The FBI released images from a doorbell camera showing the person they believe may have abducted Nancy Guthrie, mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie.
Nancy was reported missing on February 1st. Authorities believe she was taken from her Tucson-area home against her will.
FBI director Kash Patel said in a social media post:
Over the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie’s home that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors - including the removal of recording devices. The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems.
As of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door the morning of her disappearance. Anyone with information, please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI.
After her disappearance, a ransom note was sent to KGUN, a Scripps-owned station in Tucson, as well as to another television station and TMZ.
It demanded millions in Bitcoin and threatened Nancy Guthrie’s life if payment was not made by 5 p.m. local time Monday.
Authorities have not verified the note’s authenticity or confirmed it was sent by her captors.
They also have not said whether the Guthrie family sent the money in hopes of getting their mother back.
Hours before the deadline, Savannah Guthrie renewed her public plea for help, urging anyone with information to come forward.
“We believe our mom is still out there,” Guthrie said on social media.
Authorities are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the resolution of the case.
