Chilling surveillance video shows person of interest in Nancy Guthrie abduction case

BEST LEAD YET TO CATCH HER CAPTOR. OUR REPORTERS ARE. HER CAPTOR. OUR REPORTERS ARE E ACROSS ALL OF IT AND. ACROSS ALL OF IT AND WE START AGAIN WITH LIZ Z KREUTZ IN TUCSON. WE START AGAIN WITH LIZ KREUTZ IN TUCSON. >> Reporter: TONIGHT. LIZ KREUTZ IN TUCSON. >> Reporter: TONIGHT THE FIRSRST CHILLING. THE FIRST CHILLING IMAGES SHEDDING LIGHT ON WHAT HAPPENED A AT. IMAGES SHEDDING LIGHT ONON WHAT HAPPENED AT NANCY GUTHRIE'S HOUSE. ON WHAT HAPPENED AT NANCY GUTHRIE'E'S HOUSE THE NIGHT SHE WAS. THE NIGHT SHE WAS ABDUCTED.. IN NEST CAMERA. ABDUCTED. IN NEST CAMERA SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE. IN NEST CAMERA SURVEILLANCE F FOOTAGE RELEASED BY THE FBI. SURVRVEILLANCE FOOTAGE RELEASED BY THE FBI TODAY, YOU SEE A. RELEASED BY THE FBI TODAY, Y YOU SEE A MASKED PERSON WALK UP. TODAY, YOU SEE A MASKED PERSON WALK UP TO NANCY'S FRONT DOOR. TO NANCY'S FRONT DOOR AND TAMPER WITH THE CAMERA AROUND THE TIME. AND TAMPER WITH THE CAMERA AROUND D THE TIME NANCY DISAPPEARED. UN. NANCY DISAPPEARED. THE PERSON HAS A GUN HOLSTERED TO THEIR. HOLSTERED TO THEIR WAIST WEARING GLOVES AND A FULLY STUFFED.

AND A FULLY STUFFED BACKPACK. THEY TURN AROUND, BACKPACK. THEY TURN AROUNDND, BEGIN SEARCHING FOR. THEY TURN AROUND, , BEGIN SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING, GRABBING A. SOMETHING, GRABBING A HANDFUL OF FLOWERS FROM THE YARARD WHICH. HANDFUL OF FLOWERS FROM THEHE YARD WHICH THEY USE TO BLOCK THE. FROM THE YARD WHICH THEY USE T TO BLOCK THE VIEW OF THE SECURITY. LE. CAMERA AS THEY DISABLE TO. THIS THIRD VIDEO SHOWS. TO. THIS THIRD VIDEO SHOWS THE PERSON SLIGHTLY. THE PERSON SLIGHTLY HUNCHED OVER AS THEY WALK UP TO THE DOOR. HUNCHED OVER AS THEY WALK UP TO THE DOOR. >> THIS IS THE GAME. WALK UP TO THE DOOR. >> THIS IS THE GAME CHANGER WE WERE. >> THIS IS THE GAME CHANGEGER WE WERE WAITING FOR. WAITING FOR. MORE THAN ANYTHING, MORE THAN, YOU K KNOW, MORE THAN ANYTHING, MORE THAN, YOU KNOW, BALLISTICS, MORE THAN. BALLISTICS, MORE THAN OTHER TYPES OF, YOU KNOW, CELL PHONE DATA, OTHER TYPES OF, YOU KNOW, CELL PHONE DATA, THIS THE ONE. KNOW, CELL PHONE DATA, THIS THE ONE. THE VIDEO SO OFTEN IS. THIS THE ONE. THE VIDEO SO OFTEN IS WHAT BREAKS THE CASE. WHAT BREAKS THE CASE OPEN. >> Reporter: NONE OF. OPEN. >> Reporter: NONE OF THTHE VIDEOS OR IMAGES. >> Reporter:r: NONE OF THE VIDEOS OR IMAGES SHOW THE SUSPECT'S.

