'It's unsettling for everybody' - Tucson residents call for return of Nancy Guthrie

Record ID: 2340568

  • Title: 'It's unsettling for everybody' - Tucson residents call for return of Nancy Guthrie
  • Date: 14th February 2026
  • Summary: LOCAL RESIDENTS WRITING PERSONAL NOTES ON BANNER VARIOUS OF TUCSON RESIDENT, LORRAINE BARRY, WRITING ON BANNER (SOUNDBITE) (English) TUCSON RESIDENT, LORRAINE BARRY, SAYING: “I wanted to write to Savannah and the family that we are praying for all of them, that we’re devastated for them and we know that God is with her mom, and God is protecting her mom and we’re hoping ve
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  • Keywords: Arizona Nancy Guthrie Savannah Guthrie U.S. abduction crime mother
  • Location: TUCSON, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES
  • City: TUCSON, ARIZONA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001545814022026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Residents of Tucson, Arizona left personal messages on a large banner on Friday (February 13), calling for the safe return of Nancy Guthrie, the elderly mother of U.S. television journalist Savannah Guthrie, nearly two weeks after her abduction.
    The banner, featuring a portrait of Nancy Guthrie and the words "Bring Her Home” has become a focal point for community support, as locals expressed hope, faith, and confidence in law enforcement efforts to resolve the case.
    The emotional outpouring highlighted a mix of hope and unease within the community, with some residents, like Junean van Orden, expressing how the abduction of a grandmother in their quiet desert city feels "unsettling for everybody."
    As the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie stretched into its 13th day, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said the biggest clue by far in the nearly two weeks since she vanished is the video of a masked prowler tampering with her doorbell camera.
    A U.S. law enforcement official who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity had criticized Nanos on Thursday (February 12) for not using the FBI's national crime lab in Quantico, Virginia, accusing the sheriff of thus effectively blocking FBI access to key evidence.
    (Production: Herbert Villarraga, Jacinta Goh)
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