Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos sounded off on new media claims concerning the doorbell footage in the Nancy Guthrie caseslamming them as purely “speculative.”
“We’re conscious the doorbell photographs launched earlier within the investigation depict a suspect in numerous phases of apparel, together with with and with out a backpack,” Sheriff Nanos famous in a press release launched Monday. “There is no such thing as a date or time stamp related to these photographs. Subsequently, any suggestion that the images had been taken on totally different days is only speculative.”
He continued: “This stays an lively and ongoing legal investigation. As with all investigation, conclusions shall be guided by verifiable proof and established details. Hypothesis, with out factual assist, doesn’t advance the investigative course of.”
The sheriff’s division issued the assertion after a number of media retailers reported Monday that sources aware of the investigation believed the masked man seen within the aforementioned safety footage — and suspected of abducting “At present” anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mom — visited the entrance door of her Tucson, Arizona dwelling previous to Feb. 1.
Nancy was final seen on the night of Jan. 31, when household dropped her off at her dwelling after a dinner and a recreation evening. Nevertheless, by late-midday Sunday, Nancy was reported lacking after not attending church.
Over per week in the past, the FBI shared that they may affirm the suspect’s peak and the backpack he was carrying in beforehand launched Nest digital camera footage. Additionally they upped the reward to $100,000.
“The suspect is described as a male, roughly 5’9” – 5’10” tall, with a median construct,” FBI Phoenix wrote on X. “Within the video, he’s sporting a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Path Hiker Pack’ backpack. We hope this up to date description will assist focus the general public ideas we’re receiving. Since February 1, 2026, the FBI has collected over 13,000 ideas from the general public associated to this case.”
The footage sparked fairly a little bit of commentary, given the potential suspect was seen sporting a backpack in a single picture, whereas bag free in one other. Whereas public curiosity within the case has grown steadily within the weeks since Nancy disappearedNanos has repeatedly referred to as on the media to behave with decorum, particularly out of respect for the Guthrie household.
Final week, Nanos shared that the Guthrie household, together with the siblings and spouses, had been “cleared as attainable suspects on this case.”
He added: “The household has been nothing however cooperative and gracious and are victims on this case. To counsel in any other case shouldn’t be solely incorrect, it’s merciless. The Guthrie household are victims plain and easy … I’m begging you the media to honor your career and report with some sense of compassion and professionalism.”
Regardless of his frustrations with the press, Nanos has given a number of interviews amid the investigation. Actually, on Wednesday, Nanos advised “At present” that he believed Nancy’s abductor had a selected goal in thoughts when the 84-year-old was taken from her dwelling within the early hours of Feb. 1.
“I believe this was a person who had a goal for no matter motive, and he has made it robust,” Nanos stated. “However I’ve received some fairly robust investigators, too.”
