New pictures and videos released Tuesday (Feb. 10) by the FBI show a masked, armed individual at the Tucson home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie. Footage captured by a Google Nest camera reveals the suspect tampering with the device before eventually unplugging it and taking it.
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Recording resumed despite missing subscription
Private investigator Andy Kay explained to Page Six how authorities were able to obtain the footage.
“The cameras will upload to the servers as long as they have internet. According to Nest, without a subscription, they are usually quickly overwritten with additional images. But if the camera is disconnected, there should be nothing to overwrite on the server,” Kay told Page Six.
He added that because it was the last image taken before the suspect disconnected the camera, it remained on the server and could be recovered.
“Essentially, if someone doesn’t have a subscription, it’s almost like a live broadcast being sent to the server: the new images will overwrite the previous images. But this last image has been preserved,” Kay said.
Suspicious behavior caught on camera
Newly released footage shows a masked armed individual approaching Guthrie’s front door carrying a backpack and fidgeting with a camera. The person then picked up leaves and tried to cover the lens.
Savannah Guthrie shared a chilling picture on Instagram, appealing to the public: “Someone out there will recognize this person. We believe he’s still out there. Bring him home. We believe he’s still alive,” the “Today” host, 54, said, according to Page Six.
Disappearance Timeline
On the evening of Jan. 31, Nancy Guthrie, 84, who lives alone, took an Uber to her sister Annie’s house for dinner. Anni’s husband Tommaso Cioni drove her home later that night. She was reported missing the following day after failing to attend a church service.
Investigators believe that Nancy was abducted in her sleep and “injured” during the abduction, as a trail of her blood was found outside her door. She requires the daily medication she has left.