co-host Jenna Bush Hager appealed to viewers for assistance on her behalf.