Pima County sheriff issues alert for kidnapping suspect 7 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home

Nypost · Jun 08, 2026 · 352 words · By Ronny Reyes

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Pima County sheriff issues alert for kidnapping suspect 7 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Pima County sheriff issues alert for kidnapping suspect 7 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on GoogleThe sheriff’s department investigating the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie has issued an alert for another kidnapping suspect wanted just a few miles away from the 84-year-old’s Arizona home.

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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department put out a notice against Coral Michelle Smith, a 40-year-old career criminal wanted in a separate kidnapping case about seven miles from Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills.

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Claim 1: “The Pima County Sheriff’s Department put out a notice against Coral Michelle Smith, a 40-year-old career criminal wanted in a separate kidnapping case about seven miles from Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills.”

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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, IBTimes UK, and another news source) confirm the Pima County Sheriff's Department issued an alert for 40-year-old Coral Michelle Smith for a kidnapping case approximately 6.8 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home.

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Claim 2: “She was also found guilty of attempted vehicle theft in 2022 and guilty of aggravated assault with physical injury in 2023.”

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Web search results confirm she was found guilty of attempted vehicle theft in 2022 and aggravated assault with physical injury in 2023.

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web search NEUTRAL — Case against Coral Michelle Smith not connected to Nancy Guthrie disappearance. The Pima County Sheriff's Department said 40-year-old Coral Michelle Smith is wanted for kidnapping and aggravated assau…
https://www.kold.com/2026/06/16/pima-county-woman-arrested-k…

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web search NEUTRAL — coral michelle smith missing poster 1. According to authorities, Smith allegedly assaulted a woman who later died from her injuries.Her record also includes convictions for robbery, criminal trespass,…
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web search NEUTRAL — Coral Michelle Smith, 40, also known as Carol Smith, was taken into custody on June 15, 2026, on charges of kidnapping and aggravated assault. Her arrest comes after 57-year-old Rustin Lee Dodd succum…
https://www.youtube.com/@missinglostandtrafficked

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Claim 3: “Smith has used several aliases, including Corral Albright, Coral Albright-Smith, and Under The Sea Smith, local 13 News reported.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about coral reefs and marine biology, not the person Coral Michelle Smith. No evidence regarding her aliases was found in the provided search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Corals are colonial marine invertebrates within the subphylum Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. They typically form compact colonies of many identical individual polyps. Coral species include the impor…
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web search NEUTRAL — Coral belongs to the class Anthozoa in the animal phylum Cnidaria, which includes sea anemones and jellyfish. Unlike sea anemones, corals secrete hard carbonate exoskeletons that support and protect t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 6, 2026 · Coral, any of a variety of invertebrate marine organisms of the class Anthozoa that are characterized by skeletons—external or internal—of a stonelike, horny, or leathery consistency.
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Claim 4: “Smith... was allegedly involved in a kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon case that occurred May 29 at the intersection of River Road and La Cholla Boulevard, in Tucson.”

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Three independent sources (AOL, IBTimes UK, and a BOLO report) confirm Smith was allegedly involved in a kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon on May 29 at the intersection of River Road and La Cholla Boulevard in Tucson.

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Claim 5: “The 2019 case involved kidnapping and drug charges, where the victim was listed as under 15 years old, according to court records. Those charges were eventually dismissed.”

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Only one specific web search result ('Authorities investigating the abduction of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie') mentions the 2019 case involving kidnapping and drug charges with a victim under 15 being dismissed.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... The Pima County Sheriff's Department has issued a wanted alert for forty-year- old Coral Michelle Smith and they urge residents to be on the ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... She was also previously convicted of attempted vehicle theft in 2022. In addition, a 2019 case involving kidnapping and drug- related charges— ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 9, 2026 ... According to the New York Post, the department has put out a notice against Coral Michelle Smith, a 40-year-old career criminal wanted in ...
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Claim 6: “Smith has previously been accused of kidnapping, assault, robbery and disorderly conduct in Pima County, and served four different stints in prison, according to court records.”

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Multiple sources (including a report on Nancy Guthrie's abduction and PCSD reports) mention Smith's extensive criminal history including robbery, disorderly conduct, and attempted vehicle theft, and her status as a 'career criminal' with multiple convictions.

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Claim 7: “Smith also has a number of tattoos, including a smiley face and heart on her right ankle, a rose with flames on her right foot, and the words “love, life, family” on her left leg.”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the tattoos of Coral Michelle Smith.

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Claim 8: “She was found guilty of robbery in 2011, guilty of disorderly conduct and attempted vehicle theft in 2014, guilty of robbery in 2019 and guilty of criminal trespass in 2021.”

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Two independent news reports specifically list the convictions: robbery in 2011, disorderly conduct and attempted vehicle theft in 2014, robbery in 2019, and criminal trespass in 2021.

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Claim 9: “Police described her as 5 feet 6 and 136 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the physical description (height, weight, hair, eyes) of Coral Michelle Smith.

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Claim 10: ““Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mom, who vanished from her home in the early hours of Feb. 1.”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Nancy Guthrie, mother of Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped from her home in the early hours of February 1, 2026.

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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 — Savannah Clark Guthrie (born December 27, 1971) is an American broadcast journalist and attorney. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today, a position she has held since July 2012. G…
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