Investigators on Wednesday said they launched “an extensive search” in an Arizona neighborhood near the home of Nancy Guthrie, who is “Today” show Savannah Guthrie’s mother.
“This morning, numerous FBI agents are conducting an extensive search along multiple roadways in the Catalina Foothills area related to the Nancy Guthrie investigation,” FBI Phoenix wrote on X.
“We are asking the media and motorists to follow all traffic laws and to remain cautious when passing law enforcement personnel near the roadways,” the post noted.
During the search, the New York Post reported that agents recovered a black glove from a road that’s located about a mile and a half from the home.
FBI agents fanned out across a neighborhood about a mile from Guthrie’s house, knocking on doors and searching through the dense desert terrain filled with cactus, bushes and boulders. Several hundred detectives and agents are now assigned to the investigation, which is expanding in the Tucson area, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said.
It comes after authorities took in a potential suspect for questioning on Tuesday night — but later released him.
The FBI previously shared surveillance video that showed a masked person walking around Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night she went missing.
In the footage, the person is wearing a backpack, a longed sleeved shirt, and pants — as well as what appeared to be a handgun holster attached to their waist — while walking up to the door. It shows the person trying to cover a camera near the front door with their gloved hand before putting plants in front of the camera.
The images depict “an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning of her disappearance,” FBI Director Kash Patel said on X.
President Donald Trump felt “pure disgust” when he saw the surveillance video, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
“He and I were both reviewing the newly released surveillance footage from FBI in the Savannah Guthrie case on just this heartbreaking situation with respect to her mother,” Leavitt told reporters during a news conference.
“His initial reaction, of course, is of pure disgust,” she later added.
This combo from images provided by the FBI shows surveillance footage at the home of Nancy Guthrie the night she went missing in Tucson, Ariz. (FBI via AP)
Leavitt said Trump also called on the public to contact the FBI as soon as possible if anyone has information about the case.
“The president encourages any American across the country with any knowledge of this suspect to please call the FBI, who continue to assist state and local authorities, who are leading this investigation on the ground,” Leavitt said.
“And, once again, I will reiterate that the prayers of this entire White House are with Savannah and her family at this time and we hope that this person is found soon and that her mother is brought home safely,” she added.
Leavitt also said anyone who was involved in the “depraved crime” should to be held to the fullest extent of the law.
The FBI continued to offer a $50,000 reward for information that leads to Nancy Guthrie’s recovery. Anyone who has information was urged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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