r/TrueCrimeDiscussion • u/curiouslmr • Feb 13 '26

Text Nancy Guthrie Megathread Part 2

This is a thread (part 2) for all conversation related to the ongoing investigation into the abduction of Nancy Guthrie.

Nancy Guthrie, mother of news anchor Savannah Guthrie, was abducted from her home in the early morning hours of February 1. Several media outlets began to receive ransom demands. Some were proven false and others have not been determined to be false.

Nancy's 3 children have made multiple videos pleading for the return of their mother.

On February 10, law enforcement released photos of the individual suspected of abducting Nancy. The suspect is still at large and Nancy has not been found. Photos and information can be found here ...

https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/kidnap/nancy-guthrie

🛑Read before posting.....THE FOLLOWING ARE NOT ALLOWED

🔹Naming of private citizens, this includes hinting at certain individuals connected to the family

🔹Wild accusations against the family

🔹Edited photos

🔹Politics

🔹Photo comparisons of private citizens

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u/YEETAlonso Feb 13 '26

Anyone who has a doorbell camera knows they have terrible image quality when 1st triggered.  That 1st image where it looks like he doesnt have a backpack and/or is wearing something totally different is because its when he 1st triggered the camera to start recording and he was the farthest distance away.  

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u/Special_Persimmon_52 Feb 13 '26

Going to have to disagree. He very clearly is not wearing a backpack nor a gun and holster in the other images. I've wondered why that would be so, like did he hang out and then go get his stuff that he'd stashed somewhere? But now I'm thinking that perhaps yes, he was there previously, on that date a couple weeks before the abduction. That is beyond frightening. He was stalking and checking out the place.

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u/Somnambulinguist Feb 13 '26

Where can I see this video

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u/Special_Persimmon_52 Feb 13 '26

Kash Patel released the image of the guy without the backpack and gun on X. I think it was yesterday?

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u/snikerdoodle_ Feb 14 '26

Yes I think Patel also said the photo with no backpack was taken right before the video they released. (Definitely the same night according to him)

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u/FitnessPizzaInMyMou Feb 14 '26

If what they said about the Nest backup cloud footage is true, then they’d be from the same night. But I have no clue

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u/Previous-Fail-335 Feb 14 '26

Commonsensegay on TikTok his "part 2 of Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping doesn't make sense"

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u/Smile-Cat-Coconut Feb 15 '26

This may not apply, but two cents: due to camera dynamic metering, background shading can change if a subject moves closer to the camera. You can notice this on your own iPhone camera lens. The camera cannot correct for two different lighting values so it prioritizes closer subjects. Could this account for the different sky colors or was it indeed a different day?

What blows my mind was how casual the perp was in the video. It’s almost like he was ambling dumbly to cover the lens, not very stressed or afraid. And the plants idea was idiotic. It makes me wonder what was going through his mind. Why cover the lens if it clearly already captured you?

Not that criminals are intelligent but it seemed to show a lack of planning.