In a major lead in the abduction case of Nancy Guthrie, investigators believe the masked suspect seen on her doorbell camera may have visited her Tucson home before she was taken.
As per reports, investigators think that the masked intruder, featured in home surveillance footage released by the FBI, may have approached the property sometime before February 1, the day the 84-year-old mother of “Today" show host Savannah Guthrie was abducted.
The sources pointed to a still image released by the FBI showing the suspect at Guthrie’s front door without a backpack. That image was reportedly captured on a different day from the morning of her disappearance.
The FBI had also released images of the suspect wearing a backpack from “the morning of [Guthrie’s] disappearance."
One theory shared with ABC News suggests the suspect first approached the door but was frightened off by the camera. He allegedly returned later, tampered with the device and obscured the lens with branches.
However, others have speculated that the man without the backpack may be different from the suspect who blocked the camera.
So far, no suspect has been identified.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed it was aware that the released images show a suspect in different stages of attire, including with and without a backpack. However, the department said there is no date or time stamp linked to the images.
In a statement, officials cautioned that any suggestion the photographs were taken on different days is purely speculative and that speculation without factual support does not help the investigation.
The FBI has been contacted for further information.
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