Nancy Guthrie’s neighbors in Tucson, Arizona reported an internet outage just before she disappeared, and federal investigators are now reportedly looking into whether the events are connected.
It is said that one of the neighbors He told NewsNation That his Ring camera surveillance footage from the night the 84-year-old matriarch Guthrie disappeared — between Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, when she was officially reported missing — is “unavailable.”
Other neighbors from the quiet community told NewsNation that FBI investigators questioned them about an “internet outage” on February 1.
Questions are said to have been raised about whether the device seen in the suspect’s pocket via CCTV footage extracted from Nancy’s Nest Camera could be a signal jammer.
Journalist Brian Entin showed the close-up via X on Friday, zooming in on Nancy’s residence from where he was standing.
“This is the distance from where the loop cameras went offline to Nancy Guthrie’s house. It’s open desert in between. You can see the roof of Nancy’s house when I zoom in.” books.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment Friday evening.
Terrifying footage of the suspect who allegedly took Nancy from her home in the middle of the night showed a masked man, described by FBI authorities as being of medium build and standing 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-10 tall.
He was carrying a backpack believed to be from a Walmart brand called Ozark Trail, and was wearing what appeared to be black gloves during the apparent home invasion.
Savannah Guthrie’s elderly mother was reported missing on February 1 after failing to attend her usual church service, following a night out with family members.
Authorities believe she was taken “against her will” in an apparent kidnapping, with drops of her blood left on her doorstep.
The investigation into the kidnapping continues, with family members recently increasing their reward offer to $1 million for “any information leading to the return of Nancy Guthrie.”
Savannah briefly returned to the “Today” show earlier this week for an emotional reunion with staff and co-stars.
A spokesperson for Page Six confirmed: “Although she plans to return to the show on the air, for now she remains focused on supporting her family and working to help bring Nancy home.”