Nancy Guthrie Sheriff Issues Grim Update, Says Solving Case Could Take Longer Than Expected

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has now revealed a chilling reality on the length of time it can take to clear up the case of Nancy Guthrie, co-anchor for Today.

Nanos has given an update on the investigation of Nancy's disappearance in a May 14 interview with People, after the 84-year-old was kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona home on Feb. 1.

“Nobody wants to make a false arrest. Nobody wants to falsely accuse somebody,” he said. “At some point in time, someday we may have somebody in a courtroom that deserves his or her right to have a fair and impartial trial. The way you get that is through a fair and impartial investigation.”

“There’s frustration because people want to know. But this is just like any other case. Sometimes you solve them within hours or days. Sometimes it takes a long time," Nanos added.

‘Every second must feel like 100 days,' Nanos says

More than 100 days have passed since Nancy was taken from her home in Catalina Foothills and no one has been caught. Despite the offer of a $1 million reward by the city of Savannah, and the spread of video of a masked man on Nancy's front porch by the FBI, this situation continues.

In the same interview with People, Nanos recognized that both the public and the Guthrie family are experiencing feelings of frustration. He stated, “Every passing second must feel like 100 days because they don’t know. What matters is moving forward carefully so we don’t make mistakes or falsely accuse somebody or make a bad arrest.”

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Anyone with information should report to law enforcement, Nanos went on to say.

“We still get calls, we still get tips,” he said. “Even if the tip is from last night, 102 days later, because it might be somebody calling saying, ‘Somebody in this neighborhood doesn’t look right.’ We tell our folks here in Pima County: if you see something suspicious to you, call us.”

Nanos' office has been criticized for how it has investigated the Guthrie case.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen entering her home in Tucson on Jan. 31 and is thought to have been kidnapped late that night or early Feb. 1.

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