Authorities Deny Report Claiming Savannah Guthrie’s Brother-in-Law is Suspect in Mom’s Disappearance

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is pushing back against claims that Savannah Guthrie’s brother-in-law is the ‘prime suspect’ in the disappearance of her mom, Nancy Guthrie.

NewsNation correspondent Ashleigh Banfield reported that Tommaso Cioni — who is married to Savannah’s sister, Annie — has been named as a prime suspect in Nancy’s disappearance on Tuesday, February 3.

During an episode of her show, Drop Dead Serious, Banfield said, “I have spoken with an impeccable law enforcement source who has informed me with his knowledge of the investigation of some extraordinarily serious pieces of information about this crime scene. I can tell you that Mrs. Guthrie had cameras, plural, at this home, and they were smashed.”

Banfield stated that Annie — whose car was towed — and Tommaso were the last people to see Nancy, 84, on Saturday, February 1.

“There is some connection to Annie Guthrie’s car and Nancy Guthrie’s son-in-law. My law enforcement sources tell me that Tommaso Cioni is the prime suspect in this case,” Banfield continued. “Again, my law enforcement source tells me that Nancy Guthrie’s son-in-law, married to Annie Guthrie, Savannah’s sister, is maybe, maybe a prime suspect. At the very least, let me tamp that down.”

According to TMZ, The Pima County Sheriff’s Department pushed back against Banfield’s report, telling the outlet on Wednesday, February 4, “We have not identified a suspect or person of interest in this case. Detectives continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Mrs. Guthrie. We are also awaiting additional forensic results.”

Nancy was reported missing on Sunday, February 1. She was last seen at her home in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, on Saturday night. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told People that a friend alerted a family member when Nancy didn’t show up for church on Sunday morning. When the family member arrived at Nancy’s home, they called 911.

Nanos described Nancy’s home as a “crime scene” and said that the state of her house was “seriously concerning.”

Savannah, 54, has yet to return to Today amid her mom’s disappearance. The anchor, 54, has asked the public to keep her mom in their thoughts, writing on Instagram: “We believe in prayer. we believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. we believe in goodness. we believe in humanity. above all, we believe in Him.”