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Nancy Guthrie case twist: FBI looking for people with last names ‘Abnoosi’, ‘Mobasher’? New claims emerge

New claims have emerged online amid the search for Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie.

Updated on: Mar 23, 2026, 07:13:57 IST
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The FBI is allegedly looking for people with specific last names in the Tucson area amid the search for Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of 'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie. An X account that has ‘Investigative Reporter / Gonzo Journalist’ in its bio has shared the information, but HT.com has not independently verified its authenticity.

An ever-growing collection of yellow flowers and notes sit at the home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rebecca Noble) (AP)
An ever-growing collection of yellow flowers and notes sit at the home of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, on Friday, March 6, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rebecca Noble) (AP)

“I can confirm the FBI went to gun stores in the Tucson area looked into people with the following last names,” @JLRINVESTIGATES wrote on X, listing the last names as “Abnoosi,” “Mobasher,” “Bahrehmand,” “Bakhtiar,” and “Abnoos”.

The X user added, “This is a 100% fact. Multiple people with these last names. Where is Nancy Guthrie?”

Sheriff Chris Nanos believes Nancy Guthrie is being held ‘locally’

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos previously said that he believes Nancy is being held locally. "I don't know why. I don't have any evidence to prove that, but I just believe she's somewhere here locally," Nanos told the BBC on February 18.

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Nanos has also said that the investigation is “growing.” “In terms of leads and working and getting out there, I’d say that’s growing, yeah,” the sheriff said.

Nanos previously said that the Guthrie family has been “nothing but cooperative and gracious and are victims in this case,” adding, “To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel. The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple.”

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Nancy’s family, including Annie Guthrie's husband Tommaso Cioni, has been cleared of any suspicion in the search for the missing 84-year-old woman, police previously said. A suspect, however, has yet to be named.

This means that Savannah, as well as her siblings Annie and Camron, have been cleared of any wrongdoing in connection to the case.

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