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The Tucson woman wanted in connection with a kidnapping and assault case 6.8 miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home remains at large Wednesday morning and has no connection to the 84-year-old’s suspected abduction, according to authorities.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help tracking down Coral Michelle Smith, 40, who is wanted in connection with a May 29 incident near the intersection of La Cholla Boulevard and River Road.
According to the county’s Crime Stoppers affiliate, 88-Crime, the attack involved an alleged assault with a deadly weapon.
“This is not connected to the Guthrie investigation,” a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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A split image showing a Pima County Sheriff’s Department deputy gesturing at news cameras on the left outside of Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills, and the mugshot of wanted Coral Michelle Smith on the right. Smith is wanted in an unrelated kidnapping and assault case that took place about 15 minutes away, according to authorities. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital, Pima County Sheriff’s Department)
Smith is accused of abducting and assaulting an unnamed female victim near the 5400 block of North San Joaquin, a dirt road flanked by small homes and a horse barn about a 15-minute drive west of Guthrie’s home.
The victim in Smith’s case has been located, according to the spokesperson.
PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF ISSUES ALERT FOR KIDNAPPING SUSPECT LESS THAN 10 MILES FROM NANCY GUTHRIE’S HOME
They’re asking anyone who sees her to call 911 immediately and not to approach or attempt to detain her themselves.
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Nancy Guthrie’s neighborhood in the Catalina Foothills is about 6.8 miles from the intersection where Coral Michelle Smith is accused of kidnapping and assault. Authorities have not alleged a connection between the two cases. They have issued an alert to residents asking anyone with information on Smith’s whereabouts to call 911. (OpenStreetMap)
Court records show Smith has been accused of kidnapping, assault and disorderly conduct in the past. Her 2020 kidnapping charge was dismissed, but she was convicted of residential robbery in the same case. The victim was under 15.
She’s served multiple prior stints in prison and has a number of aliases, including “Corral Albright” and “Under the Sea Smith,” according to local reports.
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A sign reading “Nancy Guthrie Desparecida” was placed by Madres Buscadoras De Sonora about a mile from Nancy Guthrie’s residence in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 24, 2026. Law enforcement continues to search for Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of journalist Savannah Guthrie, who went missing on Feb. 1. Savannah Guthrie announced a $1 million reward for information leading to her mother’s location. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
She has a number of tattoos, including a smiley face and heart on her right ankle, a rose with flames on her right foot and the phrase “love, life family” on her left leg. She has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Smith is described as standing about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing around 136 pounds.
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An undated photo of Nancy Guthrie provided by NBC in repsonse to the disappearance of the 84 year-old mother of Today Show host, Savannah Guthrie. (Courtesy of NBC)
Anyone who sees Smith is asked to call 911 immediately. To provide information anonymously, call Tucson’s 88-Crime hotline at 1-520-882-7463. There is a $1,000 reward for information leading to her arrest.
Guthrie is the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie.
Two photos of the suspect captured on Nancy Guthrie’s porch were taken on different days, a source familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital. (FBI)
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No suspects have been publicly identified in connection with Guthrie’s Feb. 1 disappearance, but authorities have described a man who appeared on her front doorstep in Nest camera video as average height and build — between 5 feet, 9 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall.
The Guthrie family is asking anyone with information on her abduction to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI. There is a combined reward of more than $1.2 million.
