Investigators in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of NBC's Savannah Guthrie, are honing in on a masked man seen tampering with her doorbell camera the night she vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home on February 1. The FBI recovered residual footage from the camera days after her abduction, despite initial claims that no footage existed due to a lack of subscription storage.
Former FBI agent Maureen O'Connell claimed on The Megyn Kelly Show that investigators are approximately 75% close to identifying the suspect, whom she referred to as the 'porch guy.' She suggested that his capture could be the key to solving the case. 'I think they're close right now to pulling this case together, and that's what my sources are telling me. Things are happening,' O'Connell said.
Meanwhile, law enforcement has kept details of a second ransom note secret for nearly five months. The note, sent to CNN and a local Tucson news station, allegedly claimed that Guthrie had died but that her death was unintentional. Authorities withheld the note's contents to avoid hindering the investigation, fearing it could deter tips or compromise questioning of potential suspects.
A mysterious tipster has also emerged, communicating with media outlets like TMZ under male pseudonyms but possibly being a woman, according to investigators. The individual claimed to know the kidnappers' identities and Guthrie's whereabouts, demanding payment for information. The FBI is actively pursuing this lead.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos previously stated that no footage was available because Guthrie did not subscribe to Google's video storage service. However, the FBI later recovered residual data from backend servers.
The case remains unsolved, with no suspects named or arrests made.