The baffling disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has taken a new twist after investigators learned that a neighbor’s doorbell camera footage from the night she vanished may have mysteriously disappeared.
Federal agents are now examining whether a possible internet outage occurred during the crucial window when the 84-year-old Tucson woman was allegedly abducted.
According to journalist Brian Entin of NewsNation, one neighbor told investigators that video from his Ring doorbell camera covering the hours when Guthrie vanished is simply “not available.”
“The FBI is looking into a possible internet outage during the time Nancy Guthrie went missing,” Entin wrote on X. “One neighbor tells me his Ring camera history is mysteriously ‘not available’ the night Nancy disappeared.”
Authorities have not confirmed whether the outage was accidental or if the missing footage could be connected to the suspected abduction.
The mystery has only deepened as investigators struggle to piece together what happened the night Guthrie vanished.
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen by family members on January 31 at her Tucson, Arizona home.
She was reported missing the following day.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said investigators believe Guthrie was taken against her will.
“This does not appear to be a voluntary disappearance,” Nanos said previously. “We are treating this as a potential abduction.”
The case quickly gained national attention because of Guthrie’s connection to the NBC host, as well as the troubling circumstances surrounding her disappearance.
Family members have offered a staggering $1 million reward for information that leads to her recovery.
So far, however, investigators say they are still chasing leads.
Several troubling discoveries were made inside Guthrie’s home shortly after she was reported missing.
Her wallet, cell phone and daily medication were all found left behind.
Sheriff Nanos has said Guthrie relies on medication she must take every day, raising fears about her safety.
Investigators also located blood on the front porch of the home, suggesting that a struggle may have occurred.
Roughly two miles away, deputies discovered a pair of gloves in a roadside field.
The gloves were sent for DNA testing, but the results produced no matches in the FBI’s national CODIS database, which contains more than 26 million profiles.
Authorities later determined that one of the gloves was connected to an employee at a nearby restaurant. Officials said the worker is not considered a suspect.
Former FBI officials say the investigation remains extremely active.
“This is not a cold case,” retired FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer told reporters. “This is a red-hot case with up to 100 agents and analysts working every angle.”
Former FBI agent Jason Pack says cases like this often hinge on details that emerge weeks after the crime.
“In the first 48 hours, investigators are building a rough timeline,” Pack explained during a Fox News interview. “But as cellphone records, purchase histories and surveillance footage come in, that timeline sharpens.”
He added that something once dismissed as minor could suddenly become crucial.
“A neighbor’s camera, a store receipt, a vehicle sighting — any one of those details can break the case open,” Pack said.
The possibility that surveillance footage from the neighborhood may be missing has now become one of those details.
Adding to the confusion, several alleged ransom notes were sent to news outlets in the days after Guthrie disappeared.
Authorities have not publicly confirmed whether those messages are legitimate or part of a hoax.
Investigators have also declined to comment on whether any suspects have been identified.
Savannah Guthrie has repeatedly asked the public for help in finding her mother.
In a recent emotional Instagram video, the Today host said the past several weeks have been agonizing.
“Every hour and minute and second and every long night has been agony since my mom was taken,” she said.
She thanked supporters across the country who have offered prayers and encouragement.
“We feel the love from our neighbors, from Tucson, and from around the nation,” she said. “Please keep praying without ceasing.”
Guthrie said her family still hopes for a miracle.
“We still believe she can come home,” she said.
But she also acknowledged the painful uncertainty.
“We know she may already be gone,” she said quietly. “But we need to know where she is.”
Federal prosecutors say they are committed to finding answers.
“The United States Attorney’s Office, together with the FBI and every law enforcement partner involved, will go anywhere and do anything necessary to locate Nancy,” U.S. Attorney Timothy Courchaine said in a statement.
For now, investigators are continuing to reexamine every detail — including the strange disappearance of surveillance footage that might have captured the moment everything changed.
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