{"id":2243,"date":"2026-03-24T05:25:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2243"},"modified":"2026-03-24T05:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T05:25:35","slug":"sheriff-chris-nanos-shrugs-off-missteps-in-nancy-guthrie-case-calls-for-captor-to-let-her-go-as-family-pleads-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2243","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff Chris Nanos shrugs off missteps in Nancy Guthrie case, calls for captor to \u2018let her go\u2019 as family pleads for help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>As the search for\u00a0Nancy Guthrie\u00a0nears two months, the sheriff leading the investigation is delivering a blunt message to whoever may be responsible while her family pleads for renewed attention to the case.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview with News 4 Tucson, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos defended his department\u2019s handling of the investigation and insisted he has no regrets about decisions made early on, even as the case remains unsolved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLook, I have no regrets about my team and their efforts,\u201d Nanos said. \u201cI don\u2019t regret we let the crime scene go too soon or any of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guthrie, 84, the mother of \u201cToday\u201d co-host\u00a0Savannah Guthrie, disappeared the night of Jan. 31 after returning home from dinner with family and was reported missing Feb. 1 after she failed to show up for church.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities have released\u00a0doorbell camera images showing\u00a0a masked suspect outside her Catalina Foothills home the night she vanished. Investigators say they continue to rely heavily on digital evidence, including cellphone data, surveillance video and other forensic analysis, but have not announced any arrests.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nancy Guthrie disappeared the night of Jan. 31 after returning home from dinner with family and was reported missing Feb. 1. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ @savannahguthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked what he would say to the person or people behind Guthrie\u2019s disappearance, Nanos issued a direct appeal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust give her up. Let her go,\u201d he said. \u201cTake her to a clinic, a hospital. Drop her off. Just let her go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0investigators continue their work, Guthrie\u2019s family is urging the public to take a fresh look at anything that could help break the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe desperately ask this community for renewed attention to our mom\u2019s case,\u201d the family wrote in an Instagram post shared over the weekend. \u201cPlease consult camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations, or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos leaves the gym on March 16.<br \/>\n <span class=\"credit\">New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNo detail is too small. It may be the key.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The family pointed to several critical timelines, including the evening of Jan. 31, the early morning hours of Feb. 1 and the late evening of Jan. 11, suggesting\u00a0previously released video of\u00a0a masked man at Guthrie\u2019s doorstep weeks before her disappearance could be significant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to believe it is Tucsonans, and the greater\u00a0Southern Arizona community, that hold the key to finding resolution in this case,\u201d the statement said. \u201cSomeone knows something. It\u2019s possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSomeone knows something,\u201d the family wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A newly released photo from Feb. 10, 2026 shows a masked suspect outside the Arizona home of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie on the night she was abducted.  <span class=\"credit\">FBI via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>News 4 Tucson\u2019s special also highlighted the deep toll Guthrie\u2019s disappearance has taken on Tucson, where colleagues, neighbors and strangers alike have rallied around her family with vigils, tips, flowers and handwritten messages of hope.<\/p>\n<p>Former colleagues described Guthrie as a quiet but powerful force in southern Arizona, someone whose work left a lasting mark on public health, education and journalism. Jacqueline Sharkey, a former University of Arizona professor who worked with Guthrie for decades, remembered her as \u201cthis quiet leader who was so effective without ever working at it,\u201d according to the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>Others recalled Guthrie\u2019s role in helping save the poison information center at the University of Arizona, gathering more than 20,000 signatures before the internet era to keep the program alive \u2014 work that one colleague said went on to benefit thousands of Arizonans.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A person takes a photo of a Nanthy Guthrie memorial in front of the KVOA news station on March 3, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Dave Cuillier, who worked with Guthrie on the journalism school\u2019s advisory council, called her \u201ca huge champion of journalism and the University of Arizona\u201d and said \u201cshe had a quiet power,\u201d according to News 4 Tucson.<\/p>\n<p>The special also showed how support for Guthrie has spread well beyond her neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>One moment highlighted Melanie, who began making yellow ribbons of hope to keep attention on the case \u2014 something she and a friend had previously done for other missing women, including Laci Peterson and Natalee Holloway. This time, compelled by Guthrie\u2019s story, she began making them again and sending them to Tucson.<\/p>\n<p>The ribbons are now being worn by employees at El Charro, the Tucson restaurant where Guthrie had lunch with her daughters just months before her disappearance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Morning Report\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with all you need to know\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorning Report delivers the latest news, videos, photos and more.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ray Flores, president of Flores Concepts, said the case hit hard after staff realized \u201cit wasn\u2019t just a simple lost person issue.\u201d Though he said he did not know Nancy personally, he recalled seeing the closeness between Guthrie and her daughters during that visit and said the pain has been felt across the city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou could tell they were a very loving family,\u201d Flores said, according to News 4 Tucson. \u201cWhenever you have that kind of pain hit, it affects you because you can feel it in your own community and your own heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>El Charro workers have embraced the\u00a0ribbon campaign\u00a0as a way to keep awareness alive as the weeks drag on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still supporting them, and we\u2019re still thinking about them every single day,\u201d one employee said.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the ribbons and tributes, the special showed how Guthrie\u2019s disappearance has left a lasting mark on her own neighborhood.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Savannah Guthrie and family members returned to the site earlier this month, visibly emotional as they took in the tributes left behind.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the same time, neighbors in the Catalina Foothills have quietly organized their own efforts \u2014\u00a0gathering surveillance footage, cross-referencing\u00a0video from nearby homes and passing potentially useful material on to\u00a0law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>One neighbor told the station the group\u2019s goal is simple: to help investigators by being \u201ctargeted and useful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents say they are also checking in more often, taking extra security measures and even considering reviving a neighborhood watch.<\/p>\n<p>The special described the case as \u201ca community united with one plea\u201d \u2014 bring her home.<\/p>\n<p>That support has only deepened as the investigation has stretched on. Outside Guthrie\u2019s home, a growing shrine of flowers, candles and handwritten notes has become a symbol of the community\u2019s heartbreak and resolve. Savannah Guthrie and family members returned to the site earlier this month, visibly emotional as they took in the tributes left behind.<\/p>\n<p>In their latest message, the family made clear that their focus remains singular.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe miss our mom with every breath, and we cannot be in peace until she is home,\u201d they wrote. \u201cWe cannot grieve. We can only ache and wonder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A reward of more than\u00a0$1 million is being offered for information leading to Guthrie\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information is urged to\u00a0contact the FBI\u00a0at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip through law enforcement.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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