Nancy Guthrie Update: Sheriff Says He’s No Longer in Contact With the Family — ‘It Works Both Ways’

It’s been over 100 days since Savannah Guthrie‘s mom, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared, and the sheriff leading the investigation recently said he’s no longer in regular contact with the Guthrie family.

“I personally am not,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told People in an interview published on Monday, May 18. “If [the detectives or FBI] need the family for anything, they get in touch with them and the family. It works both ways.”

Nanos previously told the publication that he and Savannah, 54, “occasionally” text and that they had exchanged phone calls “every now and then,” but he had never sat down with the Today host “face to face.”

Nancy, 84, was last seen by her daughter, Annie Guthrie, and son-in-law Tommaso Cioni on January 31 after the couple dropped her off at her house in the Catalina Foothills of Tucson, Arizona. A friend alerted the family the following day when Nancy didn’t show up to watch a streaming church service.

As In Touch previously reported, several people have criticized Nanos’ handling of the investigation over the last few months, and some law enforcement officials have questioned his ability to handle the case.

“I would say that he ruined a great department,” one official who kept their identity private told Brian Entin on April 2.

The anonymous law enforcement member also claimed that “every single deputy in the union voted that they don’t have confidence in the sheriff.”

“Yeah. This isn’t the first no-confidence vote that we’ve done, so it should have been no surprise to him especially with what has been going on,” the person continued. “So not only our local community, Arizona in general, but just the nation now sees that we have no faith in Chris Nanos.”

There have been few major developments in the case since Nancy disappeared, despite Savannah making multiple public pleas for the suspects to bring her mother home. The family has also offered up to $1 million in reward money, but to no avail.

People with any information regarding the case are asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.