The FBI has released surveillance images that show a potential subject in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today co-founder Savannah Guthrie. The images were shared on X as investigators continue to examine digital and forensic evidence linked to the case.
FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X that federal investigators and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have spent the past eight days working with private sector partners to recover missing or damaged footage from Guthrie’s home.
“Over the past eight days, the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have worked closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video from Nancy Guthrie’s home that may have been lost, damaged or unavailable due to a number of factors — including the removal of recording devices,” Patel wrote.
He added that investigators were able to retrieve the material using residual data.
“The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems,” Patel said.
The images show an armed individual
Patel said the newly found images appear to show an armed individual at Guthrie’s home the morning she disappeared.
“Working with our partners, as of this morning law enforcement has released these previously unavailable new images showing an armed individual who appears to have tampered with a camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning after she disappeared,” he wrote.
Patel also released two videos showing a potential item connected to the case.
Masked individual camera manipulation
Black-and-white surveillance photos and two short video clips of the potential subject released by FBI Director Kash Patel show a person wearing gloves, a mask, khaki pants, sneakers and a backpack at Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance.
The individual appears to be tampering with a home security camera, with their eyes visible through holes in the mask.
Savannah shares suspicious photos and writes: ‘We believe she’s still alive’
Savannah Guthrie has re-shared surveillance photos of the potential subject of her mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance on Instagram.
The images show a person captured outside Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson residence.
Guthrie appealed for help, writing: “We believe she is still alive. Bring her home.”
Trump expresses “pure disgust” at images of potential subject
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump’s initial reaction to the newly released photos and videos in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance was “just pure disgust.”
Speaking to reporters, Leavitt described the president’s response as deeply emotional. “It’s heartbreaking to see,” she said.
An investigation is underway
Authorities have not released additional details about the person seen in the images or confirmed whether the person has been identified as a suspect. The investigation remains active as they continue to analyze the footage obtained and follow up on additional leads.