Nancy Guthrie Missing Case Highlights: Trump expresses ‘pure disgust’ over potential subject’s images

FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X that over the past eight days, the agency, together with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, has been working to retrieve images or video footage that might have been “lost, corrupted, or inaccessible” for various reasons, including the removal of recording devices.

He added that law enforcement now obtained previously unavailable footage showing an armed person seemingly tampering with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on the morning she disappeared.

The investigation into Nancy Guthrie missing case was slowed by two significant setbacks: the security camera was missing, and the 84-year-old grandmother hadn’t signed up for the camera’s backup storage service, according to New York Post.

Guthrie reportedly didn’t have a Google Home subscription, which would have saved her Nest camera footage even if the device itself was taken. The basic plan, which retains videos triggered by motion or “events” for 30 days, costs $10 per month or $100 per year.

Authorities conducted door-to-door inquiries in Annie Guthrie’s neighborhood.

Witnesses reported, as per Fox News, investigators also visited a nearby business, requesting surveillance footage from an outdoor camera.

The activity indicates ongoing efforts to gather information and evidence related to the investigation.

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.

In the black-and-white surveillance photos and two short video clips of a potential subject released by FBI Director Kash 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 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.”

Pima County Sheriff’s Department issued the same statement released earlier by the FBI on newly recovered surveillance photos in the Nancy Guthrie case.

The images show a potential subject linked to the investigation, authorities said.

Officials said there is no additional information to share at this stage.

Law enforcement added that no press briefing is planned at this time.

FBI Director Kash Patel shared additional recovered images from the front-door camera at Nancy Guthrie’s home taken the morning she disappeared.

The images were released in a post on X as part of the ongoing investigation.

Patel also released two videos showing a potential subject linked to the case.

The FBI shared surveillance images on X showing a potential subject in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.

In the post on X, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote: “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.”

“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.”

Authorities are preparing to release a surveillance image showing a potential subject in the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, according to a report by NBC News citing two senior law enforcement officials.

The officials said the image could be made public as early as this afternoon.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos on Monday pushed back against criticism of the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.

Speaking to Green Valley News, Nanos defended his department’s handling of the case.

“They can question the quality of the investigation, that’s their right,” Nanos said. “But I would tell them this — they haven’t a clue what this investigation has entailed. They don’t know all the efforts we put into it.”

The sheriff said investigators have processed more than 3,000 tips. He also cited his law enforcement record in response to public scrutiny.

“I have a 100% homicide clearance rate,” Nanos said, pointing to his investigative experience.

Nanos also said:

“Now, you want to get picky that the sheriff speaks funny or talks off the cuff, or you can call him a buffoon or Barney Fife or whatever you want to call him,” he said. “The haters are going to hate, but my local media — you included — know me.”

“You know what I’m about, and you know I’ve always been a pretty much open book,” Nanos added. “You ask me a question, I’m going to answer.”

Investigators probing the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie are collecting DNA samples from household staff as part of efforts to rule out potential suspects, according to a report.

Fox News Digital reported that a landscaper and a pool cleaner who worked at Guthrie’s Tucson, Arizona, home are among those believed to have submitted DNA to law enforcement.

The move is understood to be part of routine investigative steps as authorities widen their forensic review in the suspected abduction case.

Nancy Guthrie was expected to go to a friend’s home to watch a livestreamed New York church service on the day she was reported missing, Fox News reported citing a source close to the family.

According to the source cited, Nancy was part of a small group that regularly gathered at a friend’s house to watch services streamed from a New York church.

Concern was raised when Nancy failed to arrive at the friend’s home as expected. The friend later contacted Nancy’s other daughter, Annie Guthrie, prompting the family to check on her. Nancy was subsequently reported missing from her Catalina Foothills home.

Alleged kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie have not contacted Savannah Guthrie or her family since the $6 million ransom deadline passed, the FBI said, according to The New York Post.

A ransom note sent to TMZ and Arizona TV stations KOLD and KGUN demanded $6 million in bitcoin by Monday at 5 p.m. MT

Kidnappers claiming responsibility for the abduction of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, issued a “chilling” threat linked to a missed $6 million ransom deadline, The New York Post reported, citing TMZ founder Harvey Levin.

Speaking to CNN, Levin said the threat spelled out direct consequences if the money was not paid. He described the language used in the message as “short, stark, and to the point”.

TMZ was among the outlets that received the ransom note, which demanded payment in exchange for Nancy Guthrie’s release.

Levin said he found it “baffling” that the ransom does not appear to have been paid, particularly after Today show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie had publicly indicated that the family was willing to comply with the demand.

Search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother has entered its 10th day

Ransom deadline has passed. Ransom note demanded $6 million in bitcoin. Note was sent to three news outlets last week. FBI confirms the note’s existence

First deadline expired on Feb 5 at 5 p.m. local time

The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has placed daughter Savannah and son-in-law Michael Feldman in the spotlight, with increased public interest in their finances and lifestyle.

Check Savannah and husband Michael Feldman's net worth

The Arizona sheriff, who initially investigated the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, had found a trail of blood on her residence's porch. It was sent to forensics and came back to be that of Nancy Guthrie. The Sheriff had said, “Blood on the porch came back to Nancy Guthrie.”

Savannah Guthrie, in her last video appeal, mentioned hour of desperation, pleading the public's help in locating her elderly mother, presumed kidnapped for ransom more than a week ago from her Arizona home.

After nine days of searching for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department reported Monday that no suspects, persons of interest, or vehicles have been identified in connection with her disappearance.

While there has been a ransom note, but since the deadline for ransom has passed, there has been no communication between the Guthrie family and suspected kidnappers, leaving them on the edge. Nancy Guthrie has been missing for the past 10 days.

