THE search for Savannah Guthrie’s mom has taken a dark turn as investigators are filmed searching a septic tank.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing for over a week after she was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona last weekend.
Now, as investigators admit they have no suspects or persons of interest, officers from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been seen back at her property opening up a manhole cover.
Drone footage taken on Sunday shows them searching the tank behind Nancy’s house.
Three detectives were seen putting a long pole down the manhole at the rear of the property, but it is not known what they are looking for.
It comes just 24 hours after officers were last seen at the property where they removed a car from the garage and took a camera off her roof that appeared to have been missed in previous searches.
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Meanwhile, investigators also went back to her daughter Annie’s home on Friday night.
Officers arrived in an unmarked vehicle and stayed for around two hours, during which time camera flashes were seen in the garage and other parts of the house, per Fox News Digital.
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Annie and her husband Tommaso Cioni were the last people to see Nancy before she went missing after going for dinner and dropping her home on January 31.
Officials have not commented on if any members of the Guthrie family have been ruled out as suspects in her disappearance.
Hours before officers arrived at Annie’s house, Savannah and her two siblings posted a video with a message to their mother’s alleged abductors.
Again, the heartbroken children were seen begging for the release of their mother, with The Today Show host saying, “we will pay”, in reference to a ransom sum that has been demanded in exchange for Nancy’s life.
Savannah said in the short video: “We received your message, and we understand.
“We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her.
“This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”
A number of ransom notes have reportedly been received by the family and local news stations and it is not known which one they were responding to in the video.
Former FBI agents have decoded some of the hidden messages in their clip, revealing how they signal what is going on behind the scenes of the investigation.
“The fact they are now negotiating and willing to engage means they believe there is some validity behind [the notes],” one ex-agent told The Daily Mail.
“They aren’t asking for proof of life anymore, they’re only speaking to the ransomer.
“That shows there was something in the most recent ransom note [received Friday night] that changed the way they’re responding, at least for now.”
In their latest update, the Sheriff’s Department said on Sunday that the investigation is “ongoing”.
“Follow-up continues at multiple locations. No suspects, persons of interest, or vehicles have been identified,”the post on X read.
“If any significant developments occur in the case, a press conference will be called.”