TUCSON, Ariz. — A source privy to the investigation shared with Fox News Digital that one of the images from Nancy Guthrie’s Nest doorbell camera, recently released by the FBI, was captured on a separate date compared to the others.
This new piece of information suggests the masked suspect may have surveilled the 84-year-old Guthrie’s residence ahead of her alleged abduction on February 1.
The source, however, refrained from disclosing the exact date of the earlier image, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos clarified to Fox News that this information was not provided by him.
A source informed Fox News Digital that two images featuring the suspect in the doorbell footage were captured on different occasions.
In response, authorities have urged neighbors to review their security footage from all of January, particularly on the night of January 11 and during the timeframe surrounding Guthrie’s disappearance between January 31 and February 1.
The suspected scouting visit was first reported by ABC News, citing unnamed sources.
Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jason Pack told Fox News Digital that the suspect casing the home reveals that the crime wasn’t impulsive, and that it took planning.
“That’s sophistication. That’s the hallmark of someone who thought about this before they acted. And it matters significantly from a legal standpoint, because premeditation and planning elevate the severity of what investigators are looking at,” Pack said. “The suspect in this case may have thought they were being careful. But appearing twice on camera while trying to avoid identification isn’t careful. That’s exposure. And right now, investigators are working very hard to close that gap.”
The revelation also indicated that whatever data the FBI and Google accessed to recover the missing video included more than just the final event in her camera’s memory.
Guthrie’s doorbell camera disconnected at 1:47 a.m. on the night she was taken, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. At 2:12 a.m., one of her cameras registered a person but did not record the event.
This image released by the FBI shows an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning of her disappearance in Tucson, Arizona, Sunday, February 1, 2026. (Provided by FBI)
The PCSD initially deferred comment to the FBI. Then, after this article was published, the PCSD issued a statement emphasizing that authorities have not released timestamps on the Nest video.
“We are aware that doorbell images released earlier in the investigation depict a suspect in different stages of attire, including with and without a backpack,” the PCSD said in a statement. “There is no date or time stamp associated with these images. Therefore, any suggestion that the photographs were taken on different days is purely speculative.”
The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Experts had questioned whether the masked figure was the same person, partly due to differences in his clothing as well as the more obvious lack of a backpack and holstered gun.
The FBI released doorbell video of the suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie on February 1, 2026. (X/ @FBI DirectorPatel)
Guthrie is the mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie.
Anyone with information that could crack the case is asked to dial 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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