Pima County sheriff’s agency posts ‘Nancy has been located’ — and ripped for misleading message

Nypost · Apr 17, 2026 · 510 words · By Anthony Blair

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11 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The Pima County Sheriff’s Department’s social media team shared a post late Thursday that said simply, “Update: Nancy has been located.””

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the Pima County Sheriff's Department posted 'Nancy has been located' late on a Thursday (specifically April 16, 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 — Pima County ( PEE-mə) is a county in the south central region of the U.S. state of Arizona, one of 15 counties in the state. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,043,433, making it Arizona's se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pima_County,_Arizona

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Pima County Sheriff's Department (PCSD) is an American law enforcement agency that serves the unincorporated areas of Pima County, Arizona. It serves the seventh largest county in the nation. It o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pima_County_Sheriff's_Departme…

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“The post actually referred to Nancy Radakovich, an 82-year-old”

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While evidence confirms the 'Nancy has been located' post caused confusion regarding Nancy Guthrie, the provided evidence does not explicitly name 'Nancy Radakovich' or her age as the person the post actually referred to. The search results for this specific claim returned general Pima County information rather than the specific identity of the other Nancy.

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“Nancy Guthrie’s still-missing mom”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and news reports, confirm that Nancy Guthrie went missing on January 31/February 1, 2026, and remains the subject of an active search.

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web search NEUTRAL — ^ Nancy Guthrie was last seen on the evening of January 31, 2026. She was reported missing on February 1 after failing to show up for a virtual church service as expected. The official timeline indica…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Nancy_Guthrie

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web search NEUTRAL — Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie, vanished a month ago. Investigators suspect she was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona, home in the middle of the night. She w…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdex1nlrj07o

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web search NEUTRAL — Nancy Guthrie is 84 and has mobility issues, but she is mentally sharp, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said. She was last seen Saturday evening at her home near Tucson, Ariz.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/nx-s1-5697950/nancy-guthrie-s…

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“Sheriff Chris Nanos ordered the crime scene to be released just days after Guthrie went missing 75 days ago on Jan. 31.”

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Evidence confirms Nancy Guthrie went missing on January 31/February 1 and that Sheriff Chris Nanos is the lead official. While the specific 'release of the crime scene' timing is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, the timeline of her disappearance is verified.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chris Madsen (February 25, 1851 – January 9, 1944) was a lawman of the Old West who is best known as being one of The Three Guardsmen, the name given to Madsen and two other Deputy US Marshals who wer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Madsen

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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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah_Guthrie

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“the department posted its first statement on the case in weeks following reports that some DNA evidence had been sent to an FBI lab for advanced analysis.”

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Multiple sources confirm that DNA evidence from Nancy Guthrie's home was sent to an FBI lab for advanced analysis and that this was a significant update in the case.

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web search NEUTRAL — Pima County sheriff says he still believes an arrest will be made. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said the search for Nancy Guthrie remains active, as he issued an update on the case.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/live/nancy-guthrie-latest-upda…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pima County sheriff says investigators are closing in on answers in Nancy Guthrie disappearance.In a statement posted to the Pima County Sheriff's Department's X account, Nanos said the FBI "was promp…
https://conservativeinstitute.org/justice/pima-county-sherif…

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web search NEUTRAL — Some DNA evidence from Nancy Guthrie’s home has been sent to the FBI’s lab for advanced analysis. I am told the evidence includes hairs found in Guthrie’s home. This comes after evidence has already b…
https://www.morninghoney.com/p/investigators-escalate-nancy-…

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“the evidence includes hairs found in Guthrie’s home”

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Multiple independent sources explicitly state that the DNA evidence sent to the FBI lab included hairs found in Nancy Guthrie's home.

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web search NEUTRAL — The investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has seen a major update after it was reported that DNA evidence has been sent to the FBI's lab for testing.I am told the evidence includes hai…
https://www.irishstar.com/culture/entertainment/breaking-nan…

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web search NEUTRAL — On Thursday, April 16, NewsNation senior correspondent Brian Entin shared the most recent development, posting on X, "Some DNA evidence from Nancy Guthrie's home has been sent to the FBI's lab for adv…
https://www.the-express.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/205…

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web search NEUTRAL — New evidence in the Nancy Guthrie case – hairs sent to the DNA – is exciting a top expert, who says it may make the case “solvable.” “Some DNA evidence from Nancy Guthrie’s home has been sent to the F…
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/nancy-guthrie-update-latest…

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“the department’s decision to send DNA to a private lab in Florida”

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Multiple sources confirm that the Pima County Sheriff's Department initially sent DNA evidence to a private lab in Florida before it was transferred to the FBI.

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web search NEUTRAL — 'The Pima County Sheriff's Office sent it to a private lab in Florida. Eleven weeks later, that lab has now transferred an original hair sample to the FBI Laboratory for testing. We remain fully commi…
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/nancy-guthrie-case-dna-evidence-in…

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web search NEUTRAL — Will Cain reports on the Pima County Sheriff's Department sending DNA evidence to a private lab in Florida instead of the FBI's national crime lab, raising questions about efficiency.
https://www.fox.com/watch/clip/fmc-2lb92rioliwp17uj/pima-cou…

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web search NEUTRAL — An Arizona sheriff defended sending evidence in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, to a lab in Florida for DNA testing over the FBI's lab in Quant…
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nancy-guthrie-search-sheriff-dn…

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“the PCSD hadn’t shared any official statements on the case since March 24.”

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The evidence mentions 'strategic silence' and updates after 100 days, but there is no specific corroboration across multiple sources confirming the exact date of March 24 as the last official statement prior to the Thursday post.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Pima County Sheriff's Department maintains a strategic silence on updates, while advanced DNA and video analysis continue.Augenbaum, who is not involved in the case but has decades of experience i…
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/us/news/nancy-guthrie-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos provided an update on the Nancy Guthrie case, which reached its 100-day mark on Monday.In response to Patel’s statements, a spokesperson for the Pima County Sheriff’s D…
https://xeber.world/en/article/pima-county-sheriff-chris-nan…

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web search NEUTRAL — Pima County Sheriff's Department/Handout/Reuters.The case also has highlighted a rift between federal and local law enforcement in a way rarely seen in modern history. FBI Director Kash Patel, whose a…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/us/nancy-guthrie-missing-100-…

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“That previous post warned the public not to fall victim to “fundraising scams” falsely claiming to be raising money for Guthrie’s family.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a March 24 post about fundraising scams.

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“there were no legitimate campaigns linked to Guthrie.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the legitimacy of fundraising campaigns linked to Nancy Guthrie.

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“Earlier in April, embattled Sheriff Nanos sat down for an interview in which he defended his handling of the investigation.”

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