Google engineers find masked gunman footage in Nancy Guthrie case

Google engineers have successfully recovered deleted Nest camera footage in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, providing investigators with the first images of a masked, armed suspect. The 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie vanished from her Tucson home on February 1. While the Pima County Sheriff originally stated no video existed due to a lack of subscription, Google experts located residual data in backend cloud servers. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the recovery was a joint effort with the private sector. The images show a person in a mask outside the home on the night of the abduction. This breakthrough comes as the FBI investigates ransom notes demanding Bitcoin. A person of interest was detained Tuesday night, though motives remain unclear. Savannah Guthrie has made public appeals for her mother’s safe return, citing her mother's fragile health and need for daily medication. Authorities are now utilizing this new visual evidence to track the suspect across different storage components and data layers.

Google engineers have achieved a significant technical breakthrough in the search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie. After initially believing no video evidence existed due to a lack of cloud subscription, Nest technicians successfully recovered residual data from backend server pipelines. These recovered images reveal a masked and armed individual outside the Guthrie home in Tucson, Arizona, shortly before her disappearance on February 1. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the recovery of this critical data, which has led to the detention of a person of interest. As the investigation enters its second week, authorities are also analyzing ransom notes demanding Bitcoin and dealing with the health concerns of Mrs. Guthrie, who requires daily medication for her fragile heart.

Topics Covered

  • 🔬 Google engineers recover residual Nest video data from cloud backend systems.
  • 🔒 FBI released images of a masked and armed suspect found near the home.
  • 💰 Authorities analyze a Bitcoin ransom note with a passed Monday deadline.
  • 🏥 Savannah Guthrie makes an emotional appeal regarding her mother's fragile health.
  • 👮 A person of interest was detained Tuesday night in the Tucson investigation.

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  • (00:00) - Introduction
  • (00:05) - Google Data Breakthrough
  • (01:10) - The Search and Ransom Note
Google engineers find masked gunman footage in Nancy Guthrie case
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