FBI Releases New Details of Suspect in Nancy Guthrie Case, Increases Reward to $100,000

The FBI has released a description of the suspect who appeared in Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera footage.

FBI Phoenix on Feb. 12 described the suspect as a male, approximately 5 feet, 9 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall, with an average build.

The agency shared images of the black, 25-liter “Ozark Trail Hiker Pack” backpack that the suspect wore.

It is also increasing its reward to up to $100,000 for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in the 84-year-old’s disappearance.

“Every tip is reviewed for credibility, relevance, and information that can be acted upon by law enforcement,” the FBI stated.

“Threat Intake Examiners at the National Threat Operations Center … and FBI personnel are supporting a 24-hour command post in which dozens of agents and investigators are assigned leads and tips to action each shift.”

The FBI has received more than 13,000 tips from the public related to this case since Feb. 1.

The information was announced on Feb. 12 after a forensic analysis of the doorbell camera footage was conducted by the FBI’s Operational Technology Division.

Video footage of the suspect was released on Feb. 10 after FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed that the bureau was able to team up with Alphabet (Google), which owns camera company Nest, to access the data and generate the video.

Footage released by the FBI showed a masked suspect wearing a stuffed backpack and walking onto Guthrie’s front porch in the early morning hours of Feb. 1, which is about the time that she vanished.

The person, who was armed, attempted to cover up the Nest camera with plants from Guthrie’s front yard.

The video did not have a time stamp.

The newly revealed information about the suspect came hours after the Pima County Sheriff’s Department asked the missing woman’s neighbors—within a two-mile radius—to review their surveillance footage from the past month.

“Investigators are requesting any video showing vehicles, traffic, pedestrians, or suspicious activity from Jan. 1–Feb. 2, 2026, near E. Skyline Dr. & N. Campbell Ave,” the Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced in an X post on Feb. 12.

Guthrie is the mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, who shared an emotional Instagram tribute to her mother on the afternoon of Feb. 12.

The journalist has begged on social media for the public’s help in locating her mother and previously made videos saying that “we will pay” for her mother’s return.

It’s not clear if the family has paid any money to the bitcoin addresses mentioned in alleged ransom notes. One of the notes allegedly asked for $6 million in bitcoin.

Nancy Guthrie was last seen on Jan. 31 after she had dinner with her family in the Tucson area and was driven home by a family member.