Crime Stories with Nancy Grace - Police Release Man Detained in Nancy Guthrie Abduction | Crime Alert 02.11.26

Episode Date: February 11, 2026

A man has been released after being held by law enforcement in relation to the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, co-host of the Today show.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed Human. Crime alert, hourly update. Breaking Crime News now. I'm Nicole Parton, a man claiming to be the person of interest in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case has been released from custody. Identifying himself only as Carlos, he stated that he was apprehended during a traffic stop. Speaking to reporters outside his residence in Rio Rico, Arizona on Wednesday morning, Carlos expressed his surprise. being pulled over, insisting that he has no knowledge of who Nancy Guthrie is or why law enforcement

suspects him of any involvement in her abduction. He said, I didn't do anything. I'm innocent. Like, where my whereabouts? Where do I work? Where was I and all that? But yeah, I work in Tucson. TLS, there were packages. Nah, they just came up. They did. Until right now, all I know is that they show my in-law, a picture of somebody where in the matter. or something and they supposedly look like my eyes. That's it. That's all I know. Authorities have not yet verified whether Carlos is indeed the person who was detained and and or that he has been released. As of early Wednesday, a representative from the Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed that Nancy Guthrie remains missing. Angelica Carillo stated this information

as officials were wrapping up a search of a residence in Rio Rico, which was prompted earlier by that traffic stop involving the person of interest. Josephina Maddox, the homeowner, told the media that her son-in-law is the person of interest who was detained, but firmly claimed he had no connection to Guthrie's disappearance, a statement that has not been substantiated by authorities. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanyos informed a CBS affiliate K-O-L-D-TV that there have been no leads on Guthrie's whereabouts. A woman from Rio Rico insisted that her son-in-lawful.

law, the man calling himself Carlos, who is a delivery driver in Tucson, was wrongfully implicated in the case. They're just invading my property, Maddox remarked to the media, stating that investigators were searching her home and taking numerous photographs. I told them you can go in and check. There's nobody there. I have nothing to hide. She recounted the moment she returned home to find her son outside in handcuffs. Maddox also mentioned that the silver vehicle stopped by authorities during her son-in-law's detention belongs to her daughter. Investigators presented Maddox with surveillance footage from Guthrie's residence, which was released on Monday asking her if she recognized the person captured in the video.

She noted that her son-in-law does not possess any of the clothing worn by that person. Earlier, FBI director Cash Patel had released images and videos related to the case, showing a figure in a ski mask and gloves carrying a backpack and armed. The FBI and Sheriff's Department clarified that these images were obtained from residual data located in back-in systems with assistance from Google in assessing the nest camera footage. Following the release of these images, search and rescue teams, along with the FBI, began canvassing the neighborhood where Nancy Guthrie's other daughter, Annie Guthrie, lives. The investigation remains ongoing.

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