Former FBI agent urges caution as surveillance video of man in Guthrie area circulates web

A antheral caught connected surveillance footage allegedly trespassing connected a Tucson spot conscionable 20 minutes earlier doorbell camera footage showed a idiosyncratic astatine Nancy Guthrie's beforehand doorway has sparked speculation astir whether the taxable of each video is the aforesaid person.

TMZ's Harvey Levin says the FBI is taking earnestly a video of a antheral caught connected camera wearing 2 backpacks portion strolling done what appears to beryllium a car larboard and up to a backmost gate. 

The person, wearing a hooded overgarment and agelong pants, takes 1 backpack disconnected his container and attempts to flip it implicit what appears to beryllium a gross to a backyard.

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A antheral with 2 backpacks is seen connected surveillance footage astatine a Tucson location Feb. 1, 2026.  (Obtained by TMZ)

The effort was unsuccessful, and the idiosyncratic past leaves the property.

According to TMZ, that surveillance footage was recorded astatine 1:53 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 1, astatine a location 5 miles from Guthrie's.

A root acquainted with the probe told Fox News Digital the video apt surfaced arsenic a effect of ongoing canvassing for clues successful the Guthrie case. The root confirmed that authorities would similar to talk with the antheral but lone due to the fact that he's dressed likewise and wearing a backpack similar the idiosyncratic who approached Guthrie's location lone a abbreviated portion later. The root added the idiosyncratic successful the video is not a fishy oregon idiosyncratic of interest.

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The FBI connected Tuesday released video footage and inactive images of a idiosyncratic wearing a backpack approaching Guthrie's beforehand doorway aboriginal connected the greeting of Feb. 1. TMZ says it confirmed with national instrumentality enforcement that the clip of that footage was 2:12 a.m.

This representation released by the FBI shows an equipped idiosyncratic appearing to person tampered with the camera astatine Nancy Guthrie's beforehand doorway the greeting of her disappearance successful Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 1, 2026. (Provided by FBI)

Given the proximity to the home, determination person been nationalist suggestions, including from TMZ, that the idiosyncratic successful the footage could person near the property, driven the 5 miles to Guthrie's home, donned covering to conceal his individuality and approached Guthrie's beforehand door, each successful the 19-minute span betwixt 1:53 a.m. and 2:12 a.m.

However, erstwhile FBI Supervisory Special Agent Jason Pack cautioned against jumping to conclusions.

"I ever always ever caution connected speechmaking excessively overmuch into 1 extremity astatine first. As we've seen, they oftentimes lavation out, but the bureau volition instrumentality it earnestly and effort to find what discourse it belongs, if any, successful the investigation," helium said.

"Having worked these types of cases arsenic an FBI supervisory peculiar agent, I tin archer you that this idiosyncratic was identified arsenic portion of the extended video canvass that has been underway since agents and deputies began searching the vicinity for clues. This benignant of enactment is painstaking and laborious, but it does output leads conscionable similar this one.

A subordinate of the Pima County Sheriff's Office remains extracurricular Nancy Guthrie's location Monday, Feb. 9, 2026 successful Tucson, Ariz. (Ty ONeil/AP Photo)

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"The idiosyncratic seen successful the video inactive appears to beryllium likewise dressed to descriptions successful this case, wearing a backpack, jeans and a shirt. I would not telephone this idiosyncratic a fishy oregon a idiosyncratic of involvement astatine this time. They are simply idiosyncratic identified done the canvass who needs to beryllium afloat identified successful bid to find whether determination is immoderate engagement oregon not. No uncertainty the FBI wants to talk with this individual."

Nancy Guthrie disappearance timeline: 
Jan. 31, 2026
• Between 9:30–9:45 p.m. – Family drops Nancy disconnected astatine home
• 9:50 p.m. – Garage doorway closes (per authorities)
Feb. 1, 2026
• 1:47 a.m. – Doorbell camera disconnects
• 2:12 a.m. – Security camera detects motion
• 2:28 a.m. – Pacemaker disconnects from telephone application
• 11:56 a.m. – Family checks connected Nancy aft she misses play religion livestream gathering
• 12:03 p.m. — 911 called
• 12:15 p.m. — Sheriff’s deputies get astatine home