India, Feb. 26 -- A new update in the Nancy Guthrie case has revealed that the home of Savannah Guthrie's missing mother will soon be returned to her family. Law enforcement is preparing to turn the Arizona home back over to Nancy's family, sources told NBC News. This comes as the search for the missing 84-year-old woman is in its fourth week.

Nancy's home has been a center of law enforcement activity for weeks, which included the recovery of DNA evidence. Two federal law enforcement sources told NBC News that activity seen Wednesday, February 25, is related to efforts to turn the home back over to the Guthrie family.

Officials reportedly admitted that law enforcement does not have a reason to seal the premises as a crime scene or restr...