What to Know About the Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as Daughter Savannah Issues New Plea

Savannah Guthrie issued a new plea as the search for her missing 84-year-old mother enters a third week, urging anyone involved that it’s “never too late to do the right thing.”

“We still have hope and we still believe. I wanted to say to whoever has her, or knows where she is, that it’s never too late,” said Savannah, appealing to anyone potentially involved in the disappearance of her mother, Nancy. “We believe in the essential goodness of every human being, and it’s never too late.”

In the video address, posted to social media on Sunday night, Savannah said it had been “two weeks” since her mom was “taken.”

The Today co-anchor’s plea comes as the FBI is analysing DNA found on a glove uncovered about 2 miles from Nancy’s home in Tucson, Arizona.

The glove appears to be consistent with one worn by a person who the FBI said appeared “to have tampered with the camera at Nancy’s front door the morning of her disappearance.” The images of the individual were obtained from doorbell camera footage of Nancy’s home and released on Feb. 10. Two days later, the FBI shared “new identifying details about the suspect in the kidnapping of Nancy.” The individual was described as a male, approximately 5’9”-5’10” tall, with an “average” build. “In the video, he is wearing a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack,” said the FBI Phoenix office.

Over the weekend, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department conducted multiple searches focusing on houses in the Catalina Foothills, not far from Nancy’s home. Sources told NBC that the authorities were leaning away from a man whose home was searched on the night of Feb. 14 as a suspect.

TIME has reached out to the FBI Phoenix Department for further information.

The latest update comes as law enforcement continues to gather evidence. The recovery of the doorbell camera footage marked perhaps the biggest development in the case since Nancy was reported missing on Feb. 1. In that time, purported ransom notes have also been sent to media outlets, various searches have been conducted, and the law enforcement, the Guthrie family, and President Donald Trump have urged anyone with knowledge of the case to come forward.

The FBI has also increased its reward for up to $100,000 for information leading to the location of Nancy and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.

As several key questions in the case remain unanswered, here’s what we do know so far: 

The timeline of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance and the investigation

On Jan. 31, Nancy left in an Uber to visit her family for dinner around 5:30 p.m., local time, and was later dropped off at home by a family member shortly before 10:00 p.m., when her garage door was opened and then closed, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. 

Nancy’s doorbell camera was disconnected around 1:45 a.m. on Feb. 1. The camera’s software detected movement about half an hour later, but no video is available. Then, just before 2:30 a.m., Nancy’s pacemaker was disconnected from her phone, according to an app for the device. 

Nancy’s family called 911 just after noon that day to report her missing after going to check on her at her home. Deputies from Pima County arrived at Nancy’s home at 12:15 p.m., and investigators found blood on the front porch, which was later confirmed to be Nancy’s.

Authorities announced the following day, Feb. 2, that they believed Nancy was taken against her will.

On Feb. 3, certain media outlets reported they had received alleged ransom letters that demanded millions of dollars in bitcoin in exchange for Nancy’s safe return. The veracity of the ransom notes has not been confirmed, but one reportedly included two deadlines of 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 5 and the following Monday, Feb. 9.

In the note, according to outlets that received it, including CNN affiliate KGUN, Nancy’s purported abductor demanded $6 million and threatened her life if the first deadline was not met.

On Feb. 10, the FBI released the first images of Nancy’s suspected abductor from the doorbell camera footage, which FBI Director Kash Patel described as showing “an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning of her disappearance.”

Later that day, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced it had detained a “subject” during a traffic stop in Rio Rico, Arizona, about 60 miles south of Tucson, who was being questioned in connection to Nancy’s disappearance. The man was released the following morning.

Patel told Fox News’ Sean Hannity that his agency was investigating more than one “person of interest” in the case.

On Friday, Feb. 14, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said that DNA had been collected from Nancy’s home that did not belong to her or anyone in “close contact with her” and had been sent for testing.

That same night, Pima County officials said “law enforcement activity is underway at a residence near E Orange Grove Rd & N First Ave related to the Guthrie case.”

As of Monday morning, no arrests have been made.

Nancy’s children issue pleas for her return 

Savannah, along with her siblings Annie and Camron, released an emotional video on Feb. 4, directly addressing their mother’s possible abductor. “We need to know without a doubt that she’s alive and that you have her,” Savannah said. “We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen.”

Camron Guthrie posted a video on Feb. 5, around the time of the first purported ransom note’s deadline, asking on behalf of his family for a way to communicate with their mother’s possible kidnapper.

“Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you. We haven’t heard anything directly,” he said in the video. “We need you to reach out and we need a way to communicate with you so we move forward.”

On Feb. 7, a week after Nancy was reported missing, her children released another video addressed to their mother’s possible abductor in which they offered to pay for her release. Two days later, Savannah posted a video that asked the public for help finding her mother. At 5:00 p.m. that day, the second deadline in the alleged ransom note passed.

“We are at an hour of desperation, and we need your help,” Savannah said. 

On Feb. 12, the Today co-anchor shared an Instagram message in honor of her mother, with the caption: “Our lovely mom. we will never give up on her. Thank you for your prayers and hope.” The video included a black and white photo of Nancy with her three children.

Savannah posted another video on Sunday, Feb. 15, appearing solo as she issued a plea for any possible abductor to “do the right thing.”

Unknowns remain

The FBI has received over 13,000 tips and the Pima County Sheriff's Department has received around 18,000 since Nancy was reported missing on Feb. 1. As investigations continue, a number of key details regarding the high-profile case are still unknown, or have yet to be shared with the public.

These include the possible method used to break into Nancy’s home; the location of her doorbell camera (which could have been removed, according to authorities); and whether the ransom notes were in fact sent by Nancy’s alleged abductor.