Overview
- Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said DNA tests matched blood on the 84-year-old’s front porch to Nancy Guthrie and reiterated that no suspect or person of interest has been identified.
- FBI Special Agent in Charge Heith Janke said unverified ransom letters sent to media mentioned deadlines for Thursday at 5 p.m. and Monday but offered no way to communicate and included no proof of life.
- The FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information and reported arresting a person tied to an “imposter” ransom demand, with a criminal complaint to be presented to a judge.
- Savannah Guthrie and her siblings released a video saying the family is ready to talk only after receiving indisputable proof she is alive, stressing Nancy’s need for daily medication and her limited mobility.
- Investigators detailed a timeline: she returned home about 9:48 p.m. on Jan. 31; her doorbell camera disconnected at 1:47 a.m., motion was detected at 2:12 a.m., and her pacemaker app disconnected at 2:28 a.m., with her phone and car later found at home.