UPDATE (10:30 a.m. ET): The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is now saying no suspects have been identified in the case of Savannah Guthrie‘s missing mother.
“We have not identified a suspect or person of interest in this case,” a spokesperson tells TMZ. “Detectives continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Mrs. Guthrie. We are also awaiting additional forensic results.”
Original Story:
There is an explosive new development in the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, as a former CNN and NewsNation journalist has named Savannah’s brother-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, as a potential suspect.
Ashleigh Banfield, who previously hosted Banfield on NewsNation, shared some information she said she had received from a law enforcement source. Speaking on her podcast, Drop Dead Serious, Banfield says she was told that authorities have seized a car belonging to Savannah’s sister, Annie, according to Parade.
She added that the source claimed there was some connection between the car and Annie’s husband, Cioni, who the police may be treating as a “prime suspect” in the case.
Banfield made it clear that “These are just musings and not evidence,” while also noting that it’s normal for family to be vetted in cases of this nature.
The veteran reporter also stated that Annie was the last person to have seen Nancy on Saturday night (January 31). Annie reportedly had dinner with Nancy that night, but it’s not known if Cioni was also present.
Banfield added that the cameras in Nancy’s home had been “smashed.” Police previously confirmed that a doorbell camera on Nancy’s property had been removed.
FBI agents were spotted at Savannah Guthrie sister Annie’s home on Tuesday, according to pagesix.com.
TMZ reported on Tuesday (February 3) the its journalists received an alleged ransom note. The note promised to return Nancy to her family in exchange for the cryptocurrency Bitcoin, valued in the “millions.”
Nancy’s family reported her missing on Sunday (February 1) after she failed to show up to her regular Sunday church service. Savannah has since taken a hiatus from the Today show and dropped out of covering Friday’s (February 6) 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
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