Authorities have recovered more evidence relating to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show anchor Savannah Guthrie.
This comes after the FBI expanded its search area around Nancy's home in Tucson, Arizona, following the release of doorbell camera footage that showed a masked individual on her porch around the time she went missing.
In a new statement, the Pima County Sheriff's Office shared that "investigators have recovered several items of evidence, including gloves" and that "all viable evidence is submitted for analysis…as part of the investigative process".
© Getty ImagesThe statement also explained that after requesting doorbell camera footage from neighbors, they spotted a "suspicious vehicle" in the vicinity before her alleged capture.
Just a day prior, investigators informed media and residents of the surrounding area that they were "conducting an extensive search along multiple roadways in the Catalina Foothills area".
Nancy has been missing for 12 days now, after she failed to attend her usual church service on February 1. Investigators seemed to hit a dead end in the case until they were able to access footage from her doorbell camera that was previously unavailable due to her subscription level.
© WireImageThe recovered footage shows an armed man in a ski mask and black gloves approaching Nancy's door in the early hours of February 1, before he attempted to disarm the camera. The doorbell camera was disconnected at 1:47 a.m., and the pacemaker app on Nancy's phone shows that the device was disconnected from the app at 2:28 a.m.
Watch the footage below...
While her family confirmed that she had no known cognitive issues, they did stress that Nancy required daily medication, which appeared to have been left inside her home. Savannah shared a video with supporters on Thursday that showcased her mother through the years.
"Our lovely mom. We will never give up on her. Thank you for your prayers and hope," she wrote in the caption. Shortly after her disappearance, authorities detailed their beliefs that she had been abducted, which was seemingly confirmed when blood droplets that matched her DNA were discovered by her front door
© FBISavannah and her siblings, Annie and Camron, pleaded for the public's help in an emotional message posted to social media.
© Instagram"We believe our mom is still out there. We need your help. Law enforcement is working tirelessly, around the clock, trying to bring her home, trying to find her. She was taken, and we don't know where, and we need your help," the journalist said in the video.
"So, I'm coming on just to ask you not just for your prayers, but no matter where you are – even if you're far from Tucson – if you see anything, if you hear anything, if there's anything at all that seems strange to you, that you report [it] to law enforcement. We are at an hour of desperation, and we need your help."
