Authorities release videos, photos of ‘potential subject’ in Nancy Guthrie disappearance case
FBI Director Kash Patel released videos and photos of an armed, masked individual at Nancy Guthrie's front door, on the morning of her disappearance
TUCSON, Arizona (CBS News) – Surveillance photos and videos showing a subject in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, were released by authorities on Tuesday.
The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona posted the images to social media, showing a masked person wearing a backpack on the porch of Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson home. FBI Director Kash Patel also posted videos of the individual outside the home. Patel was at the law enforcement command post for the Guthrie investigation in Arizona on Monday, according to law enforcement sources.
A 27-second video shows the person approaching the front door and raising a gloved hand to a home security camera outside the door before walking away. A 14-second video shows the person facing the camera holding a flashlight in their mouth before covering the camera lens with some vegetation. Law enforcement officials told CBS News the material the individual is holding up appears to be prairie brush.
The FBI said law enforcement uncovered the images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera on the morning of Guthrie’s disappearance. The 84-year-old was reported missing Feb. 1.
According to law enforcement sources, the masked figure possibly has a gun on the front of their belt. From their behavior, the individual appears to already know there’s a camera on the Guthrie home.
Savannah Guthrie reacted to the new images on social media, writing: “Someone out there recognizes this person. We believe she is still out there. Bring her home.”
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters Thursday that a doorbell camera at Guthrie’s home was disconnected at approximately 1:47 a.m. that day. At around 2:12 a.m., one of the home’s cameras detected what the system classified as a person, but Nanos said at the time that video footage wasn’t available because the home wasn’t signed up for that service, and footage would be overwritten after a period of time.
Two law enforcement sources told CBS News the individual in the images is considered a subject that they are seeking to identify. The person at this point is not considered a suspect or a person of interest, according to the sources.
No suspects have been identified in the investigation. Two law enforcement sources earlier told CBS News that several vehicles were captured on surveillance cameras in the area on the night of the disappearance and were being tracked down. Investigators also removed a camera from Nancy Guthrie’s roof and towed her car from her garage to examine it for possible fingerprints and potential other clues, according to the sources.
After the new images were distributed Tuesday, the sheriff’s department said no press briefings were planned at this time.
Investigators were seen going door to door on Tuesday as law enforcement continued to canvas the area.
FBI Reward: Nancy Guthrie
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the recovery of Nancy Guthrie and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Phoenix Field Office and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona are investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, last seen at her residence in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona, on the evening of January 31, 2026. She is considered to be a vulnerable adult who has difficulty walking, has a pacemaker, and needs daily medication for a heart condition.
The FBI’s Seeking Information poster can be found at https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/nancy-guthrie
Anyone with information concerning this case is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.
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