THE VIDEOS OR IMAGES SHOW THE SUSPECT'S FACE, THERE ARE MANY. SHOW THE SUSPECT'S FACE, THERE E ARE MANY DEFINING FEATURES YOU. LD. CAN SEE THAT COULD HELP INVESTIGATORS AND THE PUBLIC FIGURE OUT. THE PUBLIC FIGURE OUT WHO THIS PERSON IS. HERE THERE APPEARS TO. WHO THIS PERSON IS. HERE THERE APPEARS TO BE F FAIR AND IMPARTIAL. BE FAIR AND IMPARTIAL HAIR AROUND THE MOUTH AND HERE AND HERE. HAIR AROUND THE MOUTH AND HERE AND HERE DISTINCTIVE SHAPED. AND HERE AND HERE DISTINCTIVIVE SHAPED EYEBROWS SHOWING. EYEBROWS SHOWING THROUGH THE EYE HOLES S OF THE MASK. OF THE MASK. THE PERSON'S CLOTHES MAY ALSO BE A CLUEUE, THE PERSON'S CLOTHES MAY ALSO BE A CLUE, LIGHT-COLORED RUNNING. LIGHT-COLORED RUNNING SHOES. THIS ZIP UP JACKET AND. SHOES. THIS ZIP UP JACKET AND REFLECTORS ON THE. THIS ZIP UP JACKET AND REFLECTOTORS ON THE BACKPACK. E. BACKPACK. IN THIS PHOTOTO THE GLARE SUGGESTS THERE. GLARE SUGGESTS THERE COULD BE A FLASHLIGHT T IN THE PERSON'S MOUTH. IN THE PERSON'S MOUTH AS THEY HOLD UP THOSE FLOWERS IN FRORONT. AS THEY HOLD UP THOSOSE FLOWERS IN FRONT. CAMERA. FLOWERS IN FRONT. CAMERA.. SINCE NANOS NANCY'S.

CAMERA. SINCE NANOS NANCY'S DISAPPEARANCE TEN DAYS. DISAPPEARANCE TEN DAYS AGO INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO. AGO INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN WORKING TO REVOLVER S SURVEILLANCE. BEEN WORKING TO O REVOLVER SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE IF THE HOME, FOOTAGE IF THE HOME, SOME WHICH THE FBI SAYS MAY HAVE BEEN. SOME WHICH THE FBI SAYS MAY HAVE BEEN LOST, CORRUPTED OR. SAYS MAY HAVE BEEN LOST, CORRUPTED OR INACCESSIBLE DUE TO A. LOST, CORRUPTED OR INACCESSIBIBLE DUE TO A VAERT OF FACTORS, OF. VAERT OF FACTORS, INCLUDUDING REMOVAL OF RECORDING DEVICES. INCLUDING REMOVAL OF RECORDING DEVICES. BY WORKING WITH. RECORDING DEVICES. BY WORKING WITH PRIVATE SECTOR. BY WORKING WITH PRIVATE SESECTOR PARTNERS, THEY WERE. PARTNERS, THEY WERE ABLE TO UNCOVER R PREVIOUSLY. PREVIOUSLY INACCESSIBLE IMAGES. >> THE POSTURE O OR THE. >> THE POSTURE OR THE WAY THEY MOVIE, HAND GESTURES, ALL OF THAT, WAY THEY MOVIE, HAND GESTURES, ALL OF THAT, SOMEBODY HAS SEEN. SOMEBODY HAS SEEN. THIS PERSON HAS NOT GONE THEIR LIFE NEVER.

