The FBI has released surveillance images showing a potential subject in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. The images were shared on X as investigators continue to examine digital and forensic evidence linked to the case.
In a post on X, FBI Director Kash Patel said federal investigators and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department have spent the past eight days working with private sector partners to recover missing or corrupted footage from Guthrie’s home.
“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,” Patel wrote.
He added that investigators were able to retrieve the material using residual data.
“The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems,” Patel said.
Images show armed individual
Patel said the newly recovered images appear to show an armed individual at Guthrie’s home on the morning she disappeared.
“Working with our partners — 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,” he wrote.
Patel also released two videos showing a potential subject linked to the case.
Masked individual tampering with camera
In the black-and-white surveillance photos and two short video clips of a potential subject released by FBI Director Patel, a person is seen wearing gloves, a mask, khakis, sneakers and a backpack at Guthrie’s front door on the morning of her disappearance.
The individual appears to be tampering with the home’s security camera, with their eyes visible through holes in the mask.
Savannah shares suspect photos, writes, “We believe she is still alive”
Savannah Guthrie re-shared surveillance photos of a potential subject in her mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance on Instagram.
The images show a person captured outside Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson residence.
Guthrie appealed for help , writing: “We believe she is still alive. Bring her home.”
Trump expresses 'pure disgust' over potential subject's images
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump’s initial reaction to the newly released photos and videos in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance was “just pure disgust.”
Leavitt, speaking to reporters, described the President’s response as deeply emotional. “It’s heartbreaking to see,” she said.
Investigation ongoing
Authorities have not released further details about the individual seen in the images or confirmed whether the person has been identified as a suspect. The investigation remains active as they continue to analyze the recovered footage and pursue additional leads.
