Investigators searching for “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother have provided a further description of the “suspect” seen on Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera before she was abducted.
Two weeks after the 84-year-old’s disappearance, investigators have found no signs of her and have named no suspects, although they briefly questioned one man who turned out to have no connection with the case after an anonymous tip said he did.
The FBI said that the person of interest is a man of average build, about 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, KSAZ reported. The new details came after FBI analysts conducted a “forensic analysis” of the doorbell footage.
Today, the FBI is increasing its reward up to $100,000 for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.
New identifying details about the suspect in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie have been… pic.twitter.com/GJcx4ra6wX
— FBI Phoenix (@FBIPhoenix) February 12, 2026
Further, the FBI said the man, wearing a full face ski mask, was carrying an Ozark Trail Hiker Pack.
The federal agency also announced a doubling of its reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those involved. That reward now stands at $100,000.
Guthrie vanished overnight on January 31 after having dinner with her older daughter, Annie Guthrie, and her husband, Tommaso Cioni. The was reported missing the following morning, as CrimeOnline reported.
Ransom letters have been received by media outlets — but not the family — demanding millions in Bitcoin for the safe release of Guthrie, who has now been without her medicine for two weeks. Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have released videos saying they wanted to talk with the kidnappers and agreeing “we will pay.”
A separate note was sent to tabloid entertainment outlet TMZ demanding a single Bitcoin for the name of the kidnappers. TMZ received a second note, purportedly from the same person, whining that they were not being taken seriously.
Investigators have said they take all leads seriously and are looking to verify any and all of the allegedly ransom notes.
Meanwhile, investigators waited nearly two weeks to begin asking Guthrie’s neighbors to share surveillance video, just after they found black gloves along a road nearby that appeared similar to the ones worn by the suspect in the Guthrie doorbell camera.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Office is the lead agency in the investigation, and on Thursday, Sheriff Chris Nanos disputed media reports that he was withholding investigative information from the FBI, although he is sending evidence to a private DNA lab in Florida rather than the FBI’s lab in Virginia, KOLD reported.
Also, the FBI in its latest post on Twitter.com asked media outlets to send any tips they received to them.
The sheriff told the station his agency has “good leads” as they search for the missing woman.
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[Featured image: Nancy Guthrie/Instagram and suspect/FBI]
