Search for Nancy Guthrie reaches 2 weeks, no arrests after authorities swarm nearby home

Updated 7:31 PM EST, Sat February 14, 2026

What we're covering

• Law enforcement activity: An operation linked to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance Friday night ended without any arrests. More than a dozen vehicles, including those from SWAT and forensics, were seen at the location before roads reopened after about four hours.

• DNA being tested: Investigators found DNA at Guthrie’s property that doesn’t belong to her or those close to her, officials said yesterday. It’s being tested, along with several gloves found as far as 10 miles away from the residence.

• Details on suspect emerge: The FBI described the suspect seen in doorbell footage as a 5’9”-5’10” tall male with an average build and wearing an Ozark Trail Hiker backpack.

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11 min ago

Community members continue to show support for Guthrie family as the agonizing search drags on

From CNN's Alaa Elassar, Norma Galeana, Leigh Waldman and Joel Williams

People deliver flowers to a makeshift memorial at the entrance to Nancy Guthrie's residence on Thursday in Tucson, Arizona. 

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49 min ago

No arrests after last night's search near Nancy Guthrie's home. Here's what else we know

From CNN's Nina Giraldo

A Pima County sheriffs official stays outside of Nancy Guthrie‘s home on Saturday, in Tucson, Arizona. 

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The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed today that a federal court-ordered search warrant was carried out at a residence Friday night in connection with the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. No arrests were made during the search, which was “based on a lead” investigators received.

Law enforcement operations like these could become more frequent as investigators sort through leads, law enforcement analyst John Miller told CNN’s Michael Smerconish today.

Here’s what we know:

• Suspect’s physical profile: The FBI released doorbell footage showing a masked figure outside Guthrie’s front door, describing the suspect as a male approximately 5’9” to 5’10” tall with an average build. The man was wearing dark clothing, black gloves, sneakers and a black, 25-liter “Ozark Trail Hiker Pack” backpack, the bureau said.
• DNA discovered: Forensic teams uncovered DNA at Guthrie’s home that does not match her or anyone in her immediate circle. Authorities said it is currently undergoing laboratory analysis, along with multiple pieces of evidence including several gloves, which were found as far as 10 miles away.
• Tips and more tips: More than 30,000 tips have flooded in since the case began two weeks ago, and authorities say each lead is being carefully assessed.

Here’s how Guthrie’s community is reacting to her absence:

• Guthrie is a leader, friend says: Guthrie’s sudden and shocking absence has left a hole not only in the lives of her family, but the many people who she worked with to advance causes she cared deeply about.
• Flowers a little different this Valentine’s Day: A memorial of candles and yellow roses is growing outside of her home as the community rallies together.

CNN’s Alaa Elassar, Ray Sanchez, Elizabeth Wolfe, Leigh Waldman, Joel Williams and Jay McMichael contributed to this report.

2 hr 47 min ago

Suspect has to be "looking over his shoulder," former FBI special agent says

From CNN's Ray Sanchez

FBI and SWAT units perform operations in a neighborhood approximately two miles from Nancy Guthrie's residence in Tucson, on Friday. 

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While Friday’s late-night law enforcement operation related to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie did not lead to an arrest, a former FBI hostage negotiator called the development “great news.”

“They’re following every lead, every tip, anybody that calls in. And if it sounds like it’s verifiable, it has a possibility of producing results, they’re going to go,” Chip Massey told CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield, referring to investigators.

“We like seeing that. I know it’s disappointing for the family, of course, heartbreaking. But for everyone else, it’s an encouraging sign.”

Other positive signs include DNA found at Guthrie’s property that doesn’t belong to her or those close to her, and an image of a suspect captured in doorbell footage.

“Now that we have these, there is nobody that’s more afraid right now than the captor,” Massey said. “This world has gotten very, very small, and he’s operating under fear, under huge stress. Every movement that he makes, every time he’s out in public, perhaps, he’s got to be looking over his shoulder.”

Investigators, on the other hand, are “locked in” and “methodical” in assessing and analyzing the mounting leads in the two-week-old case, according to Massey.

“The advantage for us right now is on our side,” the former FBI special agent said. “I am not at all upset that this has taken a little bit longer.”