Suspected kidnapper Nancy Guthrie caught on doorbell camera before abduction: report
The masked man suspected of abducting Nancy Guthrie may have been at her door before February 1 – the night she is believed to have been abducted – according to a report.
As first reported by ABC News, a source told the media that one of the photos released by the FBI showing the suspect at Nancy’s door may have been captured by her Nest doorbell camera the day before the alleged kidnapping.
The photo showed the suspect not wearing a backpack, while other photos show him with a backpack.
According to the FBI, the photos showed the suspect wearing a backpack from Feb. 1, the day Nancy, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing after failing to show up for a virtual church service.
Former FBI agent Jason Pack told ABC News that if the photos are of one person, “it would indicate that this person was there guarding the area before the abduction.”
“The fact that there was preparation and planning, which makes it a more sophisticated type of crime than someone who just came up,” he told the outlet.
So far, officials have not identified a suspect in connection with Guthrie’s disappearance, and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI were not immediately available for comment to Page Six.
Opinions have spread that the suspect caught on camera may not have been working alone and another person may be part of the kidnapping.
While Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said earlier this month that he believes the man in the video is the “primary suspect” and “potential perpetrator” of the kidnapping, authorities are still investigating the possibility that more than one person was involved.
FBI Director Kash Patel previously said the agency was investigating more than one “person of interest” in the case.
The search for Guthrie entered its third week Sunday.
Although the investigation appears to be backtracking, with no real breakthroughs since early February, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department told The Post that between 300 and 400 personnel are still assigned to the case and that staffing levels are the same as when the investigation began.