US President Donald Trump reacted to nancy Guthrie's disappearance on Friday, February 4, and said that there could be answers regarding Nancy Guthrie's missing case “very soon.”

While he did not reveal how the investigation has proceeded so far as Nancy stays missing for the 10th day today, it is believed that she was kidnapped.

US Attorney General Bondi has said that the authorities are “working with local authorities on search for Nancy Guthrie.”

"We believe our mom is still out there," Savannah Guthrie said in the latest of four video messages she and other relatives have posted to Instagram in recent days. “Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the clock trying to bring her home, trying to find her. She was taken, and we don't know where. And we need your help,” she said.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has mentioned that they are ‘not aware’ of any continued communication between the Guthrie sisters and the ‘kidnappers’ of Nancy Guthrie even as the deadline for the ransom has passed.

Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Arizona home against her will in a “possible kidnapping or abduction”, according to law enforcement officials. The following day, her family reported her missing from her residence.

“We believe she was taken out of the home against her will, and that’s how this investigation is moving,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said on NBC Nightly News on 2 February.

Savannah Guthrie, in a video message, asked the kidnappers to return her mother.

“This is very valuable to us. And, we'll pay,” she said in the video, hinting at paying ransom.

Detectives and agents continued follow-up work at several locations as part of the investigation, according to a Sunday email from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. The agency said it was not yet releasing details about those efforts, according to AP.

“Investigators have not identified any suspects, persons of interest, or vehicles connected to this case,” the email said.

The brother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie on Thursday renewed the family’s appeal for whoever abducted their mother to make contact, coming hours after an Arizona sheriff said investigators have no proof that Nancy Guthrie is alive but believe “she’s still out there", according to AP.

In a video shared on social media, Camron Guthrie said, “Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you. We haven’t heard anything directly.”

According to Newsweek, Savannah Guthrie’s net worth is estimated at around $40 million, largely stemming from her long-running role as a co-host of NBC’s Today show.

Her annual salary from the program is believed to be in the seven-figure range, estimated at about $8 million. Guthrie has been a steady fixture on the show for years and was even brought back four days early from maternity leave in 2017 after ratings reportedly dipped during her absence.

A Fortune report, citing blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, said the Guthrie family would need to either open an account with a cryptocurrency exchange or route the funds through an intermediary to transfer the ransom to the digital wallet specified by the abductors.

The report noted that once the money is deposited and accessed by the wallet holder, law enforcement could potentially use blockchain forensic tools to trace the linked address, seize the funds or intercept the transaction, though officials would need to move swiftly to do so.

At a press conference on Thursday, Pima County sheriff Chris Nanos disclosed new details from the investigation, confirming reports that DNA analysis showed the blood found on the porch steps outside the home belonged to Guthrie, as per Reuters.

In a separate interview with CNN, Nanos said he quickly brought in homicide detectives, a move he described as uncommon in the absence of a body, explaining that his decision was driven by early information from the scene that he found “alarming.”

“They described a scene to me that just disturbed me,” he said, declining to provide further details.

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of Nancy Guthrie.

Concern has intensified over Nancy Guthrie’s health as authorities say she depends on essential daily medication. Officials have said she has a pacemaker and has previously suffered from high blood pressure and heart-related conditions, according to sheriff’s dispatcher audio published on broadcastify.com.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos voiced his worries, saying, “Her conditions, I would imagine, are worsening day by day. She requires medication. And I have no way of knowing whether they’re getting that medication to her.”

According to Reuters, Savannah Guthrie, 54, the co-anchor of NBC’s Today show, said in the most recent of four video messages she and her family have shared on Instagram in recent days, “We believe our mom is still out there.”

The White House said President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday and later shared on social media that he had instructed federal authorities to provide assistance wherever possible, as per AP.

Soon after reports surfaced about the apparent abduction of the mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, social media activity surged.

Online influencers began sharing timelines of the hours following Nancy Guthrie’s last confirmed sighting and circulated images of blood found on her front porch, which was later confirmed to belong to the 84-year-old. Others publicly labeled people linked to the case as looking “sus", while some posted videos of themselves roaming her neighborhood in an effort to assist in the search.

A source close to the Guthrie family is challenging reports about the circumstances surrounding Nancy Guthrie being discovered missing on Sunday, Feb. 1, saying important elements of the timeline have been inaccurately reported, reported Fox News.

She was expected at a friend’s home — not a church — on the day she disappeared, the source mentioned.

Initial accounts suggested that Guthrie had planned to attend an in-person church service in Tucson that morning and was reported missing after she did not arrive. The family source, however, said that version of events is incorrect.

The FBI is not aware of ongoing communication between Savannah Guthrie’s family and any suspected kidnappers more than a week after the “Today” show host’s mom went missing, the agency said Monday.

Authorities believe Guthrie was abducted from her home in an upscale neighborhood set amid hilly desert terrain. The county sheriff said DNA testing confirmed that blood found on her front porch belonged to her.

Investigators also discovered that her doorbell camera had been disconnected early Sunday and that software logs showed movement at the property shortly afterward. However, they have been unable to retrieve any video footage because Guthrie did not have an active subscription to the service.

Family members told authorities they last saw Guthrie at 9:48 pm on January 31, when they dropped her off at home after sharing dinner and playing games together. The following day, relatives became concerned after she failed to attend church and reported her missing when they went to check on her, as per AP.

Guthrie has a pacemaker and requires daily medication, prompting growing concern from both her family and officials that her health may be worsening with each passing day.

Savannah Guthrie says family is in a “desperate hour” as search continues for missing mother, with no ransom referenced in latest video, according to AP.