An 84-year-old Tucson woman vanished without a trace two weeks ago, and now the FBI says major updates are coming as soon as lab results arrive this weekend. Search teams scoured properties overnight, questioned multiple people, and executed warrants, yet Nancy Guthrie remains missing, leaving a terrified family and shaken community desperate for answers.

Timeline of a Vanishing

Nancy Guthrie was last seen on January 31, 2025, when a friend dropped her off at her Catalina Foothills home after an outing. The next morning, February 1, she missed church, something she never does. Her family called Pima County deputies that same day.

Within hours, detectives discovered her front door unlocked, her purse and phone inside, and her car parked in the driveway. Nothing appeared disturbed. No signs of forced entry. No security footage has been released to the public.

Investigators immediately treated the case as suspicious.

Massive Search Efforts Yield No Trace

For fourteen straight days, hundreds of volunteers, deputies, FBI agents, and search dogs have combed the foothills, desert trails, and nearby properties. Cadaver dogs, drones, and helicopters have all been deployed.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters late Friday that teams executed a search warrant at a property connected to a new lead. “We found no signs of Nancy at that location,” Nanos said. He confirmed the operation ended without arrests.

Multiple sources close to the investigation tell Arizona’s Family the property searched belongs to someone who had recent contact with Guthrie. Authorities are waiting on forensic testing of items seized during that raid.

Two Men Detained, Then Released

Investigators have now taken two different men into custody as persons of interest, only to release both shortly after.

The first, identified only as “Carlos,” was detained during a search in Rio Rico, roughly 70 miles south of Tucson. He was questioned for several hours and sent home.

The second man was pulled over during a traffic stop late Friday. Sheriff Nanos described him as “fully cooperative” and said he was released after investigators determined he was not involved.

Both men are no longer considered persons of interest, according to authorities.

Sheriff Shuts Down Wild Rumors

Social media exploded overnight with false claims of a shooting, a suicide, and even that human remains had been found. Sheriff Nanos directly addressed the rumors Saturday morning.

“None of that happened,” Nanos said. “There was no shooting. There was no suicide. And we have not located Nancy.”

He urged the public to stop spreading unverified information that is tormenting the family.

A Family’s Anguish Grows by the Day

Nancy Guthrie is a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Friends describe her as sharp, independent, and deeply faithful. She still drove herself to church every Sunday and volunteered regularly.

Her daughter told Arizona’s Family, “Mom wouldn’t just leave. She wouldn’t miss church. Something is very wrong, and we need her home.”

The family has set up a verified GoFundMe to help pay for private search efforts and billboards along I-10.

Two weeks in, the questions keep mounting while the answers remain locked inside sealed evidence bags at an FBI lab.

Everyone in Tucson is waiting for that phone to ring with news, good or bad. Until then, the search continues, the family clings to hope, and a quiet Catalina Foothills neighborhood holds its breath.

If you have any information about Nancy Guthrie’s whereabouts, call the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900 or 88-CRIME.