THE NEW YORK TIMES: What we know about the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother

The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, 84, the mother of the “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie, has gripped the nation, with unverified reports of ransom notes, chilling doorbell camera footage and the fame of Guthrie’s daughter capturing intense interest.

But as the days have passed, little new substantive information has been made public about what the authorities are investigating as a kidnapping.

Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home near Tucson on January 31.

Recovered footage from her doorbell camera showed a masked person arriving at her home in the early hours of February 1, around the same time the camera was removed.

Though the footage was one of the first true breaks in the case, no arrests have been made.

Here’s what we know.

Police seek to match DNA found in gloves

The FBI on Sunday said that gloves found about two miles from Nancy’s home had an unknown man’s DNA on them, and that it would put the DNA profile into a database in an effort to identify the person.

The FBI said that the gloves appeared to match those worn by the man who was captured on Ms Nancy’s doorbell camera on the night she was abducted.

The FBI added that most of the other gloves recovered during its searches were those of investigators who had discarded them while conducting sweeps near the home.

On Friday, a sheriff’s department spokesperson said that investigators had found DNA on Nancy’s property that was neither hers nor that of anyone in “close contact with her.” The police did not say where the DNA was found.

A flurry of activity happened two miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home

Late Friday night, law enforcement officials swarmed an upscale subdivision two miles from Nancy’s home in the Catalina Hills area of Tucson, searching a house as well as a Range Rover parked at a nearby Culver’s restaurant.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said that a federal court-ordered search warrant was executed at the home. A traffic stop was also conducted, and a person was questioned but there were no arrests.

The police also investigated a house on the edge of the Catalina Foothills neighbourhood, a short drive from Nancy’s home and the home of her older daughter and son-in-law, the sheriff’s department said.

The authorities briefly detained a man but released him after questioning.

The authorities released surveillance images of a masked suspect

The authorities released surveillance footage from Nancy’s doorstep showing a person standing at her front door, wearing a ski mask, gloves and a backpack on the morning of her disappearance.

The footage showed the person approaching Nancy’s doorbell camera, blocking it with a gloved hand and then appearing to try to use some leaves to obscure the camera.

A timeline, but few clues

The investigation into Nancy’s disappearance began after she failed to arrive at a friend’s house to watch a live streamed church service February 1.

Early in the investigation, Chris Nanos, the Pima County sheriff, described Nancy’s home as “a crime scene.”

Nancy has limited mobility and requires medication every 24 hours, but is mentally sharp, according to the authorities.

Her pacemaker app showed that it had been disconnected from her phone at 2.28am on the night of her disappearance, indicating she was no longer near the phone, which was left inside her house.

The Guthries said they would pay a ransom

Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have released a series of videos pleading with whoever is involved in their mother’s disappearance to contact them.

They have also said that they were willing to pay for their mother’s return.

“We still have hope and we still believe,” Savannah Guthrie said in a video posted Sunday, two weeks after her mother disappeared. “I wanted to say to whoever has her or knows where she is that it’s never too late.”

The FBI said that it was “not aware of any continued communication between the Guthrie family and suspected kidnappers.”

Officials were investigating a message

The authorities said in the week after her disappearance that they were reviewing a message sent to a Tucson television station.

They did not confirm whether it was related to a purported ransom note sent to several news outlets after Nancy’s disappearance, which demanded millions of dollars in Bitcoin.

Savannah Guthrie withdrew from NBC’s Olympics coverage

Savannah Guthrie, 54, is best known as one of the anchors of the NBC morning show “Today,” a job she has held since 2012.

She joined NBC News in 2007, after working in local news and as a lawyer. She did not go to Italy for the Milan Cortina Olympics, where she had been expected to play a key role in NBC’s coverage of the Winter Games.

Savannah Guthrie grew up and attended college in Tucson, Arizona. She lives in New York with her husband, communications consultant Michael Feldman, and their two children.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times.

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