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In a developing investigation, the FBI is reportedly in possession of names and photographs of individuals who might be linked to a suspect captured on surveillance footage at Nancy Guthrie’s residence during the night of her disappearance. The agency is appealing to local businesses for assistance in identifying these individuals.
CBS News has obtained this information through sources, although it has not been officially corroborated by law enforcement authorities.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, known for his cautious approach in sharing details with the FBI, stated to Fox News that claims suggesting investigators have identified a list of potential suspects are “false.”
Contrastingly, a gun store owner in Tucson revealed to CBS that authorities had visited with driver’s license photos and images sourced from social media platforms in their inquiries.
Additionally, an anonymous source informed NewsNation that the FBI has reached out to Mexican authorities for assistance. However, this information, like the rest, remains officially unconfirmed by officials.
But a gun shop owner in the Tucson area told CBS that authorities brought driver’s license photos and pictures from social media to inquire.
Another single, unnamed source told NewsNation that the FBI has contacted Mexican authorities. Again, officials have not confirmed the information.
Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her home overnight on January 31, as CrimeOnline reported. Media outlets, but not the Guthrie family, received two ransom notes demanding millions in Bitcoin for her release. Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have released several videos responding to the kidnappers, asking for proof their mother is still alive. It’s not known if any proof of life has been provided.
The co-owner of an area gun shop told KOLD that an FBI agent showed him a packet of “between 18 and 24” images and names, asking if any of them had purchased a weapon at his store. Philip Martin said he didn’t recognize the names and faces and found no links in his records.
Meanwhile, DNA found in a glove — which resembled the pair worn by the suspect — didn’t match anyone when Pima County finally shared its private DNA analysis with the FBI. Source say the FBI is now using genetic genealogy to try to narrow down a suspect.
Nanos said that the doorbell camera video appeared to show the glove-wearing suspect wearing ring, so investigators are trying to use that learn more about him.
“I look at the same photo you look at and I get, I see it,” Nanos told NBC News.
Nanos also said that investigators are searching Walmart databases to try to find purchasers of the Ozark Trail Hiker Pack the suspect was wearing, wrongly saying that only Walmart sells the pack. The pack is also available on eBay and other, smaller resellers, although it is available primarily through the giant retailer.
Investigators are also trying to track Guthrie’s pacemaker.
And, Nanos said this week, all of Guthrie’s immediate family — her children and their spouses — have been “cleared” as suspects.