New Delhi, March 9 -- A turning point has come about in the case related to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance with the discovery of a woman's lifeless body along a canal in Phoenix. This development has aroused speculation over a possible connection to the disappearance of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother.

The body was found more than 100 miles from Tucson from where the 84-year-old went missing in the early hours of 1 February. She was last seen a day before. The mystery around Nancy Guthrie's suspected kidnapping remains unresolved to this day with this new information being dealt as a key update in the case.

As authorities work on establishing the link between the dead body and Nancy Guthrie, the police in a statement said, "D...