Savannah Guthrie’s brother-in-law Tomasso Cioni has not been seen in a week as police search his and his wife (and Savannah’s sister) Annie Guthrie’s home as part of the abduction investigation of Savannah and Annie’s missing mother, Nancy Guthrie.
When was the last photo of Savannah Guthrie’s in-laws?
Tommaso was last photographed on February 3rd, two days after Nancy went missing in the middle of the night on February 1st. In photos obtained by The Daily Mail, Tommaso and Annie were both photographed in their car as they arrived back at their home in the Tucson, Arizona area. Photos showed Tommaso behind the wheel with sunglasses on as he covered his face with a jacket. Annie appeared in the driver’s seat with the hood up, as she also covered her face.
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While Annie appeared in several social media videos posted by Savannah asking for help in the investigation into their mother’s disappearance, it is understandable why Tommaso took a step back from the cameras after former NewsNation host Ashleigh Banfield reported that Tommaso “may be” the “prime suspect” in the investigation, which the Pima County Sheriff’s Department later handled.
“We have not identified a suspect or person of interest in this case. Detectives continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Ms. Guthrie. We are also awaiting additional forensic results,” the department said in a statement to TMZ before addressing Banfield’s claim that Annie’s car had been impounded. “We are not confirming the car that is being caught, we are not sure where that reporter is getting that information from.”
According to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, Annie was the last person to see Nancy before she disappeared. “We have a starting point,” Sheriff Chris Nanos told Us Weekly in a report published on February 4, adding that there were no “red flags” about Nancy’s behavior before she disappeared. “The family took her home from lunch around 9:30 to 9:45 [p.m.]. So we support this even to say 9 or 8:30 pm to start looking.”
Since Nancy went missing, Tommaso and Annie’s house has been searched twice. A search was first carried out on 4 February before the search was carried out again on 7 February. TMZ reported that officers were inside Annie and Tommaso’s home for several hours, taking pictures of several rooms, with the site claiming that one officer was seen carrying a silver briefcase into the residence. “Update from Annie Guthrie’s home where investigators remain inside. They’ve been here for almost 3 hours,” tweeted NewsNation reporter Brian Entin, along with video of officers searching Annie’s home.
Annie’s home is about four miles from Nancy’s residence in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, where she was taken in the middle of the night on January 31st. Tracy Walder, a former CIA and FBI agent told people before searching Annie’s home that officers “could either ask Annie’s permission,” get a search warrant or both.
According to People, authorities, including at least one officer with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, searched Annie’s home from 8 pm to 10:30 pm local time. Two and a half hours into the search, an officer was seen leaving Annie’s house with a white briefcase and a brown bag, while another was seen wearing blue gloves. “That whole white case is – it’s evidence processing tools. The brown bag is for evidence,” Walder told People.
According to The Daily Mail, the police did not need Tommaso’s consent or a warrant to search the house as long as Annie allowed them access. Two US Supreme Court cases have ruled that police can search a shared home, such as a marital residence, as long as one of its occupants is there and consents. If the other resident was present when the police arrived to search and refused access, law enforcement officers would have to return with a warrant.
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