Abductor could &34;strike again,&34; according to authorities Sheriff gives update on Nancy Guthrie investigation: ​​'We believe we know why he did this' Abductor could &34;strike again,&34; according to authorities By Leigh Blickley on March 13, 2026 11:54 a.m. ET Leave a Comment :maxbytes(150000):stripicc()/SavannahGuthrieNancyGuthrie020126c85b19ac3ad84a1c98bb4871dfbd37ad.jpg) Savannah Guthrie and her mother, Nancy Guthrie, on the 'Today' set in 2023.

Abductor could "strike again," according to authorities

Sheriff gives update on Nancy Guthrie investigation: ​​'We believe we know why he did this'

Abductor could "strike again," according to authorities

By Leigh Blickley

on March 13, 2026 11:54 a.m. ET

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Savannah Guthrie and her mother, Nancy Guthrie, on the 'Today' set in 2023. Credit:

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Forty days into the search for Nancy Guthrie, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says authorities know why the mother of *Today *anchor Savannah Guthrie was targeted in a suspected abduction.

In an interview with *NBC Nightly News* on Thursday, Nanos shared an update on the investigation, which has been ongoing since the 84-year old was reported missing from her home in Catalina Foothills, Arizona on Feb. 1. He stated that authorities believe the suspect "could strike again" and that residents should remain on alert.

Nanos told *NBC News* correspondent Liz Kreutz of Nancy's disappearance on Thursday, "We believe we know why he did this, and we believe that it was targeted, but we're not 100 percent sure of that, so it'd be silly to tell people, 'Yeah, don't worry about it. You're not his target.' Don't think for a moment because it happened to the Guthrie family you're safe. Keep your wits about you."

Nanos added that authorities believe they know the suspect's motive but are "intentionally withholding" those details to prevent theories from spreading. "From day one, we had some strong beliefs about what happened, and those beliefs haven't diminished," he said.

The sheriff's department is also looking into a reported internet outage in the area on the night of Nancy's disappearance and considering whether a Wi-Fi jammer was used or another electrical disruption occurred.

He said, "We have our beliefs, everybody else has theirs."

Savannah Guthrie and mother, Nancy Guthrie.

Savannah Guthrie/Instagram

Nanos has been the subject of reports as of late that he withheld physical evidence pertaining to Nancy's case from the FBI, which is assisting in the investigation. He denied those reports in February as "not even close to the truth." He also responded to a report on Tuesday that he misrepresented his work history on his résumé.

The report, published Monday by the *Arizona Republic*, made several claims regarding Nanos' time with the El Paso Police Department, including that his service there ended in 1982, while his résumé stated that he worked there until 1984.

A representative for the Pima County Sheriff's Department provided a statement to * *on Tuesday confirming that discrepancy, and owning up to another not included in the *Arizona Republic *report.

"The Pima County Sheriff's Department recently identified two clerical errors in Sheriff Chris Nanos' publicly posted resume," the statement said. "Both date discrepancies were administrative in nature and were not intended to mislead or misrepresent Sheriff Nanos' work history."

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The statement continued: "Sheriff Nanos served with the El Paso Police Department from 1976 to 1982. His service with El Paso PD concluded in 1982, not 1984 as previously stated. Additionally, Sheriff Nanos was promoted to the rank of captain in 2007, not 2009."

An résumé with the errors corrected has since been uploaded to the PCSD website, and the statement concluded by stating that Nanos "has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to professionalism, accountability, and the safety of the communities he serves," leading the department he has presided over since 2021 "with experience, integrity, and a clear focus on protecting the residents of Pima County."

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As the search for Nancy continues, her daughter, *Today Show* anchor Savannah, has acknowledged that her mother "may already be gone."

In a video shared to her Instagram on February 24, Savannah said that although she and her siblings, Annie and Camron, continue to fight for their mother's safe return, they've contemplated the bleak reality that Nancy "may be lost."

"We still believe in a miracle, we still believe that she can come home — hope against hope," Savannah said fighting back tears as she added that her family is "aching" for their missing matriarch. "As my sister says, 'We are blowing on the embers of hope.'"

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