Sheriff downplays reports that suspect approached Nancy Guthrie’s home before her kidnapping

Published February 24, 2026 9:24am ET



The Pima County Sheriff’s Department pushed back against reports on Monday that a suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie approached her home the day before she vanished. 

Multiple outlets report that the photos and videos released by the FBI of the suspect caught on Gurthrie’s doorbell camera were taken on two separate days, rather than just Feb. 1, the day after the 84-year-old woman was last seen.

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