Is Nancy Guthrie found? New detail on photos from front porch

TUCSON — Images of a masked man standing on Nancy Guthrie’s porch, who was described as a suspect in her disappearance, appear to have been taken on two different days, two news outlets reported on Feb. 23.

Stories by both ABC News and KOLD-TV, the CBS affiliate in Tucson, cited unnamed law enforcement sources.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department, however, dismissed the reports as speculation.

The images of a masked individual at Guthrie’s front stoop were released by the FBI on Feb. 10, providing a major breakthrough in the case.

Those images showed what authorities said was a person considered a suspect in the case. But the images had subtle differences.

In some images, including video footage, the person wore a backpack that appeared to be full and had reflective tape on the shoulder straps. In another image, the person had no backpack.

The media outlets said the image of the man with no backpack was taken on a different day from the one with the backpack.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement Feb. 23 that the images from the camera had no date or time stamp associated with them. “Therefore, any suggestion that the photographs were taken on different days is purely speculative,” spokesperson Angelica Carrillo said.

The images from the security camera, when released, marked what appeared to be a major break in the case. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos had said the week before that although the Guthrie home had security cameras, Guthrie had not subscribed to a video service and the footage was not recoverable.

But the next week, the images were recovered and released.

Nanos told KOLD that information did not come from the Sheriff’s Department or the FBI. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI declined to comment to ABC.

The gap between the photos could explain why investigators were seeking additional video from neighbors in the days before Guthrie’s disappearance.

Ring doorbell camera users in the Catalina Foothills were being asked to check for footage from Jan. 11 between 9 p.m. and midnight, Tucson television station KVOA reported on Feb. 11.

In a Feb. 13 interview with KPNX-TV, the NBC affiliate in Phoenix, Nanos said investigators had “a valid reason for that date.” But he did not detail why.

On Feb. 12, the Sheriff’s Department had requested video from Jan. 1, 2026, through Feb. 2, 2026, “including any suspicious activity involving people or vehicles.”

Few details from law enforcement have been released in recent days. People continue to come by her Foothills home to drop off yellow flowers and well wishes.

Marilyn Fogltance, 81, and her son brought flowers in the afternoon that turned to evening on Feb. 22. The bouquet was one of dozens filling Guthrie’s desert front yard.

Fogltance was holding on to her son’s arm for support as she walked back to her car.

Fogltance sees a lot of herself in Guthrie. They are of similar ages — she is just a few years younger than Guthrie, who is 84 — and she has lived in the Catalina Foothills since the 1970s, just like Guthrie.

Fogltance has some mobility issues and is a woman of faith like Guthrie, who disappeared in the early hours of Feb. 1.

Fogltance’s son said they wanted to show their support for the Guthrie family.

“Love and just hurt. Hurt for her family. Just a lot of pain,” Folgtance said with tears in her eyes about why she wanted to drop off the flowers. “But what I know is that God knows where she is, even though we don’t. So, I take comfort in that.”

Her son, BJ Fogltance, said that although they believe Guthrie’s kidnapping was targeted, it was “nerve-wracking” that the kidnapping could occur in the Catalina Foothills, an area that has historically been safe compared with Tucson, its neighbor to the south.

“My dad is thinking about getting a doorbell camera now. It has made him a little nervous and he is never scared of anything,” Fogltance said of his father, a retired college football referee.

Investigators said the case remained active, though without a public breakthrough, as the fourth week after Guthrie’s disappearance gets under way.

The mother of “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie has been missing since Jan. 31. Despite intense attention and a steady flow of tips, authorities have not named a suspect and have announced no new DNA matches.

All DNA evidence collected from Nancy Guthrie’s property and through related search warrants has been submitted for analysis, Pima County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Angelica Carrillo said.

The FBI also continued working to identify DNA recovered from a glove found about two miles from the residence after it did not match entries in the national Combined DNA Index System database.

Detectives were still working to identify a masked individual captured on doorbell video the night Guthrie disappeared. Authorities have said they are not ruling out the possibility that more than one person may be involved.

Several hundred law enforcement personnel remained assigned to the case, with staffing levels fluctuating based on investigative leads, Carrillo said. The investigation will continue until Guthrie is found or all leads are exhausted, the department said.

While official updates have slowed, public interest has not.

The street outside Guthrie’s home is now restricted to one-way traffic after days of congestion tied to media coverage and onlookers.

Barricades lined portions of the narrow residential roadway, and authorities have asked media crews and volunteers to give investigators space to work.

Volunteer groups were organizing searches and distributing flyers in the neighborhood. Authorities, meanwhile, have urged the public to submit only actionable tips, not well wishes, through official channels.

Carrillo said no news briefings were currently scheduled, and Sheriff Chris Nanos did not anticipate media availability this week. The last time the Sheriff’s Department held a news conference was on Feb. 5.

Backpack spotted in search found unrelated to Guthrie

A backpack found Feb. 22 during an informal search by volunteers not far from Nancy Guthrie’s house prompted speculation that it could be related to her disappearance.

But the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, which retrieved the backpack from the volunteers, said that was unlikely.

“The backpack that was located by volunteers yesterday was collected by a deputy and examined at a nearby substation,” department spokesperson Kevin Adger told The Arizona Republic.

“After reviewing the bag and its contents, it does not appear that this is a viable lead for the investigation. The bag appears to have been outside for much longer than three weeks. It also contained identification of a minor within it.”

Law enforcement has asked anyone with information about the case to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI, 520-351-4900, 88-CRIME or visit tips.fbi.gov.

(This story was updated to include new information.)

This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: No breakthrough entering 4th week since Guthrie went missing