“The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5’9” - 5’10” tall,” the agency statement revealed in part, along with details about the backpack he carried.

FBI releases new suspect details in Nancy Guthrie disappearance, increases reward to $100K

"The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5’9” - 5’10” tall," the agency statement revealed in part, along with details about the backpack he carried.

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February 12, 2026 10:04 p.m. ET

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The FBI is pulling back the curtain on the latest developments in the disappearance of *Today* anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy.

The agency increased its reward up to $100,000 for any information that leads to the location of Nancy and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance, FBI Phoenix shared in a statement on social media Thursday.

The FBI also shared new identifying details about the suspect, which were confirmed after what it says was "a forensic analysis of the doorbell camera footage by the FBI’s Operational Technology Division." The agency previously released the first photos and videos of Guthrie's alleged kidnapper, who wears a mask and gloves in the footage, on Tuesday.

"The suspect is described as a male, approximately 5’9” - 5’10” tall, with an average build," the statement read. "In the video, he is wearing a black, 25-liter ‘Ozark Trail Hiker Pack’ backpack. We hope this description will help concentrate the public tips we are receiving. Since February 1, 2026, the FBI has collected over 13,000 tips from the public related to this case."

The post also included different angles of photos showing what the backpack looks like.

The statement continued, "Every tip is reviewed for credibility, relevance, and information that can be acted upon by law enforcement. Threat Intake Examiners at the National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) and FBI personnel are supporting a 24-hour command post in which dozens of agents and investigators are assigned leads and tips to action each shift."

Nancy Guthrie in 2019.

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The FBI ended its post informing media outlets with information to direct their tips to the agency, and encouraged anyone in the public with information to submit it to the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or online at tips.fbi.gov to help bring Nancy home.

This update comes after the Pima County Sheriff's Department shared with ** earlier on Thursday that "investigators have recovered several items of evidence, including gloves."

The sheriff's department also said it is now requesting that neighbors within a 2-mile radius of Nancy's residence near East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue in Tuscon, Ariz., submit "all video footage that includes vehicles, vehicle traffic, people/pedestrians, and anything neighbors deem out of the ordinary or important to our investigation from January 1, 2026 - February 2, 2026."

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Nancy, 84, was first publicly reported missing on Feb. 1 after she was last seen outside of her Arizona home on the evening of Sat. Jan. 31, after being dropped off by family. Nancy was said to frequently meet up with friends for virtual church services on Sundays, and when she failed to show up for the planned watch party on Feb. 1, other attendees contacted her daughter Annie, who in turn reported her mother missing. In addition to Annie and Savannah, Nancy is also mother to their brother, Camron, and has several grandkids.

Nancy's children have jointly released several videos pleading for their mother's return and requesting the public's help since her disappearance.

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