{"id":461306,"date":"2026-02-11T02:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T02:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/461306\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T02:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T02:36:11","slug":"what-stands-out-to-experts-about-the-surveillance-video-in-the-nancy-guthrie-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/461306\/","title":{"rendered":"What stands out to experts about the surveillance video in the Nancy Guthrie case"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n New images showing an armed, masked individual <\/a>outside the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie have given new life to the search for the 84-year-old \u2013 and may offer investigators important clues about the subject\u2019s identity.\n <\/p>\n

\n The video and images released by the FBI Tuesday are the biggest break so far in the case of the missing mother of \u201cToday\u201d show anchor Savannah Guthrie<\/a>. They were captured by Guthrie\u2019s Nest-made doorbell camera and recovered thanks to technical expertise provided by Google, a person familiar with the investigation told CNN\u2019s Brian Stelter.<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

\n Investigators\u2019 goal in sharing the imagery, experts say, is to engage the public in hopes someone will recognize the individual and provide a crucial tip that could solve the mystery of the suspected abduction of Guthrie in the early morning hours of February 1.\n <\/p>\n

\n Here\u2019s what stands out about the footage and images to law enforcement experts who spoke to CNN:\n <\/p>\n

\n The subject seen in the images released Tuesday is armed, carrying what appears to be a pistol in a holster at the waist. But some experts said the holster and its placement \u2013 at the individual\u2019s groin area \u2013 suggest this person lacks proficiency with firearms.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIn my opinion, this is not someone, first of all, who was ever trained to carry a gun,\u201d said CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe, former deputy director of the FBI.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cNo person with law enforcement or military training would ever carry a firearm in a holster like that, right where that is at almost the center of his body, hanging off of his belt there,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s not very tactically sound for a lot of reasons.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Steve Moore, a retired FBI supervisory special agent, similarly said the holster and gun did not appear to be appropriately paired.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIt\u2019s kind of ridiculous,\u201d Moore said. \u201cHe\u2019s got a small, semiautomatic pistol meant for concealment that he could have put in his pocket, but instead he\u2019s holstering it in a holster made for a large-frame revolver. They don\u2019t even match.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The images also show the individual covered head to toe, wearing a mask, gloves, a jacket and long pants in addition to the holster and backpack.\n <\/p>\n

\n CNN senior correspondent Josh Campbell, a former FBI agent, said the individual\u2019s garb \u201ccould have been a purposeful attempt to try to prevent leaving behind any DNA at the scene, from skin or hair fibers, as well as fingerprints.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Each of the subject\u2019s items will be scrutinized, Campbell said, in hopes of determining its brand and thus where the item might be sold.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cIn past cases,\u201d he said, \u201cauthorities have canvassed places like clothing and hardware stores in order to determine if employees may have recognized a possible subject (from) when the items were purchased.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The video specifically offers a key insight that the still images can\u2019t: How the individual moves.\n <\/p>\n

\n The footage shows the subject walking around outside as they approach Guthrie\u2019s home and try to obstruct the camera. While the movement may not be an obvious cue to strangers, experts say it could be recognizable to someone who knows the person.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe recognize people more by the way that they move than by visual cues, often,\u201d said Josh Schirard, a former SWAT commander. \u201cUnderstanding how they\u2019re moving, seeing them walk back and forth, is definitely a great way to recognize someone that you might know,\u201d even when other distinctive features may be obscured.\n <\/p>\n

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Ex-FBI agent breaks down Guthrie surveillance footage\n <\/p>\n

Former FBI special agent and CNN Senior Correspondent Josh Campbell details what law enforcement could learn in newly released videos from a surveillance camera at Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home.<\/p>\n

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Ex-FBI agent breaks down Guthrie surveillance footage<\/p>\n

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\n Other experts said the subject\u2019s movement could illustrate a lack of urgency. McCabe said the individual\u2019s approach was \u201cnot particularly furtive or concerned.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Bryanna Fox, a former FBI agent, similarly said the individual \u201calmost saunters up like that\u2019s his house.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n There is \u201ca lack of concern that he\u2019s going to be caught,\u201d she said.\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cHe still has this kind of air of bravado, that he\u2019s going to be able to get away with this.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n The video released by the FBI is brief and doesn\u2019t show much in the way of action. But it does capture the subject\u2019s apparent attempts to cover the camera outside Guthrie\u2019s home.\n <\/p>\n

\n The person appears to first try obstructing the lens with their gloved hand. Then, the individual steps back, seemingly searching the ground. The person ultimately picks up a piece of shrubbery from the yard, then uses the foliage to try to cover the camera.\n <\/p>\n

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Forensic analyst weighs in on new images from Nancy Guthrie’s home\n <\/p>\n

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Forensic analyst weighs in on new images from Nancy Guthrie’s home<\/p>\n

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\n \u201cThis does raise questions about his sophistication and any pre-planning,\u201d said Campbell, the CNN correspondent. \u201cIf he had actually conducted surveillance on the home and saw a camera, he would have brought with him means of obstructing it.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n Asked about the attempt to cover the camera with shrubbery, Moore said it suggested the purported abduction of Nancy Guthrie was \u201chighly premeditated and very poorly planned,\u201d adding he believes \u201cthis is the first time he\u2019s ever done something like this.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

\n \u201cWhat this strikes me as is somebody who doesn\u2019t know what he doesn\u2019t know,\u201d Moore said.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New images showing an armed, masked individual outside the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie have given new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":461307,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88],"class_list":["post-461306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461306","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=461306"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/461306\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/461307"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=461306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=461306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=461306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}