New photos show potential subject in Nancy Guthrie case
Editor's Note: Law enforcement has asked anyone with information to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI or tips.fbi.gov, the Pima County Sheriff's Department (520-351-4900) or 88-CRIME.
Authorities have released new images of an armed individual amid the search for Savannah Guthrie's mom Nancy.
FBI Director Kash Patel released surveillance photos Tuesday afternoon on X, over a week after Nancy Guthrie was first reported missing.
The photos show an "armed" person tampering with Nancy Guthrie's front door camera the morning of Sunday, Feb. 1. The new images come from video that was "recovered from residual data located in backend systems," according to the FBI director.
"Over the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie's home that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors - including the removal of recording devices," Patel wrote.
"Working with our partners - as of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance," he continued.
Authorities have not identified the individual, who is masked in the photos.
Patel also shared videos showing the person appearing to tamper with the door camera.
In two videos, the person wears a mask and gloves and looks to hold a flashlight in their mouth as they attempt to cover the camera with foliage. In another clip, the person walks up to the home, head down, wearing a dark zip-up jacket, light pants, a backpack, and what appears to be a weapon in a holster hanging around their waist.
Savannah Guthrie shared both the photos and the video to her Instagram page, writing: "We believe she is still alive. Bring her home."
"Someone out there recognizes this person, she wrote. "Anyone with information, please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department 520-351-4900."
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was seemingly abducted from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of Feb. 1.
The mother of three was first discovered missing when a fellow churchgoer missed her at morning services. The NBC anchor and her siblings have since issued emotional pleas for her return, offering to pay after unverified ransom notes were sent to several media organizations.
Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY Entertainment staff