Reports Reveal Abduction Suspect May Have Previously Visited Nancy Guthrie’s Home

WASHINGTON — According to a report from ABC News on Monday, a masked individual, suspected in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, allegedly visited her home shortly before she went missing.

A source familiar with the ongoing investigation informed ABC News that Guthrie’s doorbell camera caught an image of the masked suspect, notably without a backpack, in the period leading up to her disappearance.

The FBI has released images showing the same masked individual carrying a backpack, captured on the morning of her disappearance, which occurred on Sunday, February 1.

Both the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have refrained from commenting on the current developments in the case.

Guthrie, 84, the mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen at her home just outside Tucson on Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day. Authorities believe she was kidnapped, abducted or otherwise taken against her will. Drops of her blood were found on the front porch, but authorities haven’t publicly revealed much evidence.

Officials have not identified a suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation into Guthrie’s disappearance, told 12News last week that he has no reason to believe she won’t be found alive.

“We’re going to go with faith and hope that we find Nancy … safe and sound,” Nanos told the local TEGNA station. 

DNA evidence found in and around Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Foothills of Tucson is being analyzed at a private lab but has yet to produce any significant leads.

On Tuesday, DNA found on a pair of black gloves recovered 2 miles from Guthrie’s home was uploaded into CODIS, a nationwide database. It didn’t trigger any matches. 

The gloves haven’t officially been linked to the case, but the FBI previously stated they appear consistent with the gloves a person was seen wearing on Guthrie’s doorbell camera video the night she disappeared.

It remains unclear whether any of the DNA collected in this case belongs to the person who appeared to be tampering with Guthrie’s doorbell camera the night of her disappearance. That video footage was brought to light last week.

“The guy in the video — that’s been our biggest, really great piece of evidence to work from,” Nanos said told 12News.

Gabriella Bachara and The Associated Press contributed to this report.