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Kidnap Victim Nancy Guthrie Case Prompts $1M, $100K Rewards

7/28/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Sheriff Chris Nanos said the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie will be resolved.
Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI have investigated the case since February, have not named suspects, and have “so much DNA to sort through,” while FBI footage shows a masked intruder entering Guthrie’s Tucson home on Feb. 1.
Savannah Guthrie posted a July 27 plea offering a $1 million reward, prompting the FBI to post a $100,000 reward for tips.

History

Historical Context

Patty Hearst, a 19-year-old heir, was abducted from her Berkeley apartment on February 4 1974 by the left-wing Symbionese Liberation Army, which forced her family to donate $2 million in food. After a televised 1976 police siege and her conviction for bank robbery on March 20 1976, President Jimmy Carter later commuted her sentence, illustrating the era’s intense federal-local response to domestic terrorism.

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Story summary

Sheriff Chris Nanos said the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie will be resolved.
Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI have investigated the case since February, have not named suspects, and have “so much DNA to sort through,” while FBI footage shows a masked intruder entering Guthrie’s Tucson home on Feb. 1.
Savannah Guthrie posted a July 27 plea offering a $1 million reward, prompting the FBI to post a $100,000 reward for tips.

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