Detectives in Pima County, Arizona, say 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie is believed to have been abducted from her Tucson home around 2:30 a.m. on February 1st, 2026, yet they have not determined whether the masked figure on her doorbell camera acted alone or with accomplices.
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Detectives in Pima County, Arizona, believe 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson home on February 1st, 2026, and are examining whether more than one person was involved, based on doorbell video, damaged exterior lighting, and the absence of clear leads.
Missing 84-Year-Old Vanishes From Tucson Home
Guthrie, an 84-year-old Tucson resident and mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing after relatives could not reach her, and neighbors raised concerns. According to Fox News, investigators now operate on the premise that she was taken from inside her home during the early morning hours.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has not publicly detailed what they found inside the house, nor released a comprehensive timeline of Guthrie’s final confirmed movements. Officials have said only that they believe she was abducted, that she did not leave on her own, and that no suspects or vehicles have been publicly identified.
The case quickly drew in the FBI, which described the person seen on surveillance outside Guthrie’s front door around the time she disappeared as a man between 5 feet, 9 inches and 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with an average build. Federal authorities have urged anyone with information to come forward.
Doorbell Video and a Still Image Raise New Questions
One of the most scrutinized pieces of evidence is footage from Guthrie’s Nest doorbell camera. According to the reporting, the video shows a masked man on her doorstep tampering with the camera shortly before she is believed to have been taken.
A Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson, speaking to Fox News Digital, said investigators are focused on identifying the person seen in that footage but are not limiting the investigation to a single individual. The spokesperson said, in part, that “while investigators are working to identify the person seen on doorbell video, they are not ruling out that that was the only person involved.”
A still image, also released by the FBI, appears to come from the same camera system. It shows a man wearing clothing that appears similar to what is seen in the video. In that image, however, he does not appear to be carrying the same gear, which has fueled outside speculation about whether it depicts the same person or a second suspect.
The FBI has said that, in the video, the suspect is associated with a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack. In the still image, observers have pointed out the absence of that backpack or any visible holster, prompting questions about whether the scenes were captured at different times or involve different individuals. Authorities have not publicly resolved that discrepancy.
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Damaged Floodlights and Theories About Multiple Suspects
Beyond the doorbell camera, aerial imagery has added to the debate over how many people might have entered Guthrie’s property. Drone video obtained by Fox News’s flight team appears to show two smashed floodlights at the rear of the home.
It is not publicly known when those lights were broken or whether the damage is directly related to the disappearance. There is no official statement tying the damage to the abduction. Still, some former law enforcement officials see the broken fixtures as potentially consistent with a team approach.
Randy Sutton, a retired Las Vegas police lieutenant, told Fox News Digital that disabling exterior lighting is a common tactic for someone trying to move unseen. “You would break those floodlights so as not to be silhouette,” he said. “It’s a common thing.”
Sutton has argued that the evidence points toward more than one person being involved. He suggested a scenario in which one individual approaches the front door, captured by the doorbell camera, while another person enters from the rear of the residence, possibly with a third participant waiting in a vehicle.
“I think that the individual at the front of the house was accompanied by somebody who made entry at the rear of the house, and there was probably a driver involved,” Sutton said. “It would be very unwieldy to have just one person.”
Those comments reflect one experienced officer’s interpretation, not an official finding. The sheriff’s office has not confirmed that there were multiple suspects, nor has it released any information about a getaway vehicle, driver, or additional intruders.
Technology Searches With Few Clear Leads
Many modern abduction investigations lean heavily on digital trails, including phone records, WiFi traffic, and home security systems. In this case, the publicly described technological evidence remains thin.
According to Fox News, Sutton said that cell tower data examined so far had not yielded significant leads. He urged investigators to look beyond traditional phone records, asking whether connections to Guthrie’s WiFi router around the time of the abduction could be identified and whether handheld radio devices might leave traceable patterns.
Those suggestions highlight investigative avenues rather than confirmed steps already taken by law enforcement. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has not detailed which digital techniques it has used, citing the ongoing nature of the investigation.
What remains clear is that the doorbell camera and any other home security equipment are central. The footage already made public has framed the public’s understanding of the case, and any unreleased video or audio could shape how investigators interpret whether Guthrie was confronted, lured, or quickly overpowered.
Official Silence and Public Pressure
Publicly, the sheriff’s department has released only limited updates. Fox News reported that the agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the multi-suspect theory beyond reiterating that detectives are not ruling out the possibility of more than one perpetrator.
Authorities also have not identified any persons of interest, have not announced any arrests, and have not described a specific vehicle linked to the abduction. The FBI description of the man in the surveillance images remains one of the only concrete suspect details available to the public.
That level of official restraint is not unusual in the early phases of a complex abduction investigation, particularly when investigators fear compromising potential witnesses or contaminating future testimony. However, it leaves family members and the wider public with little visibility into how leads are being prioritized or discarded.
Meanwhile, the high-profile connection to Savannah Guthrie has amplified national attention on what is, at its core, a local case handled by county and federal authorities. That spotlight increases pressure on investigators to show progress, even as they keep most operational details under wraps.
Unanswered Questions Around a Disappearance
Nearly every major piece of publicly known evidence in the Nancy Guthrie case comes with open questions. The doorbell video shows a masked man, but not what happens inside the home. The still image resembles the same person, but lacks the backpack that federal authorities have described. The damaged floodlights could mark a carefully planned operation, or they could be unrelated vandalism.
Investigators have said only that Guthrie is believed to have been abducted from her Tucson home on February 1st, 2026, around 2:30 a.m., and that they are actively working to identify the person or people responsible. They have not publicly explained how they reconstructed that timeline, what physical evidence was collected inside the residence, or whether neighbors reported suspicious activity.
Until the sheriff’s department or the FBI releases a more detailed account of the night Guthrie vanished, the central tension in the case remains unsolved. Did one intruder manage to remove an 84-year-old woman from her home without leaving witnesses or a clear digital trail, or were there multiple participants whose roles are still hidden from public view?
For now, detectives appear to be weighing both possibilities, while Guthrie’s family and community wait for an arrest, an explanation, or any firm sign that the person on the doorstep has been identified.
