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Feb. 7 (UPI) — Investigators towed a vehicle and searched Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson, Ariz., home and property and are seeking a vehicle of interest seven days after she went missing.

Investigators searched her home and property on Friday and towed a car that was parked near it, but they still have no suspects.

Instead, they have a vehicle of interest and obtained video footage of the vehicle and possibly one or more occupants that was recorded by a surveillance camera at an Arizona Circle K.

Digital billboards in Texas, New Mexico and California are assisting with the hunt for information that might lead to Guthrie’s recovery or identify her potential kidnappers.

The digital billboards mostly are placed along the I-10 corridor, from Houston to San Diego, and in Albuquerque, Los Angeles and Dallas.

Guthrie, 84, is the mother of NBC Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie and likely was abducted from her home during the early morning hours on Sunday.

Investigators have no persons of interest so far, despite receiving several ransom notes, including one on Friday that might be genuine.

They said she likely was abducted from her Tucson home early Sunday morning and are treating a prior ransom note that was sent to multiple news outlets as authentic due to the detailed information that matches what was found at her home.

A local television station received another ransom note on Friday morning, which authorities are trying to authenticate.

Investigators also confirmed that blood drops near her home’s entrance are Guthrie’s.

They have not received any proof of life regarding her condition, but they are working on the assumption that she is alive until proven otherwise, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters on Thursday.

The FBI has issued a $50,000 reward for information leading to Guthrie’s recovery.

Before her disappearance, investigators said Nancy Guthrie visited with family members at 5:32 p.m. on Saturday and returned to her home at 9:48 p.m.

She obtained rides from the Uber ride-hailing service, and investigators spoke with the driver who took her home.

Investigators said a doorbell camera on her home was disabled at 1:47 a.m. on Sunday, but its software detected movement at 2:12 a.m.

Her pacemaker disconnected from her personal device at 2:28 a.m., and her family arrived at the home to check on her several hours later at 11:56 a.m.

They placed a 911 call minutes later at 12:03 p.m., and Pima County Sheriff’s deputies arrived about 10 minutes later.

Feb. 5 (UPI) — The FBI on Thursday announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the return of Tucson, Ariz., resident Nancy Guthrie, 84, as the search for the mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie enters its fifth day.

The reward is also available for information leading to “the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance,” the FBI said.

Local law enforcement officials said no suspects have been identified in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, which happened in the early hours of Sunday.

“They just hurt. Understandably so,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said of the missing woman’s family during a Thursday afternoon news conference. “The community is hurting with you. We really just want mom back.”

He said investigators “believe Nancy is still out there” and that local police and the FBI are “working around the clock” to find her.

“We just want her home and to find a way to get to the bottom of all of this,” Nanos said.

A larger regional team of Tucson-area law enforcement has been added to the task force that includes a large team of FBI personnel to investigate her suspicious disappearance.

“We’re sharing every piece of information — all the data that we can — to get this solved,” he said.

He also confirmed that blood found on the porch of Nancy Guthrie’s home is hers.

FBI Phoenix Special Agent in Charge Heigh Janke confirmed that ransom notes have been received, including one seeking an Apple watch and another asking for a floodlight.

He said investigators were limiting the amount of facts released because some people might use them to profit from the case.

Janke said one “imposter” has been arrested, and investigators were working on the ransom note that was shared with media.

No proof of life has been provided, Janke said, but Nanos told reporters that they are investigating based on Nancy Guthrie still being alive until evidence shows that she is not.

One of the ransom notes included “facts associated with a monetary value they were asking for,” Janke said.

Nancy Guthrie was reported missing by her family on Sunday afternoon after they received a call from her church saying that she was not at home.

Before her disappearance, investigators said Nancy Guthrie visited with family members at 5:32 p.m. on Saturday and returned to her home at 9:48 p.m., NBC News reported.

She obtained a ride both ways from the Uber ride-hailing service, and investigators spoke with the driver who took her home.

Investigators said a doorbell camera on her home was disabled at 1:47 a.m. on Sunday, but its software detected movement at 2:12 a.m

Her pacemaker disconnected from her personal device at 2:28 a.m., and her family arrived at the home to check on her several hours later at 11:56 a.m.

They placed a 911 call minutes later at 12:03 p.m., and Pima County Sheriff’s deputies arrived about 10 minutes later.