THIS PERSON HAS NOT GONE THEIR LIFE NEVEVER ENTER ACTING WITH. GONE THEIR LIFE NEVER ENTER ACTING WITH OTHERS, FAMILY. ENTER ACTING WITH OTHERSRS, FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, OTHERS, FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, PEOPLE. MEMBERS, FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES, PEOPLE KNOW HIM, KNOWOW WHO HE. KNOW HIM, KNOW WHO HE IS. THEY HAVE TO REPORORT. IS. THEY HAVE TO REPORORT IT. IT. >> Reporter: THAT'S WHAT THE FBI AND. >> Reporter: THAT'S WHAT T THE FBI AND GUTHRIE FAMILY ARE. . HOPING FOR. SAVANNAH POSTING THE IMAGES SAYING SOMEONE. SAVANNAH POSTING THE IMAGES SAYAYING SOMEONE OUT THERE RECOGNIZES. IMAGES SAYING SOMEONE OUT THERE RECOCOGNIZES THIS PERSON, WE. THIS PERSON, WE BELIEVE SHE STILL OUT THTHERE. BELIEVE E SHE STILL OUT THERE. BRING HER HOME. THERE. BRING HER HOME. >> LIZ JOINS US LIVE. BRING HER HOME. >> LIZ JOINS US LIVE IF OUTSIDE NANCY. >> LIZ JOINS US LIVE IF OUTSIDE NANCY GUTHRIE'S HOME. IF OUTSIDE NANCY GUTHRIE'S HOHOME. LIZ, INVESTIGATORS. GUGUTHRIE'S HOME. LIZ, INVESTIGATORS WILL BE ABLE TO PULL. LIZ, INVESTIGATORS WILL BE ABLE TO PULL SOME REAL DESCRIPTIVE. WILL BE ABLE TO PULL SOME REAEAL DESCRIPTIVE CLUES OFF THAT VIDEO?

SOME REAL DESCRIPTIVE CLUES OFF THAT VIDEO? >> Reporter: YEAH, >> Reporter: YEAH, TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. EXPERTS SAY. TOM, THAT'S RIGHT. EXPEPERTS SAY INVESTIGATORS ARE. BE. LIKELY GOING TO BE ABLE TO APPROXIMATE THIS PERSON'S HEIGHT. ABLE TO APPROXIMATE THIS PERSON'N'S HEIGHT AND WEIGHT BASED ON. AND WEIGHT BASED ON HOW THEY LOOK IN THE VIDEO O COMPARED TO. VIDEO COMPARED TO OTHER OBJECTS LIKE THE BRICKS. OTHER OBJECTS LIKE T THE BRICKS. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE. BRICICKS. YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE PERSON'S GAIT, THE WAY. PERSON'S GAIT, THE WAY THEY WALK. ALL THESE BIG CLUES. THEY WALK. ALL THESE BIG CLUES GIVING MUCH NEEDEDED. GIVING MUCH NEEDED HELP TO THE GUTHRIE FAMILY. HELP TO THE GUTHRIE E FAMILY. TOM. FAMILY. TOM. >> LIZ KREUTZ OWN WHAT. TOM. >> LIZ KREUTZ OWN WHAT COULULD BE A BREAK IN. COULD BE A BREAK IN THE CASE. THANK YOU. THE CASE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.T. WE WANT TO ANALYZE. ALL RIGHT. WE WANT TO ANALYZE THOSOSE VIDEOS NOW. WE WANT TO ANALYZE THOSE VIDEOS NOW. JOINING US TONIGHT TOM. THOSE VIDEOS NOW. JOINING US TONIGHT TOM WINTER OUR LAW. WINTER OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT CORRESPONDENT AND. ENFORCEMENT CORRESPONDENT ANAND CHIEF JUSTICE.

CHIEF JUSTICE CONTRIBUTOR JONATHAN DIENSTST. CONTRIBUTOR R JONATHAN DIENST. SO, TOM, WHAT'S GOING. SO, TOM, WHAT'S GOING STOOND OUT TO INVESTIGATORS FROM. STOOND OUT TO INVESTIGATORS S FROM THESE VIDEOS? THESE VIDEOS? >> SO MUCH TO EXAMINE FOR THE FBI. >> SO MUCH TO EXAMINE FOR THE FBFBI. THEY WILL LOOK AT WHAT. FOFOR THE FBI. THEY WILL LOOK AT WHAT TYPE OF GUN HE HAS, THEY WILL LOOK AT WHAT TYPE OF GUN HE HAS, WHY DOES HE HAVE THE. TYPE OF GUN HE HAS, WHY DOES H HE HAVE THE GUN OUT AND EASILY. WHY DOES HE HAVE THE GUN OUT ANAND EASILY ACCESSIBLE? HE. ACCESSIBLE? YOU SEE HOW HE HOLSTERS IT IN FRONT. YOU SEE HOW HE HOLSTERS IT IN F FRONT. WHAT IS STUFFED IN THE. HOLSTERS IT IN FRONT. WHAT IS STUFFED IN THE BACKPACK? WHAT IS STUFFED IN T THE BACKPACK? IT'S CLEAR WHICH. IT'S CLEAR WHICH DIRECTION HE APPROACHCHES FROM. DIRECTION HE APPROACHES FROROM. THE FBI COULD LOOK FOR. APPROACHES FROM. THE FBI COULD LOOK FOR OTHER VIDEO FROM THAT. THE FBI COULD LOOK FOR OTHER VIDEO O FROM THAT AREA. HE. AREA. ALSO DIG IN ON THEHE CLOTHING. CLOTHING. WE SEEN FROM PAST CASES THEY W WILL LOOK. CASES THEY WILL LOOK TO ALL THE MAJOR RETAILERS, PULL. TO ALL THE MAJOR RETAILERS, PULL RECEIPTS AND PULL THE.

