Signs of forced entry found at Arizona home of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Investigators recovered signs of forced introduction astatine the Arizona location of “Today” amusement big Savannah Guthrie's mother, a idiosyncratic acquainted with the probe said Tuesday, arsenic the big asked for prayers to assistance bring backmost the 84-year-old, whom authorities judge was taken against her will.

The big described her parent arsenic “a pistillate of heavy conviction, a bully and faithful servant” successful a societal media station precocious Monday. She asked supporters to "raise your prayers with america and judge with america that she volition beryllium lifted by them successful this precise moment. Bring her home.”

Nancy Guthrie indispensable beryllium recovered soon due to the fact that she could dice without her medication, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said, urging whoever has her to escaped her.

“If she’s live close now, her meds are vital. I can’t accent that enough. It’s been amended than 24 hours, and the household tells america if she doesn’t person those meds, it tin go fatal,” Nanos said.

Investigators besides recovered circumstantial grounds successful the location showing determination was a nighttime kidnapping, the idiosyncratic told The Associated Press. Several of Guthrie’s idiosyncratic items, including her cellphone, wallet and her car, were inactive determination aft she disappeared.

Investigators are reviewing surveillance video from adjacent homes and moving to analyse information from cellphone towers, Police are besides reviewing accusation from licence sheet cameras successful the area, according to the person, who was not authorized to publically sermon details of the lawsuit and spoke to AP connected information of an anonymity.

The motive remains a mystery. Investigators bash not judge astatine this constituent that the abduction was portion of a robbery, location penetration oregon kidnapping-for-ransom plot, the idiosyncratic said.

For a 2nd time Tuesday, “Today” opened with Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, but Savannah Guthrie was not astatine the anchor’s desk. Nanos said Monday that she is successful Arizona. The big grew up successful Tucson, graduated from the University of Arizona and antecedently worked arsenic a newsman and anchor astatine Tucson tv presumption KVOA.

Nancy Guthrie was past seen Saturday nighttime astatine her location successful the Tucson area, wherever she lived unsocial and was reported missing Sunday. Someone astatine religion called a household subordinate to accidental Guthrie wasn’t there, starring household to hunt her location and past telephone 911, Nanos said.

Nancy Guthrie has constricted mobility, and officials bash not judge she near connected her own. Nanos said she is of dependable mind.

Nanos said investigators took samples they anticipation volition supply astatine slightest portion of a DNA profile, KVOA reported.

Searchers utilized drones and hunt dogs and were supported by volunteers and Border Patrol. The homicide squad was besides involved, Nanos said Sunday. The FBI has offered to help, sheriff's section spokesperson Angelica Carrillo said.

On Monday morning, Nanos said hunt crews had been pulled back.

“We don’t spot this arsenic a hunt ngo truthful overmuch arsenic it is simply a transgression scene,” the sheriff said.

Even so, a sheriff’s chopper flew implicit the godforsaken Monday day adjacent Nancy Guthrie’s location successful the affluent Catalina Foothills country connected the bluish borderline of Tucson. Her ceramic location has a gravel driveway and a gait covered successful prickly pear and saguaro cactus.

Savannah Guthrie, who has 2 siblings, was 16 erstwhile their begetter died. Nancy Guthrie raised them connected her own. The big often brought her parent connected “Today” arsenic a guest.

“She has met unthinkable challenges successful her beingness with grit, without self-pity, with determination and always, ever with unshakeable faith,” Savannah said connected the amusement successful 2022 connected Nancy Guthrie’s 80th birthday.

“She loves us, her family, fiercely, and her selflessness and sacrifice for us, her steadfastness and her unmovable assurance is the crushed immoderate of america grew up to bash anything.”

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Billeaud reported from Phoenix. Balsamo reported from Washington.

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