Investigators on Thursday asked Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson, Ariz., neighbors to share photos or video of suspicious activity that was recorded before February 2 while they continue to search for her abductors, including the person pictured above. Photo courtesy of the FBI | License Photo
The FBI raised its reward for information regarding Nancy Guthrie’s abduction from $50,000 to $100,000 and released
The FBI said the suspect is a man who is between 5 feet, 9 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with a medium build and carrying a 24-liter black Ozark Trail Hiker Pack on his back.
The new reward amount is for information leading to Guthrie’s location and the arrest of her abductor or abductors.
So far, the investigation is focused on a lone male, and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department wants the Tucson, Ariz., neighbors of Nancy Guthrie to share any videos of vehicles, traffic, people or anything else that they find suspicious.
Investigators want video footage that might have been recorded by surveillance cameras, doorbell cameras and others before Feb. 2. They are accepting the submissions online.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the sheriff’s department by calling 520-351-4900.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, last was seen on Jan. 31 at her Tucson residence near Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue and was reported missing the next day.
Her disappearance is being treated as an abduction, and at least two ransom notes were sent to a local television station.
Investigators are treating the ransom notes as authentic because they accurately describe items found at Nancy Guthrie’s home, but at least two impostors also submitted ransom notes. One has been arrested and is charged in the matter.
Nancy Guthrie’s family said she has a health condition that requires medication, and she could die if she does not take it as prescribed.
Local, state and federal authorities have located gloves and other items that might be related to the likely abduction while searching the foothills near her home.
They also returned to her home on Thursday morning, where they temporarily placed a white tent in front of the main entrance while investigating the scene.
A potential person of interest was detained Tuesday night, questioned and released early Wednesday morning.
Investigators on Tuesday also released photos and video footage of a suspect wearing a ski mask and gloves while disabling a security camera on Nancy Guthrie’s porch during the early-morning hours on Feb. 1.
Nancy Guthrie is the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, whose family has offered to pay a ransom for the safe return of their mother.
A local TV station where Savannah Guthrie began her career in broadcast journalism displayed a large banner saying, “Bring her home.”
“Today, News 4 Tucson decided to hang this banner outside of our station and share our own words of support in the effort to bring Nancy home,” officials for CNN affiliate KVOA said.
“We invite you to join us by coming and leaving your own supportive thoughts on it for Nancy,” they added.
An unidentified local woman who stopped to leave a comment on the banner told CNN that “it’s really important that the Guthrie family knows that Tucson supports them and not to lose hope, not to lose faith.”
She expressed hope that the matter would be resolved soon so that the Guthrie family can find closure.
This update includes new information on the suspect and the increased reward amount.
