Remains found miles from Nancy Guthrie home with ‘no indication’ of connection to case so far, sheriff’s department says
Aug 17, 2026, 3:57 PM
FILE: Flowers and signs are seen in a makeshift memorial in front of the home of Nancy Guthrie on February 27, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. Human remains have been found in a desert area near approximately 15 miles from the home of Nancy Guthrie, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. (Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)
(Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)
TUCSON, Ariz. — Human remains have been found in a desert area near West Ajo Way and South La Cholla Boulevard in Arizona, approximately 15 miles from the home of Nancy Guthrie, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities said there is no indication “at this time” that the remains, which appear to have been at the location for an extended period of time, are connected to the Nancy Guthrie investigation, but Pima County Sheriff’s Department Search and Rescue deputies are responding to the scene.
NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, vanished from her Tucson-area home on February 1.
She was last seen January 31 before she was apparently kidnapped from her home in Arizona’s Catalina Foothills — without her phone or critical medications. Investigators have no leading theory about a motive, according to a source.
In July, almost six months after Nancy Guthrie went missing, officials released the full contents of a ransom note and a follow-up letter addressed to Nancy Guthrie’s family that claimed she had died in hopes of generating new leads on her case.
Investigators also continue to run lab analyses on DNA found at Nancy Guthrie’s house.
Savannah Guthrie, who continues pleading for information through social media posts, and her family have offered a $1 million reward for intelligence that could lead to Nancy Guthrie’s recovery.
