As the search for Nancy Guthrie enters its eighth week, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department is walking back its request for surveillance footage from January 11.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos revealed to NBC News’ Liz Kreutz on Sunday, March 22,
“January 11th came to them from Google, as they’ve been helping to try to retrieve the Nest camera surveillance footage from Nancy’s doorbell camera,” Kreutz explained in a video shared via Instagram. “Google owns Nest.”
She continued, “[Nanos] said that when Google was able to retrieve some of those surveillance images that we’ve all seen, Google came to them and said, ‘This particular image’—the one that doesn’t show the suspect wearing a backpack—’that we believe that was from January 11. There’s a possibility it was January 11.'”
Kreutz explained that Google retracted that statement, claiming they could not “definitively” say the image was taken January 11. The company did not give any specific date.
It’s unclear whether the suspect visited Guthrie’s Tucson home prior to her abduction on February 1. The FBI and PCSD continue to ask for help identifying the masked man seen in images uncovered from the 84-year-old’s security camera.
The suspect is described as a “male, approximately 5’9” – 5’10” tall, with an average build. In the video, he is wearing a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack.”
Guthrie Family Statement Highlighted January 11
On Saturday, March 21, the Guthrie family issued a statement begging Tucson residents to come forward with any information. In their public plea, the family mentioned the apparent significance of January 11.
“We continue to believe it is Tucsonans, and the greater Southern Arizona community, that hold the key to finding resolution in this case. Someone knows something. It’s possible a member of this community has information that they do not realize is significant,” the statement began. “We hope people search their memories, especially around the key timelines of January 31 and the early morning hours of February 1, as well as the late evening of January 11.”
“No detail is too small. It may be the key,” the family pleaded.
“We miss our mom with every breath, and we cannot be in peace until she is home. We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder. Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home,” the statement continued. “We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life, but we cannot do that until she is brought to a final place of rest.”
