{"id":2273051,"date":"2026-02-08T22:21:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T22:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2273051"},"modified":"2026-02-08T22:21:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T22:21:32","slug":"cops-search-septic-tank-behind-nancy-guthries-home-as-investigation-turns-grim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cops-search-septic-tank-behind-nancy-guthries-home-as-investigation-turns-grim\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops search septic tank behind Nancy Guthrie&#8217;s home as investigation turns grim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Cops were seen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/08\/us-news\/cops-seen-searching-septic-tank-behind-nancy-guthries-arizona-house-in-latest-twist\/\">searching a septic tank<\/a> behind Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home Sunday as the desperate hunt for the missing 84-year-old continues.<\/p>\n<p>Drone footage shows three officers opening a manhole cover in the backyard at the back of the house and sticking a long pole inside.<\/p>\n<p>However, officers left the septic tank search empty-handed. No further information has been released on what specifically they were looking for.<\/p>\n<p>Per the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department, officers will remain at Nancy\u2019s property at all times for security.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cops were seen searching a septic tank at Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home on Sunday. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/savannahguthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Drone footage shows officers opening a manhole cover in the backyard.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The officers stuck a long pole inside. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>However, officers left the septic tank search empty-handed.  <span class=\"credit\">Andy Johnstone for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The investigation into Nancy\u2019s disappearance has taken a grim turn as it enters day eight. On Saturday evening, a defeated Savannah took to social media to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/07\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthrie-offers-to-pay-moms-ransom-in-emotional-plea-to-kidnapper-we-beg-you\/\">issue another emotional plea <\/a>to her mother\u2019s alleged kidnappers, in which she also offered to pay the ransom.<\/p>\n<p>Tucson\u2019s ABC affiliate\u00a0KGUN9 reported the potential kidnappers\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/08\/us-news\/nancy-guthrie-ransom-demand-amount-revealed-by-local-tv-station\/\">demanded the Guthrie family pay $6 million<\/a>\u00a0in bitcoin by the deadline of Monday, Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. MT.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe received your message and we understand,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DUeZsDfkhFp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cToday\u201d anchor said<\/a>, alongside her brother Camron and sister Annie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her,\u201d she added. \u201cThis is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former CIA officer and FBI special agent Tracy Walder told Page Six that the message <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/07\/celebrity-news\/defeated-savannah-guthries-desperate-plea-to-mom-nancys-abductor-raises-chilling-question-expert\/\">felt \u201cvery contrived\u201d and \u201calso scripted.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>No information has been released as to what exactly they were looking for.  <span class=\"credit\">Andy Johnstone for CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nancy was last seen on Jan. 31 and there have been no suspects named in the ongoing investigation. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>On Saturday evening, Nancy\u2019s children \u2014 Savannah, Annie and Camron \u2014 took to social media to issue another somber plea for the kidnappers to free their mother. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/Savannah Guthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI feel like they use a lot of coded language in there: \u2018This is very valuable to us.\u2019 \u2018So that we can celebrate [with] her.\u2019 That\u2019s not normal words we use to describe a situation like this,\u201d Walder explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs this a ransom for a dead body? Are we paying to get a body or a human back?\u201d she continued. \u201cUsing words like \u2018celebrate\u2019 infers memorial or funeral, but it also infers they want to have a party when she comes home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nancy was\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/05\/celebrity-news\/cops-lay-out-exact-timeline-of-nancy-guthries-disappearance-confirm-blood-was-hers-in-day-5-presser\/\">last seen on Jan. 31\u00a0<\/a>by Annie\u2019s husband, Tommaso Cioni, who dropped her off after dinner with him and\u00a0his wife.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities were spotted <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/08\/celebrity-news\/authorities-conduct-late-night-search-of-annie-guthries-home-as-hunt-for-nancy-guthrie-enters-day-seven\/\">conducting a late-night search<\/a> of Annie and Cioni\u2019s home in Tucson on Saturday, reportedly taking photographs until around 10:30 p.m. MT.<\/p>\n<p>Pima Country Sheriff\u2019s Department told Page Six in a statement Sunday, \u201cThis remains an active and ongoing investigation. Detectives and agents continue to conduct follow-up at multiple locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDetails of that follow-up are not being released at this time. Investigators\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/05\/celebrity-news\/cops-are-actively-looking-at-everyone-as-a-suspect-in-nancy-guthries-disappearance-including-son-in-law\/\">have not identified any suspects<\/a>, persons of interest, or vehicles connected to this case.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Savannah begged the kidnappers to \u201creturn\u201d their mother to them so they can have \u201cpeace.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/savannahguthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Cops searched Annie and her husband Tommaso Cioni\u2019s home in Tuscon, Ariz. Saturday, and Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department told Page Six that authorities continue to conduct follow-ups at multiple locations while the case remains ongoing. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gayle King told Page Six that everyone in the broadcast community is rallying around Savannah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a competition, but when it comes to a story like this, there are no barriers. Everybody is pulling, praying and hoping that this has a positive outcome,\u201d the \u201cCBS Mornings\u201d host exclusively told Page Six\u2019s Desiree Murphy at Michael Rubin\u2019s\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/04\/entertainment\/super-bowl-2026-guide-to-the-hottest-events-concerts-and-parties-happening-in-san-francisco\/\">Fanatics Super Bowl Party<\/a>\u00a0in San Francisco on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very unsettling. It\u2019s a very strange case, and there is still so many questions,\u201d she added. \u201cLet\u2019s hope people do the right thing. Somebody knows something. Now is the time for that somebody to speak up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cops were seen searching a septic tank behind Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home Sunday as the desperate hunt for the missing 84-year-old continues. Drone footage shows three officers opening a manhole cover in the backyard at the back of the house and sticking a long pole inside. However, officers left the septic tank search empty-handed. 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