It looks like things are happening but it’s not really clear what they mean yet. First, one of the outlets that received the first ransom note was TMZ. That note contained an account where the Guthrie family was told to make a ransom payment. TMZ has been watching that account ever since and, as of yesterday, which was the 2nd deadline for payment, they were saying they hadn’t seen any activity.
Just a few minutes ago, Harvey Levin appeared on CNN and said he’d just seen some activity on that account. He wouldn’t offer any more detail but it sounds like he’s suggesting the ransom may have bene paid.
Breaking: Harvey Levin tells OutFront he just saw “activity” in the bitcoin account from the first Guthrie ransom note sent to TMZ. pic.twitter.com/eVvfzNku8v
— Erin Burnett OutFront (@OutFrontCNN) February 11, 2026
Secondly, TMZ has a story up today saying that law enforcement believes the kidnapper is a local.
Potentially big development in the Nancy Guthrie abduction … our law enforcement sources say whoever kidnapped her from her Arizona home is also from the Tucson area.
Multiple sources involved in the investigation tell TMZ … the operating theory is that the ransom notes were written by the kidnapper, and those notes provide clues on where the abductor lives.
Third, FBI agents were seen checking an area around Annie Guthrie’s home. I think they have searched this area at least twice before.
POWER PLAYS: FBI agents canvassed the area near Annie Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, prior to two SWAT armored vehicles departing the Pima County Sheriff’s Office parking lot. Two sources tell Fox News Digital the SWAT rollout is related to the Nancy Guthrie case,… pic.twitter.com/SAQJQBllkv
— Fox News US (@FoxUSNews) February 10, 2026
DESERT STAKEOUT: Fox News observed FBI agents conducting an on-foot sweep near Annie Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Arizona, canvassing a low-lying desert brush area before moving to the edge of a nearby residential lot. A man at the property briefly spoke with agents and allowed them… pic.twitter.com/YdoaRqTppg
— Fox News US (@FoxUSNews) February 11, 2026
Finally, as mentioned in the tweets above, while this search was still ongoing, SWAT vehicles were seen leaving the Pima County Sheriff’s Office. Fox is reporting that activity is connected to the Guthrie case but they don’t seem to know where those trucks were going. Does this mean they have a suspect’s location?
BREAKING NEWS: Two SWAT armored vehicles have just departed the Pima County Sheriff’s parking lot, though it is unclear if the movement is related to investigation surrounding Nancy Guthrie.
Fox News observed deputies loading shields and other tactical gear before leaving. pic.twitter.com/WTt56GSE7T
— Fox True Crime (@FoxTrueCrime) February 10, 2026
That’s all I have for now. It seems like things are happening but I have no idea if we’re going to get an announcement or even an arrest tonight. If there is another development tonight I’ll post it below.
Update: A person has been detained for questioning.
Investigators working on the apparent abduction of Nancy Guthrie have detained a person for questioning, according to a senior law enforcement official with knowledge of the case. It was not immediately clear whether the person, who was detained in Rio Rico, Ariz., about an hour’s drive south of Tucson near the border with Mexico, was considered a suspect in the disappearance of Guthrie, 84.
The Times notes the location where this person was detained is near the border.
Rio Rico, Ariz., where officials detained a person for questioning related to the Nancy Guthrie disappearance, has long been a key transit point for smugglers because of its location near Interstate 19 and the wild desert hills that stretch across the border with Mexico. A Border Patrol agent, Brian Terry, was killed near the town of about 20,500 in a shootout with armed bandits in 2010.
Law enforcement is searching a home connected to the person they are questioning. But someone who claims to be the owner of that home denies knowing anything about Nancy Guthrie. The person being questioned is her son-in-law.
BREAKING: A wild interview on CNN just moments ago. The mother-in-law of the man detained for questioning spoke live from the scene of an ongoing court-authorized search in Rio Rico, Arizona.
She stated clearly that neither she nor her family knows Nancy Guthrie:
“We don’t… pic.twitter.com/OCIR2slA33
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) February 11, 2026
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