Savannah Guthrie Reportedly Suspicious of Sheriff Investigating Mom’s Abduction as He Gives His 1st Televised Interview—She Doesn’t Want This ‘Sensationalized’
Savannah Guthrie is a household name, but someone who has also become a household name during this investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanoss. The sheriff in charge of the investigation has become much more public than someone in his station usually is, giving frequent updates about the case and now his first televised interview.
But how does the Guthrie family feel about that? Reportedly, there are concerns. Particularly after reports emerged that suggested Nanos blocked the FBI from accessing DNA evidence. Nanos denied this report.
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The family, however, is desperate. “They feel like time matters. They want every possible resource used — immediately,” a source told Rob Shuter. “Savannah does not want this politicized or sensationalized. She wants her mom found.”
Previous reports from Shuter himself indicated the family wasn’t really happy with the way Nanos was handling the case. “He seems more focused on the cameras than the case,” one source told the journalist. “It feels like he’s putting on a show—almost like he’s trying to impress Savannah.”
Reportedly, this ties back to Nanos appearing on multiple TV shows. And reports predate his first big TV interview. “That kind of self-promotion during an active investigation is not going over well,” a source had said days ago.
“The family is losing faith in him,” a source had also said, “They want answers, not performances.”
Nanos spoke to NBC’s Liz Kreutz in a new interview which aired on the Today show on Wednesday, Feb. 18. During the interview, he provided some insight into the investigation, saying, “I think this was an individual who had a target for whatever reason, and he has made it tough, but I’ve got some pretty tough investigators too.”
He also spoke about Savannah Guthrie in the interview, saying, “I think a lot of that is [the] Today show, you know, you’re in everybody’s family,” Nanos told Kreutz. “So they look at this and look at Savannah and go, ‘This is us.’ “
Nancy Guthrie went missing sometime between the night of January 31 and the morning of February 1. Authorities have still not formally identified any suspects or persons of interest in the disappearance. Right now, they are focusing on DNA evidence, as they try to pinpoint who could have taken her. They have also released surveillance photos and videos of a suspect, hoping someone can help identify him.
“We’re hopeful that we’re always getting closer, but the news now, I think, is we had heard this morning that, of course, the DNA on the glove that was found 2 miles away was submitted for CODIS. And I just heard that, CODIS had no hits,” Sheriff Nanos told Fox News. COSI is the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System database.
“The DNA that was submitted to CODIS was from the set of gloves found 2 miles away. It did not trigger a match in CODIS and did not match DNA found at the property. The DNA found at the property is being analyzed & further testing needs to be done as part of the investigation,” the sheriff’s office wrote on X.
