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A former law enforcement officer from Phoenix, Arizona, located roughly two hours away from Tucson where Nancy Guthrie resides, believes the newly unveiled footage from her Nest doorbell camera offers significant new leads.
“This development is a major breakthrough,” stated Troy Hillman, a retired homicide detective with the Phoenix Police Department, in an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, as the investigation into the disappearance of the 84-year-old Guthrie presses on.
The FBI has unveiled a collection of six monochrome images and three video segments capturing a person of interest. This individual, equipped with a mask, black gloves, and a backpack, was seen approaching Guthrie’s home on the evening she vanished.
“There’s a wealth of information contained within these seemingly brief video snippets,” Hillman explained to Us. “Distinctive features such as the ski mask, eyebrows, and a possible mustache are visible. Additionally, one can estimate the individual’s height and weight.”
A companion of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, mentioned that Nancy appeared to have no conflicts with anyone before her sudden disappearance. “She has no enemies whatsoever. It’s just bizarre,” expressed Mary Ann Blevins, a fellow book club member and close friend of 84-year-old Nancy.
“They can kind of get biometrics on the facial features,” he points out. “There’s just a ton of information, the backpack, the way he wore his gun, what type of holster it is, what type of gun it was. The type of gloves he had on.”
Hillman spoke to Us hours before news broke on Wednesday, February 11, that FBI agents recovered a black glove from a roadside about one and a half miles away from Guthrie’s house, as first reported by The New York Post.
Authorities believe that Nancy, who is the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, was taken from her $1 million home against her will after being dropped off at her home on the evening of January 31. She was reported missing on the afternoon of February 1 after she did not show up for virtual church services with a friend.
Savannah, 54, has pleaded for her mother’s safe return alongside her siblings, Annie Guthrie and Camron Guthrie, imploring anyone with information to come forward.
Meanwhile, the FBI has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of Nancy.
A former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is sharing her assessment after investigators revealed new surveillance photos of a potential suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s ongoing disappearance. “A couple of things that stand out to me [are] you don’t see a vehicle in the background,” Tracy Walder, also a former CIA officer, […]
A man was detained in connection with the case on Tuesday, February 10, but he was released by police soon after, stating that he had no knowledge of Nancy’s disappearance while vehemently maintaining his innocence.
Hillman told Us that authorities are likely hopeful that with the public’s help, they will discover another lead in the case. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has received nearly 18,000 calls to its tip line since February 1, and 4,000 calls in the last 24 hours, according to a new update on Wednesday, February 11.
“You can kind of assess all those things [in the footage] and then begin to kind of put those out and then you’re gonna get input from the community,” the Chasing Down the Zombie Hunter author shared. “Someone’s gonna say, ‘Oh, I know that guy’ or ‘Joe wears that particular jacket, and he fits the make and description of that particular person.’ So, it’s just a huge, huge break.”
“It doesn’t mean it’s solved,” Hillman clarified. “It doesn’t mean Nancy’s home safe, but it means it’s a break in the case.”