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Deputies Find Human Remains, No Link to Nancy Guthrie

8/18/2026

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Summary

Sheriff's Deputies Find

Pima County Sheriff’s deputies found human remains near West Ajo Way and South La Cholla Boulevard, 15 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home.
Authorities said the remains show no link to Savannah Guthrie’s kidnapping.
A $1 million reward remains for information leading to her recovery.
The department’s X post said the remains had been at the site for a period and announced the find Aug. 17, months after Guthrie vanished Feb. 1.

Summary

Blanche Rejects Takeover

Attorney General Todd Blanche told Meet the Press on August 16 that the FBI will not take over the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case.
He said federal manpower and forensic assistance will continue for Pima County Sheriff’s Department.
He added that the case remains a priority for FBI Director Kash Patel’s team.
President Donald Trump pledged “ALL Federal Law Enforcement” to help the family in a Truth Social post after February 1 disappearance.

History

Historical Context

Patty Hearst was abducted by the Symbionese Liberation Army in February 1974 and arrested in September 1975; her 1976 conviction and later commutation by President Jimmy Carter showed how a high-profile kidnapping spurred extensive federal and local law-enforcement cooperation. That historic precedent underlies today’s national joint effort in the Nancy Guthrie investigation.

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Sheriff's Deputies Find

Pima County Sheriff’s deputies found human remains near West Ajo Way and South La Cholla Boulevard, 15 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home.
Authorities said the remains show no link to Savannah Guthrie’s kidnapping.
A $1 million reward remains for information leading to her recovery.
The department’s X post said the remains had been at the site for a period and announced the find Aug. 17, months after Guthrie vanished Feb. 1.

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