‘We are currently staffing a 24-hour command post with dozens of FBI personnel who continue to run down leads and tips,’ the FBI told The Epoch Times.
The FBI said that it has sent more agents and other officials to Arizona to investigate the disappearance of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, as the search has lasted more than a week.
In an emailed statement to The Epoch Times on Monday night in response to a question, an FBI spokesperson said that it has “agents, analysts, and professional staff working day and night with our partners at the sheriff’s department.”
“We have deployed additional intelligence and agent personnel from our Phoenix office as well as other FBI field offices. We are currently staffing a 24-hour command post with dozens of FBI personnel who continue to run down leads and tips while coordinating with our law enforcement partners,” the statement continued.
The FBI cellular analysis team is also processing information, the bureau told The Epoch Times on Monday.
“We are actively reviewing and analyzing information from all digital sources, including banks, social media, phone companies, and any other organization where a digital footprint can be captured,” the FBI said.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, went missing in late January from her Tucson-area home. The Guthrie family has released several videos since then, with Savannah Guthrie releasing a video on Monday afternoon that asked the public for help in locating her mother.
“We are at an hour of desperation, and we need your help,” the “Today” show anchor said in the latest video.
So far, no suspects or persons of interest have been identified, officials have said. The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have said they’re investigating alleged ransom notes.
Heith Janke, FBI special agent in charge for Phoenix, told a news conference this past week that ransom notes had included deadlines for Feb. 5 and another for Feb. 9. The bureau said on late Monday that it’s not aware of any communication between the Guthrie family and any potential abductor.
If any new information is provided in the case, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office would organize a press conference, it said in a social media statement on Feb. 9. It later reiterated that no suspects, persons of interest, or vehicles connected to Nancy Guthrie have been identified.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said earlier this month that investigators discovered “a crime scene” at the home, noting that Guthrie has health issues and limited mobility. Later, authorities said that she was fitted with a pacemaker that had been disconnected from a monitoring device.
At a Feb. 5 news conference, Nanos said that DNA testing found that the blood discovered at the home belonged to her. Investigators also found that a doorbell camera at her home had been disconnected. A person had been detected through the camera’s software, but the data file wasn’t stored.
The FBI reiterated in its statement on Monday that anyone with tips or information related to the case can call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
This past week, the FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information that could lead to the discovery of Nancy Guthrie or information relating to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the incident.
President Donald Trump wrote on social media this past week that he had spoken with Savannah Guthrie and had directed more federal law enforcement to investigate the case.