RETAILERS, PULL RECEIPTS AND PULULL THE VIDEO FROM THE STORE. RECEIPTS AND PULL THE VIDEDEO FROM THE STORE TO SEE WHO BOUGHT THAT. VIDEO FROM THE STORE TO SEE WHO BOUGHT THAT BABACKPACK. TO SEE W WHO BOUGHT THAT BACKPACK. OR PULL THE EMAIL AND. OR PULL THE EMAIL AND IP ADDRESS OF THE ONLINE PURURCHASER AND. IP ADDRESS OF THE ONLINE PURCHASER AND FIND OUT WHO THE. FIND OUT WHO THE PERSON IS. THERE IS A LOT TO SIFT. PERSON IS. THERE IS A LOT TO SIFT THROUGH. THROUGH. THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT IT MUCH LONGEGER THAN. THEY HAVE BEEN LOOKINGNG AT IT MUCH LONGER THAN WE HAVE, TOM. AT I IT MUCH LONGER THAN WE HAVE, TOM. >> IT'S A GOOD POINT. >> IT'S A GOOD POINT. JONATHAN, WHAT GOES INTO THE FBI'S. JONATHAN, WHAT GOES INTO THE FBI'S DECISIONON TO COME OUT. INTO THE FBI'S DECISION TO COME OUT PUBLICLY A AND RELEASE. PUBLICLY AND RELEASE THESE VIDEOS? THEY WANT THE PUBLIC'S. THESE VIDEOS? THEY WANT THE PUBLIC'S HELP. THEY WANT THE PUBLBLIC'S HELP. >> TOM, WE ARE TOLD. >> TOM, WE ARE TOLD THE GUTHRIE FAMILY COULDN'T OFFFFER ANY. THE GUTHRIE FAMILY COULDN'T OFFFFER ANY DEFINITIVE LEAD ABOUT. DEFINITIVE LEAD ABOUT THE MASKED GUNMAN, SO THE FBI DECIDED D TO GO. THE MASKED GUNMAN, SO THE FBI DECIDED TO GO PUBLIC.

PUBLIC. TEN DAYS IN THEY HOPE THIS VIDEO CAN LEAD TO. TEN DAYS IN THEY HOPE THIS VIDEO CAN LEAD TO A STRONG TIP THAHAT CAN. THIS VIDEO CAN LEAD TO A STRONG TIP THAT CAN LEAD TO NANCY AND AN. A STRONG TIP THAT CAN LEAD TO NANCY AND AN ARREST. LEAD TO NANCY AND ANAN ARREST. THE URGENCY TO FIND. ARREST. THE URGENCY TO FIND HER IS PARAMOUNT SO. THE URGENCY TO FIND HER IS PARAMOUNTNT SO THEY DECIDED IT MADE. HER ISIS PARAMOUNT SO THEY DECIDED IT MADE SENSE TO PUT THE VIDEO. SENSE TO PUT THE VIDEO OUT THERE. THERE ARE QUQUESTIONS. OUT THERE. THERE E ARE QUESTIONS LIKE WAS THERE A CAR. E. LIKE WAS THERE A CAR THE PERSON MAY HAVE USED AND WHERE IS IT. THE PERSON MAY HAVE USED AND WHEHERE IS IT NOW. E. NOW. WAS THIS PERSON ALONE E OR DID HE HAVE HELP. WAS THIS PERSON ALONE OR DID HE HAVE HELP. INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO. OR DID HE HAVE HELP. INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO LIKEKELY WONDERING THE. INVESTIGATORS ARE ALSO LIKELY WONDERING THE LEVEL OF OPERATION. LIKELY WONDERING THE LEVEL OF OPERATION THAT THIS SUSPECT HAD. LEVEL OF OPERATION THAT THIS SUSPECT HAD SINCE E IT PYRES HE. THAT THIS SUSPECT HAD SINCE IT PYRES HE RELIED ON THE. SINCE IT PYRES HE RELIED ON THE VEGETATION AND NANCY'S.

