Suspect Made Previous Visit To Guthrie Home

The man suspected of kidnapping 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie from her home in the Catalina Foothills area near Tucson, southern Arizona, on or around February 1, 2026, appears to have made at least one prior visit to the residence, according to multiple law enforcement sources cited by major news outlets.

New details have emerged indicating that the suspect—previously shown in FBI-released footage from the morning of the suspected abduction—was captured on the victim's damaged Nest doorbell camera outside her home on an earlier date. In this separate image, the individual is not carrying the backpack visible in the later footage from February 1 (when authorities believe the abduction occurred). 

Sources told ABC News, NewsNation, CBS News, and others that the photos depict the same person at the door on different days, suggesting reconnaissance or planning before the incident.

The earlier image lacks the backpack, gloves, ski mask, and visible firearm seen in the February 1 footage, where the armed, masked man was recorded in the early morning hours. The FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department released the initial set of photos and video on February 10 from the damaged camera, showing the suspect's appearance during the apparent abduction window. Guthrie, mother of NBC's "Today" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen by family on the evening of January 31 after dinner; she failed to appear for a scheduled virtual church service the next day, prompting the missing person report.

Investigators believe she was taken against her will, with evidence including disconnected doorbell camera elements and foreign DNA collected at the property. The case remains active, with no public suspect identification, motive confirmed, or recovery of Guthrie as of February 24 (Day 23 of the search).