“As of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning of her disappearance,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement on X.
He said authorities had been working to recover images from the home surveillance system that “may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors – including the removal of recording devices”.
Officials also released two short videos showing the person approach the front door of Nancy Guthrie’s home, then check camera before moving away, picking up some vegetation from the ground and using it to cover the camera lens.
Savannah Guthrie shared the new video on Instagram. “Someone out there recognises this person,” she said on Tuesday. “We believe she is still out there. Bring her home.”
This marks the first major breakthrough in a case that has gripped the country for more than a week.
On Monday, police were still saying they had yet to identify any suspects or vehicles connected to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, the same day Savannah Guthrie issued a new video appeal to anyone with information.
“We believe our mum is still out there,” she said in a video posted to her Instagram account. “We need your help.”
She renewed that appeal on Tuesday, reposting the surveillance images on her Instagram with the message: “We believe she is still alive. Bring her home.”
The FBI is offering a $50,000 (£36,000) reward for any information.
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