RELIED ON THE VEGETATION AND NANCY'S OWN YARD TO AT FIRST. VEGETATION AND NANCY'S OWN YARD TO AT FIRST TRY TO OBSBSCURE THE. TRY TO OBSCURE THE CAMERA. TOM. CAMERA. TOM. >> JONATHAN AND TOM, TOM. >> JONATHAN AND TOM, THANKS TO YOU. >> JONATHAN AND TOM, THANKS TO YOU. RECOVERING THAT. THANKS TO YOU. RECOVERING THAT CRITICAL PHOTOTOGRAPHIC. RECOVERING THAT CRITICAL PHOTOGRAPHIC AND VIDEO EVEVIDENCE. AND VIDEO EVIDENCE TOOK TEN DAYS. BUT HOW DID THE FBI DO. TOOK TEN DAYS. BUT HOW DID THE FBI DO IT WHEN THE CAMERA. BUT HOW DID THE FBI DO IT WHEN THE CAMERA APPARENTLY WASN'T. IT WHEN THE CAMERA APPARENTLY WASN'N'T CONNECTED TO THE. CONNECTED TO THE CLOUD? HERE I IS NBC'S TOM. CLOUD? HERERE IS NBC'S TOM COSTELLO. HERE IS NBC'S TOM COSTELLO. >> Reporter: COSTELLO. >> Reporter:r: INVESTIGATORS HAD A. INVESTIGATORS HAD A BIG CHALLENGE RECOVERING THE VIDEO. BIG CHALLENGE RECOVERING THE VIDEO FROM THE GOOGLE NEST. FROM THE GOOGLE NEST CAMERA THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN AND DISCONNECTED. CAMERA THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE HOME'S WI-FI.

TAKEN AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE HOME'S WI-FI. FBI I DIRECTOR KASH. FROM THE HOME'S WI-FI. FBI DIRERECTOR KASH PATEL SAID THEY WORKED. FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL SASAID THEY WORKED WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES. PATEL SAID THEY WORKED WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES AND THE E VIDEO WAS. AND THE VIDEO WAS RECOVERED FROM RESIDUAL DATA A LOCATED. RECOVERED FROM RESIDUAL DATA LOCATED IN BACK END SYSTEMS. RESIDUAL DATA LOCATED IN BACK ENEND SYSTEMS. >> I IMAGINE THEY HAD. IN BACK END SYSTSTEMS. >> I IMAGINE THEY HAD THEM LESS THAN 24 TO. >> I IMAGINE THEY HAD THEM LESS THAN 24 TO 36 HOURS. 36 HOURS. >> Reporter: TIM GALLAGHER THE FORMER. >> Reporter: TIM GALLAGHER THE FORMER SPECECIAL AGENT IN. GALLAGHER THE FORMER SPECIAL AGENT ININ CHARGE OF FBI NEW. SPECIAL L AGENT IN CHARGE OF FBI NEW JERSEY WHO SAID. CHARGE OF FBI NEW JERSEY WHO SAID INVESTIGATORS HAD TO. JERSEY WHO SAID INVESTIGATORS HAHAD TO RECOVER THE IMAGES. RECOVER THE IMAGES EVEN THE CAMERA WASN'T COCONNECTED TO THE. CONNECTED TO THE CLOUD. IF NANCY GUTUTHRIE. CLOUD. IF NANCY G GUTHRIE WASN'T PAYING FOR THE. WASN'T PAYING FOR THE CLOUD SUBSCRIPTION, HOW DID THE FBI GET. CLOUD SUBSCRIPTION, HOW DID THE FBI GET THE VIDEO OFF THTHE. HOW DID THE FBI GET THE VIDEO OFF THE FEED?

