The Pima County Sheriff’s Department pushed back against reports on Monday that a suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie approached her home the day before she vanished.
Multiple outlets report that the photos and videos released by the FBI of the suspect caught on Gurthrie’s doorbell camera were taken on two separate days, rather than just Feb. 1, the day after the 84-year-old woman was last seen.
In a post on X, the sheriff’s department said speculation that the suspect was captured on video at Guthrie’s residence before the day she disappeared is unsubstantiated.
“We are aware that doorbell images released earlier in the investigation depict stages in different stages of attire, including with and without a backpack,” the department said. “There is no date or time stamp associated with these images. Therefore, any suggestion that the photographs were taken on different days is purely speculative.”
Video released by the FBI on Feb. 10 showed a masked man wearing gloves and a black backpack at the home during the early morning hours of Feb. 1. Authorities have described the suspect as a male of average build and roughly 5 feet, 9 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall, but have not confirmed any personal identity details or motive.
Guthrie’s family has publicly appealed for her safe return, and rewards have been offered for information leading to her location or to an arrest.
Investigators have also processed forensic evidence, including DNA from the gloves, which thus far has not matched profiles in national databases.
Earlier in the case, law enforcement executed search warrants and briefly detained individuals for questioning, but no one has been charged in connection with the disappearance. Guthrie’s family has also been cleared as suspects.
GLOVES FOUND NEAR GUTHRIE HOME PRODUCE NO DNA MATCHES AS INVESTIGATORS ANALYZE MORE EVIDENCE
The mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie has been missing for four weeks, and her case has caught both national attention and that of President Donald Trump.
The FBI is offering a $100,000 reward for any information that leads to the recovery of Guthrie or to the arrest and conviction of those involved in her disappearance.
