Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos understands the interest in Tommaso Cioni amid Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. There has been public speculation that Tommaso, who is married to Nancy’s daughter Annie, is a potential suspect, but this was never confirmed by anybody actually close to the case.
Tommaso and Annie were the last people to see Nancy alive before her abduction after meeting for dinner on January 31. She was reported missing on February 1, after missing a virtual church service with friends.
Sheriff Chris Nanos had a warning for the public over Tommaso Cioni
The sheriff says he, along with investigators on the case, don’t want to point a finger at someone who may be innocent.
“If he is guilty, if he’s the one who did it, and we’re able to prove that, then at that time jump on it, but don’t come out of nowhere with this,” the sheriff told the Daily Mail yesterday. “I understand the pundits are out there. They’re gonna say, well, he’s the last one to see her alive. We understand that stuff. But, my goodness, you’re putting a mark on somebody who could be completely innocent. And more important than that, he’s family.”
Although no one has been ruled out as a potential suspect, the sheriff is not happy about the speculation on Tommaso. “People out there can get pretty ugly and mean and nasty and not have the facts,” he said. “I tell my journalists, you guys need to be a little more responsible … because that’s just really nasty stuff.”
Nancy’s daughter, Savannah, co-host of the Today show, has been off the air since her mother’s disappearance. On Sunday, she pleaded with the kidnappers in an Instagram video, saying, “I wanted to say to whoever has her, or who knows where she is, that, it’s never too late. And you’re not lost, or alone, and it is never too late to do the right thing.”
FBI Phoenix says the kidnapper is a male between 5-foot-9 and 5-foot-10 of average build. A $100,000 reward is offered for information leading to Nancy’s return. No suspects or persons of interest have been pinpointed.
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