Twenty-five days after 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona home, her daughter — NBC Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie — has announced a $1 million family reward for her mother's recovery, while new reporting suggests the unidentified suspect may have visited the Catalina Foothills property before the night of the kidnapping.

A Million-Dollar Appeal — and a Devastating Admission

In an emotional video posted to Instagram on February 24, Savannah Guthrie announced that her family is offering up to $1 million for information leading to Nancy's recovery. According to multiple outlets covering the announcement, the reward is not contingent on an arrest and can be split among multiple individuals who provide valid, actionable information. The effort has been coordinated with the FBI.

The announcement marked a painful turning point in the family's public communications. For the first time, Savannah acknowledged openly that her mother may not be found alive.

"We also know that she may be lost, she may already be gone," Savannah said in the video, according to reporting from ABC News, CNN, Fox News, and NewsNation.

Alongside the reward announcement, the Guthrie family also announced a $500,000 donation to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

New Theory: Suspect May Have Scouted the Home in Advance

A significant new development emerged on Day 24 when multiple major outlets — ABC News, CNN, Fox News, and NewsNation — cited sources reporting that a doorbell camera image previously released by the FBI, showing the suspect without a backpack, was captured on a different day prior to February 1. This would suggest the suspect conducted at least one preliminary visit to the Guthrie property before the night of the abduction.

One theory circulating among investigators, according to those sources, is that the suspect may have been startled by the presence of the doorbell camera during the earlier visit and returned later to tamper with it. However, sources declined to specify the exact date of that earlier visit.

Both the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) declined to comment on the reporting. The PCSD went further, characterizing the scouting theory as "purely speculative." No suspects have been publicly identified.

Detectives Return to the Neighborhood

The PCSD issued an investigative update on February 24, confirming that detectives and FBI agents have returned to the Guthrie neighborhood for additional canvassing. According to the sheriff's office, multiple additional gloves collected from the surrounding area are currently under laboratory analysis, and all crime scene and search warrant evidence has been submitted to labs for examination.

Despite the renewed activity, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos confirmed at the Day 24 mark that there are "no names his team is currently looking into," underscoring the challenge investigators continue to face more than three weeks into the case.

Community Responds with Handmade Signs

On the same day as the reward announcement, community members placed new handmade signs outside Nancy's Catalina Foothills home. One sign, according to multiple reports, was addressed directly to the kidnapper and read: "Unintentional things happen, and we get that. Life is made up of choices. Please make the right one now."

The gesture reflects the sustained community engagement that has surrounded this case since Nancy disappeared on February 1, when she was last seen after her son-in-law dropped her off at her home, according to early reporting by NBC News and the Associated Press.

Tip Volume Surpasses 55,000

The PCSD announced on February 23 that the total volume of tips and calls received since February 1 has surpassed 55,000 — approximately 25,000 more than investigators received during the same period in the prior year, reflecting the extraordinary public attention the case has drawn. Authorities have again asked the public to refrain from calling with theories, opinions, or non-actionable information, urging callers to focus on specific, credible leads.

Background

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on February 1, 2026, after signs of forced entry were discovered at her Catalina Foothills home near Tucson, according to the Associated Press and NBC News. Investigators found what they described as "concerning circumstances" at the property and quickly classified it as a crime scene. The Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI have been jointly leading the investigation since the early days of the case. No ransom demand has been publicly reported, and no suspects have been identified or named in 25 days of investigation.

What to Watch For

With the $1 million reward now public and widely covered, investigators and the Guthrie family will be watching closely to see whether the financial incentive prompts credible new tips. The laboratory analysis of gloves and other physical evidence collected from the neighborhood could prove critical — results, if and when they are disclosed, may offer the clearest forensic lead yet. Observers will also be watching for any official response to the scouting theory, which the PCSD has so far dismissed but which multiple national outlets continue to report based on source information. The question of whether the FBI will release additional surveillance images or details about the suspect's earlier visit — if confirmed — remains open.