Tommaso Cioni was thrust into the limelight of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping when independent journalist Ashley Banfield reported that he was a suspect in the case. Sioni is the son-in-law of the 84-year-old man who was reported missing last Sunday. He is married to Annie Guthrie, daughter of Nancy, and sister of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie.
Tommaso Cioni appears with Nancy Guthrie in this film. (X/@thelastshow)However, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office clarified that they have not named any suspects or persons of interest in the case. Authorities explained that they are talking to people who contacted Guthrie before he was taken from his home near Tucson, Arizona. According to the New York Times, Sioni was the last person to see Nancy before the abduction. Dinner with Annie on Saturday He is said to have dropped her at home after Annie had dinner. The two are said to live close by.
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Still with no leads, there’s a lot of interest with little to go on. Sioni and Annie Guthrie have found their lives under scrutiny ever since their names became public. Previously, there were already rumors about Sioni’s bandmate Dominic Evans having a past record and Sioni’s alleged power of attorney, which many online said was generic.
Now, the focus seems to have shifted to Sioni’s nationality and that of his other band member, Walter Goncalves.
Nationality Tommaso Cioni, band member Walter GoncalvesCione is of Italian origin, and it has created a buzz online. “What’s Tommaso Cioni’s citizenship status? He’s from Italy. Dude just popped up in America in 2006 and suddenly married Annie Guthrie,” one person commented.
Another added, “Four years ago someone named Tommaso Cioni posted a video of someone shooting cans in a backyard, speaking in Italian. The same guy who posted the words ‘Babba Bue’?”.
Cione’s author biography on one site states that he was born in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy. Sioni and Annie Guthrie also frequently visit Italy for trips, their social media photos show.
There is also interest in bandmate Walter Goncalves who is reportedly a federal public defender. “Tommaso Cioni’s bandmate is a federal public defender! His name is Walter Goncalves. They play in a band called Early Black,” wrote one person on X, sharing the screenshot. HT.com could not independently verify these claims.
Early Black is in the Sioni band, but Reverbnation has a description that confirms a man named Goncalves as a band member. “Early Black was born in April 2007, when Dominic Evans (drums) and Tommaso Cioni (bass, vocals) along with Walter I. Gonsalves, Jr. (guitar, vocals) responded to a series of online and newspaper ads (Evans had met Gonsalves through a Craigslist), saying, “We posted a posting of it.
