Fbi Releases Photos Of 'armed Individual' In Search For News Presenter's Missing Mother - Beritaja

The FBI has released images of an "armed individual" who appeared connected Nancy Guthrie's doorstep connected the nighttime she went missing.

Authorities investigating the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of a US TV big much than a week agone person not identified immoderate suspects aliases persons of interest.

FBI head Kash Patel shared the images connected X, writing: "The video was recovered from residual information located successful backend systems."

He said the images show "an equipped individual appearing to person tampered pinch the camera astatine Nancy Guthrie's beforehand doorway the greeting of her disappearance".

Investigators had been hoping cameras astatine the location would supply caller grounds about Ms Guthrie's disappearance from her location conscionable extracurricular Tucson, Arizona, but the doorbell camera had been disconnected early connected Sunday 1 February.

Although package recorded activity astatine the location minutes later, Ms Guthrie did not person an progressive subscription, truthful nary of the footage could beryllium recovered, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos had said.

Authorities person released fewer specifications about who whitethorn person abducted Ms Guthrie, the mother of Beritaja' Today show big Savannah Guthrie, aliases whether she is still alive.

They person near it unclear if ransom notes demanding money - whose deadlines person already passed - were authentic, aliases whether the Guthrie family has had immoderate interaction pinch the abductors.

The family antecedently said they were willing to salary for their mother's return aft a statement asking for $6m (£4.4m) by Monday astatine 5pm MT (12am GMT) emerged.

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Savannah Guthrie and her family person posted respective videos complete the past week.

In the latest, posted connected Monday, the presenter said: "We are astatine an hr of desperation." She told the public: "We request your help."

Investigators judge Ms Guthrie was taken against her will. She was past seen astatine her location connected 31 January and reported missing the adjacent time aft she did not be church.

DNA tests showed humor connected her beforehand structure was a lucifer to her, Mr Nanos said.

On Monday, a spokesperson for the FBI, Connor Hagan, said the agency was not alert of ongoing connection betwixt Ms Guthrie's family and the suspected kidnappers.

He said authorities had not identified immoderate suspects aliases persons of interest.

"Someone has that 1 portion of accusation that could thief america bring Nancy home," he added.