FBI official said that the agency has amassed as many as 10,000 hours of video in the investigation into the missing 84-year-old.
Security video from Nancy Guthrie's house released by the FBI.Kash Patel via X
“TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie made a heartfelt plea Friday for help in finding her mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84, one day after an FBI official revealed the agency has collected up to 10,000 hours of video in the ongoing investigation.
The official said reviewing and analyzing the footage is a central part of the weeks-long investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, which began after she was reported missing on February 1.
“Please — be the one that brings her home,” Savannah Guthrie wrote on Instagram Friday, sharing a clip from the “TODAY” show segment about the case. She reminded followers that tips can be submitted anonymously and that a reward may be offered in cash.
The family has announced a reward of up to $1 million for information leading to Nancy Guthrie’s recovery.
In a separate Instagram post Friday, Guthrie shared a shortened version of a previous video with the caption: “Please bring her home. You can be anonymous.”
Nancy Guthrie was last seen around 9:45 p.m. on January 31 after dinner at her daughter Annie Guthrie’s home, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. She was reported missing after she did not arrive at a friend’s house to watch a virtual church service.
The FBI official noted that while video-enhancement tools are available, all footage must still be reviewed in real time, as slowing down or enhancing recordings requires additional time.
Authorities recently canvassed the Arizona neighborhood where Guthrie lives to collect more video material. Among the footage is Ring camera video obtained by Fox News Digital showing a car driving around 2:30 a.m. on the night Guthrie disappeared. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office said the video was taken about 2.5 miles from her home, outside the initial 2-mile search perimeter.
Investigators are reviewing videos of vehicles traveling in the Catalina Foothills area and have asked homeowners in the surrounding community to submit relevant footage, though they did not specify exact locations or distances. Two weeks ago, the FBI released security video of a masked, armed man tampering with a Google Nest doorbell at Guthrie’s home. Authorities describe him as a suspect, but his identity has not been made public.
Sheriff Nanos said investigators believe Nancy Guthrie was taken from her Tucson-area home, possibly during the night. In a previous Instagram video, Savannah Guthrie urged: “Please keep praying without ceasing. We still believe in a miracle. We still believe that she can come home, hope against hope. As my sister says, ‘We are blowing on the embers of hope.’”
FBI Director Kash Patel explained that the Nest camera images were recovered from residual data because Guthrie did not have a subscription that would have saved the footage. The images were captured the morning she disappeared, though law enforcement sources indicated one image was taken earlier.
Authorities are also reviewing DNA evidence from Guthrie’s home and other related locations. Sheriff Nanos said genetic genealogy, a method combining advanced DNA analysis with traditional genealogical research, may be used to aid the investigation.
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