THE VIDEO OFF THTHE FEED? >> BETWEEN THE DATA. FEED? >> BETWEEN THE DATA GETTING THE SERVER. >> BETWEEN THE DATA GETTINING THE SERVER AND THE CAMERA, THERE. N. AND THE CAMERA, THERE IS STOPS I IN BETWEEN AND THIS COULD BE. IS STOPS IN BEBETWEEN AND THIS COULD BE PIECES OF THAT DATA. AND THIS COULD B BE PIECES OF THAT DATA POSSIBLY THAT COULD BE. POSSIBLY THAT COULD BE RECOVERED. WHAT APPEARS HERE, RECOVERED. WHAT APPEARS HERE, THTHAT'S WHAT THE FBI. THAT'S WHAT THE FBI DID. >> Reporter: DID. >> Reporter: CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS. >> Reporter: CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS SAY THE PUBLIC REALLY. CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS SAY THE PUBLIC REALLY Y DOESN'T KNOW WHAT DATA. SAY THE PUPUBLIC REALLY DOESN'T KNOW WHAT DATA TECH COMPANIES ARE. TECH COMPANIES ARE GATHERING WITHOUT TELLING THE PUBLIC. GATHERING WITHOUT TELLING THE PUPUBLIC. >> WHEN YOU RECORD. >> WHEN YOU RECORD DATA IT CAN SHOW UP IN A COUPLE OF F PLACES. DATA IT CAN SHOW UP IN A COUPLE OF PLACES. CAN BE S STORED ON A. A COUPLE OF PLACES. CAN BE STORED ON A A HARD DISC. CAN N BE STORED ON A HARD DISC. IT CAN BE STORED ON. IT CAN BE STORED ON THE DEVICE ITSELF. IT CAN BE STORED IN. THE DEVICE ITSELF. IT CAN BE STOREDED IN THE CLOUD. THE CLOUD. IT COULD BE STORED IN A LOT OF PLALACES THAT. IT COULD BE STORED IN A LOT OF PLACES THAT SOMETIMES S ARE.

SOMETIMES ARE TRANSIENT. SO THAT IS THEY ARE. TRANSIENT. SO THAT IS THEY ARE STORED TEMPORARILY. SO THAT IS THEY ARE STORED TEMPORARILY UNTIL SOMETHING COMES. STORED TEMPORARILY UNTIL SOMETHTHING COMES AND FLUSHES IT AWAY. ER. AND FLUSHES IT AWAY. >> ABLE TO RECOVER DATA FROM THAT DATA. DATA FROM THAT DATA THAT THEY THOUGHT WAS OVERWRITTEN. OVERWRITTEN. THE FBI CAN RAISE IT BACK UP. THE FBI CAN RAISE IT BACK UP. >> TOM, THE FBI I WAS. BACK UP. >> TOM, THE FBI WAS ABLE TO PULL THOSE. >> TOM, THE FBI WAS ABLE TO PULL THOSE VIDEOS AND IMAGES. ABLE TO PULL THOSE VIDEOS AND IMAGES. IT SHOWS HOW. IT SHOWS HOW SOPHISTICATED SOME OF THEIR PROGRARAMS ARE. SOPHISTICATED SOME OF THEIR PROGRAMS ARE. >> Repeporter: I THINK. THEIR PROGRAMS ARE. >> Reporter:r: I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. >> Reporter: I THINK THAT'S RIGHT. OF COURSE THE MAIN LAB. THAT'S RIGHT. OF COURSE THE MAIN LAB IS AT QUANTICO, OF COURSE THE MAIN LAB IS AT QUANTICOCO, VIRGINIA. IS AT QUANANTICO, VIRGINIA. CYBER PROS SAY THE FBI.