Leads in Nancy Guthrie case could come from car tracking: Detective
Nancy Guthrie, the 84‑year‑old mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her Arizona home on February 1, prompting a large investigation with numerous tips. Retired detective Jon Buehler believes the suspect’s identity may be hidden within those tips and suggests using modern car‑tracking and digital address searches to narrow down potential perpetrators. He also expresses concern that Guthrie may not have survived the abduction due to the amount of blood found and the lack of a ransom demand.
- ▪Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson home on Feb. 1, and investigators have received thousands of tips in the case.
- ▪Detective Jon Buehler highlighted the possibility that a clue could be buried in the tip volume, referencing a past case involving Cary Stayner.
- ▪He suggested that tracking vehicles near the house and analyzing Google address searches could identify the suspect.
- ▪Buehler noted the significant blood at the scene and the absence of an immediate ransom demand as reasons to doubt Guthrie’s survival.
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Technology Leads in Nancy Guthrie case could come from car tracking: Detective Comments: by Steph Whiteside - 06/03/26 2:14 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Steph Whiteside - 06/03/26 2:14 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING (NewsNation) — It has been four months since Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Arizona home, and investigators are still pouring through tips in hopes of cracking the case. Authorities believe the 84-year-old mother of NBC host Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her home in the early morning hours of Feb. 1. Retired detective Jon Buehler told NewsNation’s Brian Entin the suspect’s name could be buried in the thousands of tips investigators received.
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