TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) \u2014 A masked person with a handgun holster was caught on camera outside Nancy Guthrie\u2019s<\/a> front door the night she disappeared, images released Tuesday by the FBI show, offering the first major break in a case that has gripped the nation for more than a week.<\/p>\n The person wearing a backpack and a ski mask can be seen in one of the videos tilting their head down and away from a doorbell camera while nearing an archway at the home of the mother of \u201cToday\u201d show host Savannah Guthrie<\/a>.<\/p>\n The footage shows the person holding a flashlight in their mouth and trying to cover the camera<\/a> with a gloved hand and part of a plant ripped from her yard.<\/p>\n The videos \u2014 less than a combined minute in length \u2014 gave investigators and the public their first glimpse of who was outside Nancy Guthrie’s home just outside Tucson, but the images did not show what happened to her<\/a> or help determine whether the 84-year-old is still alive.<\/p>\n FBI Director Kash Patel said the \u201carmed individual\u201d appeared to “have tampered with the camera.” The videos were pulled from data on “back-end systems\u201d after investigators spent days trying to find lost, corrupted or inaccessible images, Patel said.<\/p>\n \u201cThis will get the phone ringing for lots of potential leads,\u201d said former FBI agent Katherine Schweit. “Even when you have a person who appears to be completely covered, they\u2019re really not. You can see their girth, the shape of their face, potentially their eyes or mouth. You can see a gait that people around that person may recognize immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n Investigators have said for more than a week that they believe Nancy Guthrie was taken against her will<\/a>. She was last seen at home Jan. 31 and reported missing the next day. DNA tests showed blood on her porch was hers, authorities said.<\/p>\n She has high blood pressure and issues with mobility and her heart, and she needs daily medication, officials have said.<\/p>\n Until now, authorities have released few details, leaving it unclear if ransom notes demanding money with deadlines already passed were authentic, and whether the Guthrie family has had any contact with the abductors.<\/p>\n Savannah Guthrie posted the new surveillance images on social media Tuesday, saying the family believes she is still alive and offering phone numbers for the FBI and county sheriff. Within minutes, the post had thousands of comments.<\/p>\n Investigators had hoped cameras would turn up evidence right away about how Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home in an secluded neighborhood. But the doorbell camera was disconnected early on Feb. 1, and while software recorded movement at the home minutes later, she did not have an active subscription, so none of the footage could be recovered, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said.<\/p>\n Heartbreaking messages by Savannah Guthrie<\/a> and her family shifted from hopeful to bleak as they pleaded with the apparent kidnappers. In a video just ahead of a purported ransom deadline Monday, Savannah Guthrie appeared alone and spoke directly to the public, not the abductor.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are at an hour of desperation,\u201d she said Monday. \u201cWe need your help.\u201d<\/p>\n Much of the nation is closely following the case involving the longtime anchor<\/a> of NBC\u2019s morning show.<\/p>\n White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump watched the new surveillance footage and was in \u201cpure disgust,\u201d encouraging anyone with information to call the FBI.<\/p>\n The FBI this week began posting digital billboards about the case in major cities from Texas to California.<\/p>\n Connor Hagan, a spokesperson for the FBI, said Monday that the agency was not aware of ongoing communication<\/a> between Guthrie\u2019s family and the suspected kidnappers. Authorities also had not identified any suspects, he said.<\/p>\n Three days after the search began, Savannah Guthrie and her two siblings sent their first public appeal<\/a> to the kidnappers, telling them \u201cwe want to hear from you, and we are ready to listen.\u201d<\/p>\n In the recorded video, Guthrie said her family was aware of media reports about a ransom letter, but they first wanted proof their mother was alive. “Please reach out to us,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n The next day, Savannah Guthrie\u2019s brother again told the kidnappers<\/a> to reach out “so we can move forward.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you. We haven\u2019t heard anything directly,\u201d Camron Guthrie said.<\/p>\n Then over the past weekend, the family posted another video<\/a> \u2014 one that was more cryptic and generated even more speculation<\/a> about Nancy Guthrie’s fate.<\/p>\n \u201cWe received your message, and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her,\u201d said Savannah Guthrie, flanked by her siblings. \u201cThis is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.\u201d<\/p>\n Seewer reported from Toledo, Ohio. Associated Press reporters Darlene Superville in Washington and Ed White in Detroit contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yakimaherald.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TUCSON, Ariz. 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Savannah Guthrie expressed desperation a day ago<\/h2>\n
Videos from Guthrie family appealed directly to abductors<\/h2>\n