Tommaso Cioni, the husband of Savannah Guthrie’s sister, Annie Guthrie, was rumored to be a possible suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. While Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has since made it clear that “no suspects” have been identified in the case, Cioni seems to be keeping a low profile.
“He hasn’t been seen since I think it was Tuesday of last week. We got some photos of him outside the house here. He’s very recognizable with his big beard. He was outside with his wife, Savannah’s sister Annie. They were in the car together,” reporter Brian Entin, who has been on the ground in Tucson, Arizona, told Megyn Kelly on Monday, February 9. “But it’s been, it’s now been almost a week.”
Search for Nancy Guthrie Continues
Ashleigh Banfield, the former host of News Nation’s “Banfield,” claimed on February 4 that a “highly regarded” law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation informed her that Cioni “may be the prime suspect” in this case.
Shortly after Banfield’s report, however, Nanos took to social media to reveal, “At this point, investigators have not identified a suspect or person of interest in this case.”
“Detectives are working closely with the Guthrie family,” he explained at the time.
On Saturday, February 7, New York Post released a report stating law enforcement requested surveillance footage from a Circle K on Oracle Road in Tucson after “receiving a tip involving a vehicle of interest.”
Entin, in his conversation with Kelly, confirmed that the location of the Circle K is “right around the corner” from Annie and Tommaso’s home.
“It’s not close to Nancy’s house,” he told Kelly on Monday. “It’s right around the corner from Annie’s house. And where it’s positioned is where you would have to drive to go from Nancy’s house to Annie’s house.”
Who Is Tommaso Cioni?
Cioni—who is married to Nancy’s eldest daughter—is believed to be one of the last people to have seen the 84-year-old before her disappearance.
While not much is known about Cioni, the couple reportedly resides near Nancy in Tucson, Arizona.
The Italian native works as a teacher at a charter school in Tucson, according to a LinkedIn profile attributed to Cioni. Cioni also plays bass for a local band called Early Black.
“My husband Tommaso Cioni is my greatest teacher. He is a great manifester; he writes poetry with his lifestyle,” Annie gushed in a May 2013 interview. “I was trained as a reader. My family was book-centered. In junior high I always hid in the library at lunch time to avoid the other kids. I think writing is just what young readers begin to do. There was never a decision. My Mom always made us keep diaries.”
