Law enforcement releases photos of potential suspect in connection to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
UPDATE (10:57 AM): Law enforcement, including FBI Director Kash Patel, has released photos of a potential suspect in connection to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.
According to a joint statement, both Patel and the Pima County Sheriff's Department said they have been working with their "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."
They also said, "The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems," and said as of Tuesday morning, they have uncovered "previously inaccessible new images" showing an armed person who appears "to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance."
The surveillance photos show someone wearing gloves, a ski mask and a backpack, and appears to be carrying a firearm.
If anyone has information, call 1-800-CALL-FBI, 520-351-4900, 88-CRIME or visit tips.fbi.gov.
KYMA will keep you updated on this developing story. For complete coverage on this development, see attached video.
TUCSON, Ariz. (NBC, KYMA) - On Monday, Savannah Guthrie posted a new video pleading for help to find her mother.
The clock is ticking in the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.
"We are at an hour of desperation and we need your help," Guthrie expressed.
"Today Show" host Savannah Guthrie shared a fourth video on Instagram since her mother is suspected to have been kidnapped from her Catalina Foothills home in Tucson on February 1.
"She was taken and we don't know where," Guthrie remarked.
The latest video was posted just a few hours before a deadline expired in a possible ransom letter demanding millions of dollars in Bitcoin in exchange for Nancy's safe return.
According to TMZ, the ransom has not been paid, something Guthrie didn't address in the video despite previously vowing to pay it.
"We believe our mom is still out there. We need your help. Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the clock, trying to bring her home, trying to find her," Guthrie shared.
A spokesperson for the FBI says they're not aware of any continued conversations between the Guthrie family and possible kidnappers.
The FBI, along with the Pima County Sheriff's Department, has yet to identify a suspect or person of interest in the case.
"They're being transparent, but they're not giving everything because they just can't at this point," said Troy Hillman, a retired Phoenix Police detective.
While new developments in this case feel slow coming, Hillman says there's likely a lot of movement happening behind the scenes.
"The whole case is kind of a powder keg of pressure because of the high profile nature and you've got the whole country and world looking over their shoulders. But they're highly trained, they're all working together as a group and they're going to figure this out," Hillman explained.
Guthrie is pleading for anyone's help bringing her mom home.
"I'm coming on just to ask you not just for your prayers but no matter where you are, even if you're far from Tucson, if you see anything, you hear anything, if there's anything at all that seems strange to you, that you report to law enforcement," Guthrie spoke.
