'The Public Is Suspicious': Why Annie Guthrie And Her Husband Are Still Being Eyed Despite Being Cleared

An Uber security video showing missing Arizona grandmother Nancy Guthrie on the night before she vanished has revealed nothing suspicious, yet the public remains sharply focused on her daughter Annie Guthrie and son‑in‑law Tommaso Cioni, who have both been officially cleared, according to recent podcast reports.

What Uber Footage Tells Us About Nancy Guthrie's Final Known Hours

The latest detail to emerge involves that short Uber journey to Annie Guthrie's home. Speaking on the 16 March episode of Nancy Grace's Crime Stories podcast, investigative reporter Dave Mack said the driver handed over full interior video from the ride.

'The Uber driver turned over all the video from inside the vehicle,' Mack told Grace. He said investigators studied Nancy Guthrie's movements and conversation and found nothing to indicate distress, conflict or any looming threat.

'This was looked at by the investigation,' he said. 'They found nothing of substance of anything of Nancy Guthrie in the vehicle, anything she said, her demeanor, nothing was mentioned.'

According to Mack, detectives also spent considerable time with the driver. 'They interviewed the Uber driver at length. And again, there was nothing to report. It was just a regular pick up and drop off.'

Later that evening, Cioni drove Nancy back to her house. Investigators have said the garage door closed at 21:50.

As of reporting, the footage itself has not been released publicly, and it is unclear whether it ever will be.

Why The Public Still Suspects Annie Guthrie And Her Husband

It can be recalled that Annie Guthrie and her husband were immediately placed under the scrutiny once Nancy's disappearance became public. They were the last known people to see her alive.

At some stage early in the investigation, the couple's car was taken into police custody.

According to a statement from the local sheriff's department cited in the coverage, Annie and Tommaso were formally cleared as suspects about a month ago.

Mack reiterated that Nancy's relatives have been ruled out by investigators.

Banfield, The Sheriff And The Question Of Focus

The tension between official messaging and public doubt has been intensified by high‑profile media figures weighing in on the Nancy Guthrie investigation.

Journalist Ashleigh Banfield, 58, has been openly critical of Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos' handling of the case. In early February on her Drop Dead Serious podcast, she claimed the sheriff's office had a clear working theory early on but failed to share it with the community.

'We've known since day one what [the suspect] was going to do or what he had planned to do,' she alleged, without specifying her source. Addressing Nanos directly, she added: 'So what the h— is it? You've known since day one what the suspect was doing there and there's a concern to the public.'

Banfield questioned why, according to her information, investigators had focused on Nancy Guthrie's relatives at the outset, towing the 'brother‑in‑law's car' and searching the house, then later calling off the active search and telling residents there was nothing to worry about. 'What changed, Sheriff Nanos?' she asked.

Banfield was referring to Cioni, whom she had at one stage described as a 'suspect'. Subsequent reporting, however, said he was cleared 'in the first few days' of the inquiry.

Nanos was quick to condemn the claim as 'reckless', saying at a press conference: 'It's really kind of reckless to report that someone is a suspect when they could very well be a victim.'

Savannah Guthrie is said to be 'livid' that Banfield suggested her brother‑in‑law may have had a role in Nancy's abduction, particularly given that investigators have formally ruled out the family.