Nancy Guthrie Update Today: New Surveillance Video Emerges From Night of Kidnapping
More than three weeks after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Tucson home, a new piece of footage has surfaced — and while investigators say it hasn't cracked the case open, it's adding another layer to a timeline that authorities are still piecing together.
What Does the New Video Show?
The footage, obtained by Fox News Digital, was captured by a street-facing Ring camera at a home in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood — roughly 2.5 miles from Guthrie's one-acre property and about seven minutes away by car. The property sits on a back road, away from major intersections.
The time stamps on the edited footage show a dozen cars driving past between 12:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. MST on February 1 — the window during which investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was abducted. It's unclear whether any of the vehicles passed more than once, or whether any had been on Guthrie's street at all.
The timing of some of the footage is notable. Previous doorbell camera footage from Guthrie's own home showed the armed suspect approaching her front door at 2:12 a.m. Nancy's pacemaker stopped transmitting around 2:28 a.m. The new neighborhood footage captures vehicles traveling in opposite directions at 2:31 and 2:36 a.m. — though it remains unclear whether those are two separate cars or the same vehicle making a return trip.
Investigators Say It's a Dead End ... For Now
Despite the timing, a source connected to the investigation told TMZ that the FBI has reviewed the footage and concluded it's a dead end. The area where the cars are driving, as well as the ingress and egress patterns, led the agency to determine the vehicles have no association with the kidnapping.
It's a frustrating conclusion in a case that has seen several promising leads fizzle out. A backpack found by volunteers near Guthrie's home was ruled out after authorities determined it was a different brand than the one worn by the suspect in doorbell footage. Door camera images that investigators hoped might show the suspect visiting Guthrie's home weeks earlier were recovered without timestamps — because Guthrie didn't have a Nest subscription — leaving the timeline unverified.
@nbcnews Police are examining new video footage showing a car driving around 2:30 a.m. the night Nancy Guthrie was abducted. The footage, obtained by Fox News Digital, was taken about two-and-a-half miles from Guthrie's home.
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Where the Investigation Stands
The FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Office have reportedly begun winding down their on-site presence, conducting what appears to be a final sweep of Guthrie's home for physical evidence. Evidence recovered at the property, including traces of blood, is still being analyzed — though Sheriff Chris Nanos has warned that DNA results could take up to a year.
No suspects have been identified. Several people have been detained for questioning and later released. Neighbors have described seeing a suspicious younger man in the neighborhood in the weeks before Guthrie's disappearance — a man who, as one neighbor put it, "just didn't fit" — but no arrests have been made.
On Tuesday, Savannah Guthrie announced a $1 million family reward for information leading to her mother's safe return. Since then, the FBI has received more than 750 tips. Anyone with information is urged to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.