To be sure, the claim comes from an unverified profile and puts fresh focus on Tommaso, who has faced a fair share of public scrutiny since the 84-year-old’s disappearance. A social media claim has been made that Tommaso Cioni , Nancy Guthrie’s son-in-law, taught a course about forensics and crime scenes at BASIS Oro Valley School.
Update on Missing Person Case of Nancy Guthrie
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing on February 1. Authorities believe she was abducted from her home in Catalina Foothills, near Tucson, Arizona, the previous night. As of now, over seven months have passed since her disappearance, and law enforcement has not publicly identified any suspects in the case.
“Reports states that Nancy Guthrie son-in-law Tommaso Cioni and family dropped Nancy off at her home around 9:45PM on January 31, 2026. At the time Nancy went missing BASIS Oro Valley School website reported Tommaso was teaching at this school, Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) techniques in his AP Biology Class,” the post read. Amid this, public scrutiny has been on Tommaso and his wife, Annie Guthrie . This came after former NewsNation journalist Ashleigh Banfield claimed that Tommaso might be a suspect in the kidnapping. However, Pima County Sheriff’s Department, which is in charge of the investigation, clarified that none of the Guthrie family members are suspects. Interest in the two continued nonetheless amid reports of Nancy having had dinner with Annie the night before her disappearance, and Tommaso then dropping her home, making the two among the last people to see Nancy before she was taken. A person on X claimed that Tommaso had taught a course on forensics.
Who took 84 year old woman from her home and left no evidence?,” it added.
“It says in his class they teach you about forensics. A source to the investigation stated that Nancy’s home was “immaculate” and showed “no signs of an assault” following her disappearance. Studying crime scenes and evidence and what it means.
