Major development in Nancy Guthrie case with new claim masked suspect was caught on doorbell camera BEFORE night of abduction

The mysterious masked figure, who was seen trying to hide the Nest’s doorbell camera the night Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped, is said to have visited the house before.

Federal investigators released chilling images of an unidentified suspect standing at the front door of the Guthrie in the upscale Catalina Foothills neighborhood of Tucson, Arizona, in the early morning hours of Feb. 1.

Police have yet to arrest any suspects or obtain any concrete leads in the disappearance of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother.

But sources familiar with the investigation said an image the FBI released of the suspect at his front door without a backpack was captured on a Nest doorbell camera before he was kidnapped. he told ABC News.

Later, on a different day, images of him carrying a backpack and gun holster were taken. CNN reportsHowever, officials said ‘any suggestion that the photographs were taken on different days is entirely speculative’.

It is believed that the suspect approached the door and was frightened when he first noticed the camera, but then turned back when he was seen tampering with the device and placing branches in front of the lens.

Jason Peck, a former FBI agent, told ABC that if it was the same person, “it could indicate that the person was surveilling the area before he was kidnapped.”

‘The fact that there was preparation and planning involved, which makes it a sophisticated type of criminal activity rather than just someone coming out.’

The gap in the timeline may help explain why investigators asked neighbors to check their homes’ security systems for suspicious people and vehicles dating back to Jan. 1, a month before the kidnapping.

A masked suspect seen outside Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Arizona, appears to have visited the home before being kidnapped.

The unidentified suspect was later seen trying to hide the Nest doorbell camera.

The biggest breakthrough came just days after a couple said they found a bloody black latex glove like the one worn by the masked suspect in doorbell camera footage.

The couple said they made the discovery on Feb. 11 while driving on North Campbell Avenue and shining a flashlight out the window. Another glove was found less than 10 meters away.

The couple told KVOA-TV They then called the FBI hotline and were on hold for 45 minutes before reaching someone.

They said the operator had recorded their contact information and location but could not guarantee a representative would be able to get there that night.

Knowing the possible significance of these gloves, they called the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, which was handling the investigation into Guthrie’s disappearance.

Police told the couple to leave the gloves on and that someone would respond to the scene.

The couple was concerned that rain was in the forecast, so they called 911 for faster response. Many detectives arrived and questioned them until 2 a.m.

Now they wonder if the gloves they found are the same ones the FBI tested; they did not match anyone in the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), authorities said.

The glove found by the couple was seen from a phone camera

The couple said this glove was found less than a mile from Nancy’s home (pictured)

Police have not confirmed this, but said the gloves they found were collected two miles from Nancy’s home. The couple said the gloves they found were less than a mile from home.

Authorities will continue DNA testing on the gloves over the next few weeks, believing they may belong to the suspect described as a 5’9″ to 5’10” male.

He was seen wearing a different gun holster and an Ozark Trail backpack from Walmart.

But as the investigation drags on, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is accused of ‘locking down’ the investigation by federal authorities.

Multiple sources told the Daily Mail that the sheriff insisted that only he and the two most senior members of his inner circle would make decisions regarding the missing 84-year-old.

Several PCSD sources also confirmed to the Daily Mail that only three decision-makers led the department’s investigation: Sheriff Nanos, Chief Jesus Lopez and Capt. Juan Carlos Navarro.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has restricted key decisions in the Nancy Guthrie case to himself and two top deputies, sidelining senior detectives and the FBI

Chief Jesus Lopez (right) and Capt. Juan Carlos Navarro, a member of Sheriff Nanos’ inner circle, are among the three decision-makers leading the department’s investigation, PCSD sources confirmed to the Daily Mail.

“He will only allow himself or two of his hand-picked employees to make decisions on the case,” a law enforcement source told the Daily Mail.

‘Everyone is told what to do, no one has such a word or idea. Only three men make the decisions.

Sergeant. David Stivers is officially in charge of the case, but sources say any information he receives is passed directly up the chain

‘It’s an incredibly unusual thing to do with so many people working together and the FBI involved.

‘All the other detectives are out there busting their asses doing what they can, but these three people make the final decisions after everyone reports back to them.

‘It’s limited to the thought processes of these three men. They keep everything from the FBI but they don’t share it.

‘Nanos is arrogant and wants to be the center of attention instead of focusing on Nancy and letting the FBI do their job.’

Law enforcement sources also added that Sergeant David Stivers was officially in charge of the case, but any information given to him was passed directly up the chain.

Another source added: ‘So no actual detectives are running this, just command staff. This is quite an unusual situation. Normally, an experienced detective would direct him and provide updates through the chain of command.

‘To be fair, it is typical to keep important details secret, as we saw in the Idaho case. What is unusual is the order directing the investigation. ‘It’s the tail that makes the dog wag.’

But volunteers who wanted to join the search were told they were not welcome.

“We appreciate their concerns and we all want to find Nancy, but it’s best to leave this job to the professionals,” the sheriff said in a statement on social media.

‘PCSD has volunteer opportunities if they wish to become involved with the department.’

The statement also urged volunteers to keep private property laws in mind and ask for permission before searching a resident’s property.

A Tucson couple said they found a bloody glove near Nancy Guthrie’s home in the Catalina Mountains. (Image: Nancy with her daughter Savannah Guthrie on the set of the ‘Today’ show)

Nancy was last seen on January 31 after being dropped off at her home by a family member.

Police believe he was taken against his will in the early morning hours of February 1. When he didn’t show up at a friend’s house that day, his family reported him missing.

On Friday, the sheriff’s department said it was ‘not ruling out the possibility that more than one person was involved.’

Investigators hope Nancy’s pacemaker will eventually lead them to her.

The device that regulates the person’s heartbeat was disconnected from the application on his phone at 02.28. This was shortly after the suspect was seen on the doorbell camera.

Nanos has previously said its pacemaker still has a battery life of six or seven years, based on information provided to it by the manufacturer.

The company that manufactures the pacemaker is working with police to help identify possible signals the device might emit.