Nancy Guthrie Update Today — Day 27: 10,000 Hours of Video, Home Returned to Family, Savannah Issues New Plea
Today is Saturday, February 28, 2026 — Day 27 in the search for Nancy Guthrie. Nancy Ellen Long Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing from her Catalina Foothills home north of Tucson, Arizona on February 1, 2026, after she did not show up to a virtual church service as expected. No suspect has been identified and no arrest has been made.
FBI Has Amassed 10,000 Hours of Video in the Investigation
The most significant development this week is the extraordinary scope of the visual evidence investigators have gathered. The FBI announced it has collected as many as 10,000 hours of video in the investigation — a massive trove of surveillance footage the agency described as one of the main parts of the ongoing search.
On Thursday, February 26, the Pima County Sheriff's Office said it had access to new Ring camera video filmed 2.5 miles from Guthrie's home — outside the two-mile perimeter that officials had previously been searching — expanding the geographic scope of the investigation significantly. Despite the volume of footage, no single clip has yet led to a confirmed identification of the suspect.
New Neighborhood Surveillance Video Released — FBI Calls It a Dead End
Fox News Digital released Ring camera footage showing a dozen cars passing through a nearby neighborhood between 12:30 AM and 6:00 AM on February 1. Some of the vehicles pass through at 2:31 AM and 2:36 AM — within minutes of when Nancy's pacemaker stopped syncing with her Apple devices at 2:28 AM. Despite the timing, a source connected to the investigation told TMZ that the FBI reviewed the footage and concluded it was a dead end.
Other once-promising leads have also fizzled. A backpack found by volunteers near Guthrie's home was ruled out after authorities determined it was a different brand than the one worn by the suspect in doorbell footage. Door camera images that investigators hoped might show the suspect visiting Guthrie's home weeks earlier were recovered without timestamps because Guthrie did not have a Nest subscription.
Nancy Guthrie's Home Is Being Returned to the Family This Weekend
Federal law enforcement sources confirmed to NBC News that authorities are planning to return Nancy Guthrie's home to the family and no longer seal it off as a crime scene. The sources said investigators no longer see the need to keep the property outside Tucson as a crime scene or prevent the family from being in it.
Evidence recovered at the property, including mixed DNA found on the property, has not yet led to anyone being identified. Bloodstains found at the scene were confirmed to be Nancy's. DNA results from the evidence could take up to a year, according to Sheriff Chris Nanos.
Savannah Guthrie Issues New Plea — "Please Be the One That Brings Her Home"
TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie issued a new plea Friday to bring her mother home, just one day after the FBI announced the 10,000-hour video disclosure. "Please — be the one that brings her home," Savannah wrote on Instagram, reminding followers that "Tips can be anonymous, reward can be paid in cash."
Multiple ransom notes of undetermined origin demanded payment in cryptocurrency, with two deadlines that had passed by February 9. Family appeals on social media have not yet yielded any "proof of life" sought from the person or persons who abducted Nancy. No individuals connected to the ransom notes have been identified or charged.
Investigation Timeline and What Comes Next
The Pima County Sheriff's Department has announced it plans to restrict public parking on Guthrie's street, and daily case updates have been discontinued — with the department now releasing information only when new developments warrant disclosure. Savannah Guthrie intends to return to the TODAY show at some point, but when that might happen is highly uncertain and completely up to her, given the all-consuming and agonizing nature of the search. NBC said her Today family will welcome her back with open arms on her own timeline.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips at tips.fbi.gov — with the Guthrie family's $1 million reward still available to anyone providing information leading to Nancy's recovery.
