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Famed Houston crime sketch artist Lois Gibson has released a sketch in the case of missing Nancy Guthrie based on a masked person seen on a doorbell camera at her home. In a phone call Thursday Gibson said she had to at least try to put something together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Image courtesy Lois Gibson<\/p>\n
Famed Houston crime sketch artist Lois Gibson has released a sketch in the case of missing Nancy Guthrie based on a masked person seen on a doorbell camera at her home. In a phone call Thursday Gibson said she had to at least try to put something together.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Image courtesy Lois Gibson<\/p>\n
A longtime Texas forensic artist has released an unofficial sketch tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, as the FBI expands its search efforts into Texas with digital billboards<\/a> and a $50,000 reward.<\/a><\/p>\n Lois Gibson, a retired Houston Police Department forensic artist, shared the drawing Wednesday after reviewing surveillance images of a masked person of interest seen outside\u00a0Guthrie\u2019s Tucson, Ariz. home.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n \u201cI guessed at the parts of the face covered with the ski mask,\u201d Gibson wrote on social media. \u201cI couldn\u2019t resist.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Because the individual in the footage was wearing a ski mask, Gibson said she relied on the visible features \u2014 primarily the eyes and partial facial structure \u2014 to create the image.<\/p>\n Forensic artist Lois Gibson is the world’s most successful forensic artist.\u00a0<\/p>\n Go Nakamura\/Contributor<\/p>\n Who is Lois Gibson?<\/p>\n Gibson \u2014 a University of Texas alumna who holds the Guinness world record for \u201cMost Successful Forensic Artist\u201d\u00a0\u2014 retired from the Houston Police Department in 2021. On her website, she credits \u201cher near-death experience as the victim of a serial rapist\/killer\u201d as the reason she\u2019s passionate about \u201ccatching criminals.\u201d Her website states her sketches have helped identify more than 751 criminals.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Recently, Gibson recreated images of historical figures from the Battle of the Alamo based on photos of the\u00a0subjects’ descendents.<\/p>\n This combo from images provided by the FBI shows surveillance footage at the home of Nancy Guthrie the night she went missing in Tucson, Ariz. (FBI via AP)<\/p>\n Associated Press<\/p>\n What do the surveillance images show in the Nancy Guthrie case?<\/p>\n Investigators previously released still images and video showing a masked individual outside Guthrie\u2019s home around the time she was last seen between 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 1.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Officials say the person appears to tamper with security equipment near the residence. Because the individual\u2019s face is largely covered, authorities have asked the public to review the footage for identifying details including clothing, build and movement.<\/p>\n Gibson\u2019s sketch is based on those released images.<\/p>\n A missing person poster for Nancy Guthrie on a digital billboard is seen near the split between State Highway 121 and the Sam Rayburn Tollway, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Lewisville, Texas. (Chitose Suzuki\/The Dallas Morning News\/TNS)<\/p>\n Chitose Suzuki\/TNS<\/p>\n Why did the FBI post billboards in Texas for Nancy Guthrie?<\/p>\n The FBI has posted digital billboards in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and El Paso featuring Nancy Guthrie\u2019s photo, identifying details and an FBI tip line.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Authorities are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to her recovery.<\/p>\n Investigators say \u201ctime is very critical\u201d as they expand outreach beyond Arizona and examine ransom demands and physical evidence.<\/p>\n A small vigil grows near Nancy Guthrie’s house, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz.<\/p>\n Ty ONeil\/AP<\/p>\n What have investigators said about Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance?<\/p>\n Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing from her Tucson home on Feb. 1.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Authorities say drops of her blood were found outside the residence, and her cell phone is in police custody. Investigators also say her physical limitations and need for daily medication make it unlikely she left voluntarily.<\/p>\n Two ransom messages demanding $6 million in Bitcoin were sent to media outlets, according to authorities.<\/p>\n Nancy Guthrie is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, about 150 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.<\/p>\n Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI tip line or the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department at (520) 351-4900.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n This image provided by the FBI shows surveillance images at the home of Nancy Guthrie the night she went missing in Tucson, Ariz. (FBI via AP)<\/p>\n AP<\/p>\n What has Savannah\u00a0Guthrie said about her mother\u2019s disappearance?<\/p>\n Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have shared several videos on social media since their mother went missing, shifting from direct pleas to whoever may have taken her to heartfelt requests for help from the public. Earlier in the search, Savannah acknowledged media reports about ransom notes and urged communication, saying the family wanted confirmation that Nancy was alive. She and her siblings at one point said, \u201cWe will pay,\u201d in an appeal tied to messages purportedly received about their mother\u2019s safe return.<\/p>\n In more recent posts, Savannah has shared childhood videos and photos of their mother. In a Thursday post, she wrote, \u201cwe will never give up on her. thank you for your prayers and hope,\u201d alongside a home video showing Nancy with young Savannah and her siblings.<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The FBI has said it is unaware of any direct communication between the Guthrie family and suspected abductors.<\/p>\n (L-R) Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie on June 15, 2023.<\/p>\n Nathan Congleton\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Who is Savannah Guthrie?<\/p>\n Savannah\u00a0Guthrie is an American journalist and former attorney, best known as a primary co-anchor of NBC News\u2019 TODAY show since 2012. She was a White House correspondent for NBC News from 2008 to 2011 before becoming TODAY co-anchor in 2012.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Guthrie is a New York Times bestselling author and she was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Famed Houston crime sketch artist Lois Gibson has released a sketch in the case of missing Nancy Guthrie…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466361,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-466360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466360","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=466360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
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