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<\/p>\nSince the FBI released chilling surveillance images in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, many online have zeroed in on what they believe is a crucial detail \u2014 the suspect\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n
Bombshell photos
\nThe newly recovered photos show a masked, armed figure outside the 84-year-old\u2019s Tucson, Arizona, home in the early morning hours of her disappearance.<\/p>\n
With the search for \u201cToday\u201d show host Savannah Guthrie\u2019s 84-year-old mother now entering its 11th day, the chilling images and video released Thursday represent the first major public breakthrough in the case, offering potential clues about the attacker.<\/p>\n
In the images shared by FBI Director Kash Patel, the individual appears to be tampering with the video doorbell camera while dressed in a balaclava, gloves, a zipped jacket, and a backpack.<\/p>\n
has now been missing for 10 days. Two ransom deadlines demanding $6 million in bitcoin have already passed. The note reportedly did not include a direct threat about what would happen if payment wasn\u2019t made.<\/p>\n
Releasing the images, Patel wrote:<\/p>\n
\u201cOver the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors \u2013 including the removal of recording devices.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems.<\/p>\n
The eyebrows and eye shape
\n\u201cWorking with our partners \u2013 as of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie\u2019s front door the morning of her disappearance.\u201d<\/p>\n
While authorities have not identified a suspect, social media users quickly began analyzing the photos, particularly the visible eye area between the mask and hood.<\/p>\n
Some believe the eyebrows and eye shape suggest the suspect may not be male.<\/p>\n
One person commented: \u201cArched eyebrows. I would say female.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEyes look like a woman\u2019s eyes to me,\u201d said a second.<\/p>\n
A third person wrote: \u201cSure that\u2019s not a woman?\u201d<\/p>\n
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Others, however, pointed to body language in the accompanying video footage, arguing the suspect\u2019s gait appears more masculine. A few have even speculated about the outline of facial hair beneath the mask. At this stage, law enforcement has not confirmed the gender of the individual seen in the footage.<\/p>\n
The release of the images marks the most significant development in the case since Nancy disappeared on Feb. 1 after being dropped off at home by her son-in-law following dinner with family.<\/p>\n
Authorities are receiving a surge of tips after the FBI released unsettling footage showing a masked individual tampering with Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home-security camera the morning she disappeared, CNN reported.<\/p>\n
A former FBI agent has suggested the suspect\u2019s clumsy handling of both the gun and the Nest camera indicates he may be inexperienced.<\/p>\n
This is a very non-conventional way to carry a firearm. Very non-conventional,\u201d former agent Mark Harrigan told the New York Post, referring to the suspect seemingly holstering the gun at the front.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has it in the open, which is unusual, because normally you would want it concealed when you\u2019re going to do a crime, so you\u2019re not calling attention to yourself with an exposed firearm,\u201d Harrigan explained.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s potentially somebody that\u2019s not normally armed or carrying a firearm around in public. Normally, you\u2019d have it on the hip,\u201d he added, noting his experience as the former chief of the FBI\u2019s Firearms Training Program.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t carry it on your hip bone because it\u2019s uncomfortable. He may have had it concealed in his backpack and decided then to put it on his waist when he got close to the door,\u201d Harrigan said.<\/p>\n
Authorities detained one individual
\nUp until now, authorities had provided little public insight into who may have taken her. But on Tuesday, a man was detained and questioned in connection to the case.<\/p>\n
Carlos, the man briefly detained, said he and his wife were driving when they noticed police following them. They pulled over, he stepped out, and was taken in for questioning, he told reporters.<\/p>\n
However, Carlos was later released, telling reporters: \u201cI told them, I work in Tucson for GLS, I might have delivered a package to her house but I never kidnapped anybody. They hold me from 4:00 p.m. till now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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