Savannah Guthrie’s sister, Annie Guthrie, and her husband, Tomasso Cioni, were spotted out for the first time amid the search for their missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.
Daily Mail obtained a photo on Wednesday, February 4, that showed Annie sitting in the passenger seat of a car as Cioni drove away from their Tucson, Arizona, home — which is reportedly close to Nancy’s. Both Annie and Cioni wore sunglasses and covered their faces as they were photographed through the front windshield of the car. A second image showed Cioni’s full face as he operated the vehicle. Annie could not be seen in the photo.
Annie was the last person to see her 84-year-old mother on Saturday, January 31, hours before it was reported that Nancy had gone missing. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told Us Weekly exclusively on Monday, February 2, that Annie did not raise any “red flags” about Nancy amid her disappearance.
Savannah Guthrie Alberto Rodriguez/Getty Images
“We have a start point,” Nanos, who is leading the ongoing investigation, told Us. “The family took her home from dinner at about 9:30 to 9:45 [p.m.]” on Saturday. “So we would back that up to even say 9 or 8:30 p.m. to start looking.”
Family members “weren’t alerted” to Nancy’s disappearance until Sunday, February 1, around 11 a.m. The police were called more than one hour later. Authorities have put the timeline of her disappearance “anywhere from 9:30 p.m. to 11 [a.m.],” according to Nanos.
“This is an 84-year-old lady who is safe in her own home asleep, and she is taken,” he added. “That should never happen.”
Savannah, 54, has traveled to Arizona to be with her family as the search for Nancy continues.
“On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support,” she shared in a statement on Monday on the Today show. “Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom. We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.”
Tommaso Cioni and Annie Guthrie Annie Guthrie/Facebook
Later that same day, Savannah shared a separate statement on social media.
“We believe in prayer. we believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. we believe in goodness. we believe in humanity. above all, we believe in Him,” the NBC newscaster wrote, alongside a graphic that read “Please Pray.”
Savannah’s statement continued, “Thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant. raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment.”
It has been confirmed that Nancy has a mobility issue and is on medication that is needed for her survival.
“At this point, investigators have not identified a suspect or person of interest in this case. Detectives continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Mrs. Guthrie,” Nanos shared in a statement on Wednesday. “Detectives are working closely with the Guthrie family. While we appreciate the public’s concern, the sharing of unverified accusations or false information is irresponsible and does not assist the investigation. No suspect or person of interest has been identified at this time.”
Nanos also confirmed to NBC on Tuesday that investigators have been looking into an alleged ransom note sent to a local Arizona news station on Monday. The FBI also shared the note with Savannah.
“It’s like any piece of evidence,” Nanos said. “You give it to us, you give us a lead, we’re going to look at every aspect of that lead.”
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