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The nation watched in disbelief as the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie — mother of NBC’s Savannah Guthrie — intensified after she was reported missing from her Tucson-area home on February 1. Law enforcement quickly concluded the scene pointed to an abduction and treated the case as a criminal investigation, and the family’s anguish has been heartbreakingly public.
This week the FBI announced a pivotal development, releasing recovered doorbell-camera images that show a masked, apparently armed figure tampering with the Nest camera on the night Guthrie vanished. Officials say the footage was recovered from backend systems after investigators worked with private-sector partners to retrieve data that had seemed corrupted or inaccessible — a technical recovery that may prove decisive.
Authorities have laid out a chilling timeline: the doorbell camera was disconnected at 1:47 a.m., motion was detected again at 2:12 a.m., and later testing confirmed blood on the front porch matched Guthrie. Those details suggest a deliberate, premeditated intrusion into the home of an elderly woman who depends on medication and had mobility issues — a prospect that should outrage every decent American.
Public reaction has been immediate and massive, with officials saying the tip lines were inundated — more than 4,000 calls in a single day after the footage was released and nearly 18,000 leads since February 1 — spurring road searches, the detention and release of a questioned individual, and a full-court press by federal and local investigators. This kind of public engagement shows Americans still care about law and order and will rally when a family in pain needs answers.
But let’s not pretend this tragedy is only about one suspect at a doorstep; it also exposes a scandalous blind spot in Big Tech. Investigators initially couldn’t access potentially vital video because the Nest device hadn’t been on a paid subscription plan — allowing corporate paywalls and subscription tiers to stand between law enforcement and evidence in a missing-elder case.
Conservatives should be loud and clear: demand accountability from tech companies for policies that can hinder investigations, and demand that law enforcement be given the tools and deference they need to bring Nancy home. The FBI and local sheriffs continue to pursue leads amid reports of ransom notes and online profiteering; patriotic Americans must keep the pressure on, send in credible tips, and refuse to let anyone monetize the suffering of a grandmother.
