What initially seemed like a potentially promising break in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie from her Arizona home is apparently not. Per USA Today, a bone was located "7 miles from her house." The person who found it is "a true crime streamer" with a YouTube channel titled A.J. DoubleU News. Police reportedly went to the scene where the bone was discovered on the morning of Thursday, May 7.
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The Bone Allegedly Appears To Be Prehistoric
Some people may have been feeling hopeful. Perhaps they thought the bone could lead to the imminent resolution of Guthrie's puzzling disappearance. However, they will likely be let down. Per the outlet, "'This will be a prehistoric anthropological investigation,' said James Horton, a spokesperson for the Tucson Police Department. 'This is not a criminal investigation.'" That determination was made by law enforcement with the help of the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, along with the Anthropology Department of the University of Arizona.
The Investigation Into Nancy Guthrie's Disappearance Continues
This development evidently did not yield anything connected to 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie's whereabouts. Nevertheless, the investigation into her alleged abduction is continuing. She was last seen on Saturday, January 31. The case has riveted the nation, partly because it remains so mysterious after three months of intensive work to find her.
Another factor in the attention it has generated is the fact that Guthrie is the mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie. She has released multiple emotional videos since her mom vanished, sometimes with her brother and sister, pleading for anyone with information to come forward. The Guthries offered a reward of up to $1 million for such information in late February, per CNN.
At the time, Savannah Guthrie sadly acknowledged that her mother's fate might be grim. She said. "We also know that she may be lost. She may already be gone. But we need to know where she is." Savannah Guthrie returned to her job on Today on Monday, April 6, having received an outpouring of support from the public and her colleagues.
One can only hope that she and her family will eventually get answers to their mother's disappearance.
