Cops Again Search Annie’s Home Amid Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance

Law enforcement returned this weekend to the home of Annie Guthrie, the sister of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, as investigators intensify their efforts to locate their missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.

According to reporting from Fox News, unmarked police vehicles were seen outside Annie Guthrie’s residence late Saturday. Journalist Sarah Rumpf-Whitten shared video of the scene, noting apparent investigative activity inside the garage.

“At Annie Guthrie’s home see what appears to be unmarked police vehicles at the scene,” Rumpf-Whitten wrote. “White flashes are visible coming from the garage, which appears to be investigators taking photographs.”

Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing since January 31 after vanishing from her isolated home in Arizona’s Catalina Foothills. She reportedly left without her phone or essential medications. Authorities are treating the case as a possible kidnapping, with investigators now under mounting pressure as the search enters a second agonizing week.

The case has drawn national attention amid reports of ransom demands totaling millions of dollars, emotional public pleas from Guthrie’s family, and growing uncertainty surrounding the authenticity of communications allegedly sent by her abductors. A reported ransom deadline was set for 5 p.m. Monday.

Concerns escalated further this weekend after a former NYPD inspector raised a troubling possibility during an appearance on Fox News’ The Big Weekend Show.

“Well, you’re elusive on the communications because you know you’re going to be asked for proof of life that you can’t provide,” retired NYPD Inspector Paul Mauro said.

The remark visibly stunned the show’s hosts.

“Emmmm,” co-host Joey Jones groaned off camera, while Tomi Lahren audibly sighed.

Mauro elaborated on his assessment, suggesting the situation may be unraveling for whoever is behind the alleged kidnapping.

“I feel like they’ve been playing games with the details in the house and all of that,” Mauro said. “They probably planned for the idea that they could provide proof of life, and now they find themselves in a spot where, ‘We can’t. And so what do we do? Now we gotta bargain for something else. We gotta bargain to give back something else.’”

“That’s my read with the limited facts we have, hoping against hope I’m wrong,” Mauro added, while also cautioning that the entire episode could ultimately turn out to be “all be a hoax.”

Lahren pressed Mauro on whether he believed the situation may have spiraled out of control.

“Would you say… that they didn’t mean to hurt her, but something might have gone wrong, and now they’re still trying to get their payday out of this. Is that what I heard you kind of allude to?” she asked.

Mauro pointed to a critical complication: Nancy Guthrie’s reliance on medication, which could be difficult for kidnappers to obtain without exposing themselves.

Federal authorities have continued to scour the Guthrie property in Arizona. On Sunday, agents were seen examining a septic tank at the Tucson-area home, using long poles and flashlights to search inside—just hours before a reported $6 million ransom deadline.

Meanwhile, law enforcement experts have questioned whether the ransom notes themselves betray foreign involvement. The notes reportedly demanded payment in Bitcoin while explicitly specifying U.S. dollars.

“Why would you use that if you’re a domestic person? That points to somebody who might be potentially outside the country, which also lends the potential for this being a scam,” former FBI agent Michael Harrigan told the New York Post.

“If you’re domestic, why would you ever put ‘USD?’ You put six million,” he added.

The alleged kidnappers reportedly set multiple deadlines, with the ransom increasing if payments were delayed. Despite the threats, investigators say there has been no direct contact with law enforcement or the Guthrie family since the note was first circulated to media outlets last week.

As of now, authorities have identified no suspects, no persons of interest, and no suspect vehicles. Investigators continue to assess whether the ransom communications are legitimate as the search for Nancy Guthrie presses on.