{"id":486606,"date":"2026-02-24T00:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/486606\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T00:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:30:08","slug":"suspect-in-nancy-guthrie-abduction-appeared-to-visit-her-house-before-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/486606\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect in Nancy Guthrie abduction appeared to visit her house before: Sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">The masked man who is suspected of the abduction of Nancy Guthrie appears to have been at her front door earlier than Feb. 1, the night police believe she was kidnapped, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The image the FBI released of the suspect at her front door,\u00a0without\u00a0a backpack, was captured by her Nest doorbell camera on a day before the suspected abduction, the sources said.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA hsDdd DbOXS oklLN GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"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.\" class=\"hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR WAUrb hakZw HlUVI \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18640963_022326-cc-ap-guthrie-doorbell-surveillance-suspect-split-img.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>FBI via AP<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The FBI said the images of the suspect\u00a0with\u00a0the backpack on are from &#8220;the morning of her disappearance,&#8221; Sunday, Feb. 1, when Guthrie failed to show up to watch a virtual church service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One theory, according to the sources, is that the suspect approached the door the first time, noticed the camera and was scared off, only to return later, when he is seen tampering with the device and putting branches in front of the lens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The FBI and the Pima County Sheriff&#8217;s Department declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The gap could help explain why investigators have asked neighbors to check their home security systems for suspicious people and vehicles going back to Jan. 1, a month before the abduction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The images are the most important pieces of evidence in the investigation into &#8220;Today&#8221; show host Savannah Guthrie&#8217;s mother&#8217;s disappearance, which has captured the attention of the nation for much of the last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">So far, no suspect has been identified by officials in Nancy Guthrie&#8217;s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Jason Pack, a former FBI agent, told ABC News that if it is the same person, &#8220;it could indicate that the person was there surveilling the place before the abduction happened.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">&#8220;The fact that there was preparation and planning, which makes it more of a sophisticated type of criminal activity than someone just showing up,&#8221; 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