"Troy Hillman, formerly of the Phoenix Police Department, told Us Weekly that the eerie footage and photos the FBI released this week of a masked individual approaching the doorbell camera from the 84-year-old matriarch's home is a huge break and offers a lot of clues. It doesn't mean it's solved, said Hillman. It doesn't mean Nancy's home safe, but it means it's a break in the case."
"The footage and photos provide a ton of information for investigators, from the suspect's attire to their visible facial features and mannerisms. You've got a height, a weight, they can guesstimate, said Hillman. They can kind of get biometrics on the facial features. Hillman pointed out the ski mask and backpack, as well as the way he wore his gun, what type of gun it was. The type of gloves he had on."
"Hillman added that once authorities can kind of assess all the footage offers, they can put those out and then get input from the community, who might recognize the individual or what they're wearing. Authorities confirmed to NBC affiliate News 4 Tucson on Wednesday that they'd discovered a pair of black gloves in the expanded search area. Those gloves are being tested for DNA."
Nancy Guthrie, age 84, vanished from her Tucson home on the night of Jan. 31 after failing to attend a neighbor-hosted online church service the next day. Police treated the disappearance as an abduction and released FBI doorbell footage and photos after an alleged ransom note demanded millions in cryptocurrency. The released images show a masked individual with discernible facial features, ski mask, backpack, gloves and the way a firearm was carried, enabling investigators to estimate height, weight and obtain biometric leads. A pair of black gloves recovered in the search area are being DNA-tested.
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