Overview
- Newly released photos and short videos show a masked person with a backpack and an apparent firearm tampering with the Nest doorbell camera on the morning Nancy Guthrie disappeared.
- FBI Director Kash Patel said the footage was pulled from residual data after recording devices were removed or otherwise made inaccessible.
- Authorities say they have identified no suspects or persons of interest and report no verified contact between the Guthrie family and alleged kidnappers.
- Media outlets reported receiving ransom demands for payment in Bitcoin, but law enforcement has not authenticated the notes; the FBI is offering a $50,000 reward and has deployed digital billboards and a 24‑hour command post.
- Evidence pointing to an abduction includes Guthrie’s blood DNA‑matched on her porch and device disconnects in the pre‑dawn hours, as her family issues urgent public pleas for information.