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Human bones found near Nancy Guthrie’s home — but police make a quick ruling

Nypost · · 166 words · By Alex Oliveira
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“human remains that a streamer discovered in a wash less than five miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home Thursday”
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Multiple sources confirm that human bones were found near Nancy Guthrie's home by a streamer. One source explicitly mentions the bones were found close to her home and did not belong to her.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nancy Guthrie, 84, was kidnapped from her Arizona home in February 2026.Despite advanced forensic tools and a substantial reward, the case of Nancy Guthrie's disappearance remains unsolved.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nancy-guthrie-disappearance-unsolv…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, and authorities believe she was taken against her will in the early hours of 1 February. Williams is just one of dozens of curious observers…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y48j0exlgo
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web search NEUTRAL — Three months after Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, her close circle remains silent amid alleged family requests and growing fear in Tucson.
https://poprant.indiatimes.com/trending/nancy-guthrie-disapp…
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“they appear to be at least 50 years old, possibly even “prehistoric.””
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While the discovery of bones is corroborated, the specific age estimate (50 years or prehistoric) is not explicitly confirmed in the provided evidence snippets, which focus more on the fact that they were not Nancy Guthrie's.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 50 or fifty may refer to: 50 (number), the natural number following 49 and preceding 51 one of the following years 50 BC, AD 50, 1950, 2050 .50 BMG, a heavy machine gun cartridge also used in sniper…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 50% may refer to: One half, an irreducible fraction "50%", a 2006 song by Grandaddy from Just Like the Fambly Cat "50% (Official Hige Dandism)", a 2024 song by Official Hige Dandism from Cells at Wor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 50-50 club may refer to: 50–50 club in Major League Baseball, players who have achieved 40–40 club#50–50 season|50 home runs and 50 stolen bases in one season Shohei Ohtani, the only Major League Ba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50–50_club
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“The bone was discovered by a livestreamer searching the area for the missing mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie”
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Multiple sources confirm that a livestreamer searching for Savannah Guthrie's missing mother, Nancy, discovered human bones.
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web search NEUTRAL — Human bones found close to Nancy Guthrie 's home do not belong to the missing 84-year-old, police have confirmed. The elderly mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie disappeared on February 1, and …
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15799681/nancy-guthri…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nancy Guthrie, mother of 'Today' co-host Savannah Guthrie, remains missing three months after a suspected armed abduction from her Tucson-area home. The search remains active.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/three-months-nancy-guthrie-abduct…
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web search NEUTRAL — More than two months have passed since "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, vanished from her Tucson home.
https://www.cnn.com/us/timeline-nancy-guthrie-search
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“officials said it they appeared to be far older than 84-year-old Nancy, who hasn’t been seen since vanishing from her home in February.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm Nancy Guthrie is 84 years old and has been missing since February 1, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Allison DuBois (born January 24, 1972) is an American author and alleged medium. DuBois has used her claimed psychic abilities to assist U.S. law enforcement officials in solving crimes, forming the b…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On February 1, 2026, Nancy Guthrie (née Long), the American 84‑year‑old mother of NBC News journalist and Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her home in Catalina Foothills, a suburb …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Nancy_Guthrie
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Discombobulated is the fourth studio album by the English alternative rock band Hen Ogledd. It was released on 20 February 2026 via Domino Recording Company to positive reception from critics.
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““This will be a prehistoric anthropological investigation,” Tucson Police Department told KVOA”
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The provided evidence mentions KVOA and the Tucson Police Department in separate contexts, but does not contain the specific quote regarding a 'prehistoric anthropological investigation' attributed to TPD.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KOLD-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Tucson, Arizona, United States, affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Gray Media, which provides certain services to Fox affiliate KMSB (channel 11) and C…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — KVOA (channel 4) is a television station in Tucson, Arizona, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Allen Media Group. The station's studios are located on West Elm Street north of downtown T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KVOA
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Lee Richards ((1960-09-13)September 13, 1960 – (2021-11-29)November 29, 2021) was a 61-year-old United States citizen who died after being shot nine times in the back by police officer Ryan Re…
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“confirming there was no criminal investigation into the remains.”
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The provided evidence does not contain a confirmation from the Tucson Police Department that there was no criminal investigation into these specific remains.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On January 8, 2011, United States representative Gabby Giffords and 18 others were shot during a constituent meeting held in a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, Arizona, in the Tucson metropoli…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Special Investigations Section or Special Investigation Section may refer to: LAPD Special Investigation Section, a tactical detective and stakeout unit of the Los Angeles Police Department Special I…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Tucson Police Department (TPD) is the law enforcement agency responsible for the city of Tucson. Sworn members of the Tucson Police Department are commissioned as peace officers by the Arizona Pea…
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“The University of Arizona’s Anthropology Department is helping with the investigation.”
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While the University of Arizona has a School of Anthropology, there is no specific evidence in the provided text stating they are assisting in this particular investigation of the remains.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Keith Hamilton Basso (March 15, 1940 – August 4, 2013) was a cultural and linguistic anthropologist noted for his study of the Western Apaches, specifically those from the community of Cibecue, Arizon…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_H._Basso
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Randall H. McGuire is an American archaeologist, known for his theoretical contributions to Marxist archaeology. He currently lectures in the Department of Anthropology at Binghamton University. McGui…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_H._McGuire
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Laurens Rathje (July 1, 1945 – May 24, 2012) was an American archaeologist. He was professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Arizona, with a joint appointment with the Bureau of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rathje
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“The area where the bone was discovered was near a site where numerous Native American artifacts have been discovered.”
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