More than three months after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Arizona home, federal investigators, local detectives, forensic specialists, and the public are still searching for answers in a case that has become increasingly frustrating, increasingly mysterious, and increasingly difficult to explain.
The 84-year-old disappeared from her Catalina Foothills residence outside Tucson during the early morning hours of February 1, triggering a massive law enforcement response that quickly escalated into a high-profile federal investigation. From the beginning, authorities made it clear they did not believe Guthrie simply wandered away. Evidence recovered at the scene pointed investigators toward the possibility of an abduction or violent criminal act, launching one of the most heavily scrutinized missing persons investigations in the country this year.
Yet despite national media attention, FBI involvement, forensic evidence, surveillance footage, search warrants, and thousands of public tips, Nancy Guthrie has still not been found…