Police search inside septic tank at Nancy Guthrie’s residence as hunt rolls into day eight: Live updates

Police were reportedly seen searching a septic tank at Nancy Guthrie’s home on Sunday morning.

Drone footage captured by Fox News showed law enforcement officials scouring the Tucson, Arizona, property at around 11 am local time.

Authorities appeared to be using a pole to explore inside a manhole behind the house.

It is believed that this is the first time police searched the septic tank.

An official vehicle has also been spotted outside the residence.

A former FBI deputy director said that he has no doubt that the federal agency helped Savannah Guthrie and her siblings write their most recent statement to their mother Nancy’s alleged kidnappers.

CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe spoke with Dana Bash on Sunday about the message the siblings shared on Instagram the night before.

‘There is no question in my mind that every word of that statement was carefully honed with the assistance of the FBI experts who are advising the family,’ he said.

In the video, Savannah, Annie and Camron told whoever is behind their mother’s kidnapping: ‘We will pay.’

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office said its officers will continue to guard Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Arizona.

The office said in a statement that her family has requested persistent security, according to CNN.

‘No trespassing is allowed on Nancy Guthrie’s property,’ the statement reads. ‘Violations will be subject to enforcement.’

This notice comes after Pima County investigators were seen searching outside the residence earlier in the day on Sunday.

Nancy Guthrie’s pastor prayed for the hearts of the culprits allegedly holding Nancy Guthrie for ransom.

During a Sunday service at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Tucson, Arizona, Pastor John Tittle addressed the people who investigators say kidnapped Nancy from her home last week.

‘We are seeking to just honor the family’s privacy and their desires,’ he told the congregation, per TMZ.

‘It was communicated to me, “pray.” We’re going to keep praying through this horrific ordeal.

While sending prayers to the elderly victim, he also urged church members to pray for the hearts of ‘those who are responsible’ so that they may become inclined to do what is ‘humane and right.’

A former SWAT captain has speculated that investigators are amplifying their efforts to find Savannah Guthrie’s mother Nancy as the deadline set by an apparent ransom note nears.

Josh Schirard told CNN that the letter from the 84-year-old’s alleged kidnappers demanding $6 million by Monday at 5 pm local time has likely pushed investigators to ramp up their search.

‘If this is real, they’re on the clock, and that clock is ticking short, so anything that they can do has to be done and has to be done now,’ he told the outlet.

Nancy’s home has been an active scene for detectives on Sunday. They have spent hours searching the area surrounding the $1 million residence.

Authorities have reportedly checked inside a septic tank and probed the wooded area behind the home.

A former FBI special agent said Savannah Guthrie’s family should give in to the culprits allegedly behind their mother’s kidnapping just yet.

As concerns grow about the 84-year-old woman’s health, Michael Harrigan told The New York Post that her loved ones should wait before sendingthe reportedly demanded $6 million.

‘Proof of life is everything. They need to have a dialogue, and the family’s looking for a dialogue with these kidnappers,’ he told the outlet.

‘But if there’s no two-way here, no good comes of sending the money.’

Investigators were seen exploring the wooded area behind Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday afternoon.

As the search for the elderly mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie enters its eighth day, authorities have been seen probing her residence.

Authorities believe that she was taken from the house in the middle of the night about a week ago.

A video shared on X by MSNOW reporter Alex Tabet shows a law enforcement agent exiting a black truck to greet two other officials.

They all went on to walk through the area as press members appeared to watch from afar.

Pima County Sheriff’s Department investigators who descended on Nancy Guthrie’s $1 million home spent more than an hour in the yard, the Daily Mail has witnessed.

It is the fourth time they have swooped on the property in the desperate hunt for clues to finding the abducted 84-year-old.

A former FBI agent believes that the alleged kidnappers behind the ransom note demanding $6 million for Nancy Guthrie’s safe return are not even in the US.

Michael Harrigan told The New York Post that he is convinced the letter’s language indicates the writers are not from America.

The note reportedly specifies that the sum must be paid out in US dollars.

‘Why would you use that if you’re a domestic person? That points to somebody who might be potentially outside the country, which also lends the potential for this being a scam,’ he said to The Post.

‘If you’re domestic, why would you ever put “USD?” You put $6 million.’

Billy Bush, who briefly worked alongside Savannah Guthrie on NBC’s Today in 2016, said that NBC could ‘easily’ pay the reported $6 million ransom to have Nancy safely returned to her family.

The former Access Hollywood anchor spoke about the 84-year-old’s disappearance on The Sunday Briefing on Fox News.

He noted that the situation has taken a toll on Savannah, but he remains ‘hopeful and optimistic.’

‘The report is that by Monday at 5 o’clock they want a $6 million Bitcoin ransom,’ he said.

‘$6 million for NBC is…a quick hit send, and they should be able to get that done very easily.’

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office has issued a vague update on the Nancy Guthrie investigation.

Officials said that the investigation is ‘ongoing’ and that ‘follow-up continues at multiple locations.’

There are still no suspects, persons of interest or vehicles tied to the case.

Law enforcement vehicles were seen arriving at Annie Guthrie’s Tucson, Arizona, home on Sunday morning.

Authorities had just searched the home the night before, taking pictures inside for several hours before leaving the residence where Nancy Guthrie, the daughter of Today host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen.

Reports indicate that several vehicles are stationed outside the home, including a Pima County Sheriff’s Department car.

The deputy inside did not immediately leave the vehicle, per Fox News.