Cops Giving Up in Savannah Guthrie’s Mom’s Disappearance?

Pima County officials have reportedly stopped using cadaver dogs in the search for Nancy Guthrie — and a retired K-9 officer says that move sends a chilling message about where the case might be headed.

Michael Gould, a former K-9 officer, is calling out the decision to pause human remains detection dogs, arguing there are basically only two explanations that make sense. And neither one is comforting.

“Cadaver dogs… they are the primary technology available… to detect odor of people missing,” Gould said in an interview, describing the dogs as a scientific tool that can hold weight in court. He added that pulling them from an active search “defies logic.”

According to Gould, the implications are stark: either investigators believe Nancy is still alive — or they’ve quietly shifted away from the expectation of finding her at all.

“There’s only two assumptions… A, she’s still alive… or B, they’ve given up searching for her,” he said.

So what happened to Nancy Guthrie?

Nancy, 84, vanished after what initially sounded like a normal evening with family.

She was last seen on January 31 after having dinner at the Catalina Foothills home of her daughter Annie Guthrie and son-in-law Tommaso Cioni. Later that night, Nancy was reportedly dropped off at her own property just before 10 p.m. By the next day, friends and family couldn’t reach her — and she was officially reported missing on February 1.

What investigators found next only deepened the alarm.

Nancy’s keys, cell phone, and wallet were reportedly discovered inside her house. Even more disturbing: blood spatters were found on her porch and driveway, fueling fears that she may have been abducted.

Days later, authorities released doorbell-camera footage showing a masked person wearing black gloves, a backpack, and what appeared to be a holster — possibly with a weapon.

Despite weeks of searching and thousands of tips, the suspect has not been publicly identified, and Nancy remains missing.

As the case drags on, Sheriff Chris Nanos has faced growing backlash over claims that the investigation was mishandled early on.

Lisa Ribacoff-Mooney, a polygraph expert and investigative services business owner, has reportedly criticized what she described as repeated fumbles — including concerns that the crime scene may not have been secured long enough before family members were allowed back into the home. She warned that any evidence contamination could not only slow the search, but also complicate things later if the case ends up in court.

She also questioned why it allegedly took investigators so long to obtain critical Nest camera footage, noting that some devices can overwrite data depending on settings.

And in a detail that’s raising eyebrows, she suggested another angle she would pursue: pharmaceutical records — to see whether anyone in the area recently received new prescriptions that matched Nancy’s medications.

For now, the biggest question remains unanswered: if investigators still believe Nancy can be found alive, why step back from one of the most powerful tools used in missing-person searches?

And if they don’t… why hasn’t the public been told?