Sheriff's ‘Nancy Has Been Located' Post Confuses Public Amid Separate Missing Persons Case

A sheriff's social media post containing the phrase "Nancy has been located" sparked confusion online after it was widely shared and misinterpreted by users. The message, however, referred to a separate missing persons case and was not connected to the ongoing investigation involving Nancy Guthrie.

On Thursday, April 16, the Pima County Sheriff's Department released a missing persons poster for a woman named Nancy Radakovich. The 82-year-old was last seen earlier in the day but "left the area in a silver Toyota Avalon sedan." About an hour later, an update on social media declared "Nancy has been located."

Update: Nancy has been located. https://t.co/bS6yuRL1J3pic.twitter.com/pVX7Xz5ekK

— Pima County Sheriff's Department (@PimaSheriff) April 17, 2026

The confusion appeared to stem from the timing and phrasing of the department's posts, which were shared close together on social media. Because only the first name "Nancy" was used in the follow-up update, many users scrolling quickly assumed it was related to the ongoing Guthrie case. The sheriff's department did not reference Guthrie in the Radakovich update, which was posted separately and concerned a different investigation entirely.

"I LITERALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS NANCY GUTHRIE. THE WAY MY HEART JUST DROPPED!" one person commented.

"Could've used her whole name. Glad she is found but this seems deliberate," someone else said.

"You couldn't have included her last name in this tweet? I thought you were taking about Guthrie for a second," wrote another social media user.

"Did yall think before you posted just 'Nancy' so it'd show up on everyone's feed?" a fourth comment read.

Guthrie, 84, was last seen on Saturday, Jan. 31. At the time of this writing, she still has not been located.

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This story was originally published April 17, 2026 at 5:38 AM.