Outrage over the Nancy Guthrie abduction case has intensified across Arizona and the wider US in early June 2026, after Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos admitted the 84-year-old's disappearance investigation is moving at what he called a 'snail's pace' and depends heavily on delayed forensic tests. The sheriff's defence of the slow progress came more than four months after Guthrie vanished from her home in the Catalina Foothills on 1 February, in a case now being treated as an abduction.
Guthrie's disappearance has drawn national attention not only because of her age and the circumstances, but also because she is the mother of Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. Savannah has stepped away from her role at NBC since February, while family members have used social media to issue emotional appeals for 'proof of life' and to publicise a $1 million reward for information leading to her safe return. Despite that visibility, authorities in Pima County still have not named a suspect.
