Nancy Guthrie's family is 'processing the realization' she may no longer be alive, says expert

TUCSON, ARIZONA: The family of Nancy Guthrie, who has been missing since February 1, 2026, from her home in Tucson, Arizona, has seemingly accepted that their mother is no longer alive, as per Fox News investigative journalist Brian Entin.

The 84-year-old woman was last seen on January 31 as she had dinner with Annie Guthrie and her husband Tommaso Cioni. She was then dropped home by Cioni. However, alarms were raised after she missed a church service.

Nancy Guthrie's family wants 'to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life'

Since then investigators have been searching for Nancy but are yet to find any significant proof that would help resolve the complicated case. Officials got their hands on video footage of a man doing suspicious activity outside Nancy’s house around the time she went missing but it also led to nothing.

Amid this, Entin shared his views regarding a latest statement issued by Nancy’s family, which said, “Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home. We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life.”

“We cannot do that until she's brought to a final place of rest,” the statement added.

Brian Entin says Nancy's family believe that she 'is not alive'

Commenting on the statement, Entin shared on his podcast, “It makes it sound like they believe that Nancy Guthrie is not alive, or that there's a strong possibility that Nancy is no longer alive.”

“In the beginning of covering this, I wanted to believe that Nancy could still be alive. And it's still a possibility, obviously, but it seems like the family is processing the realization that the chances of her still being alive are very, very small. I hate to say that, but I think it's just fact at this point,” he added.

Brian Entin explains why Nancy Guthrie's case has gone cold

In his analysis, Entin further noted that Nancy’s abduction was possibly a targeted one which went tragically wrong.

“If this was a targeted abduction — which, based on everything I know, is the theory that I think matches up the closest — there was probably going to be some effort to get some ransom, and then something may have happened to Nancy. That's why the case has gone cold. That's why whoever did this never actually had a ransom letter, never actually tried to get specific money from Nancy's family,” he explained.

Entin then focused on the family’s statement as he added, “It just stood out to me and sort of broke my heart. The fact that they are obviously coming to terms with the fact that Nancy is probably not still alive, which is very, very sad to think about.”