From the Daily Mail: Newly released footage showed a man scaling a wall in Tucson while wearing a similar backpack to the one Nancy Guthrie’s captor was seen with.
An unidentified bald man donning a gray zip-down jacket and blue jeans was seen taking off one backpack while another remained on his back around 1.53am local time on February 1, the same day the 84-year-old was reported missing.
He then appeared to try to get on the other side of the stone wall, but after a couple of moments of difficulty, he walked away.
TMZ founder Harvey Levin commented on the new video Thursday, and said the footage was taken from a house about 5 miles from Guthrie’s home at 1:53 a.m.
He explained that the Ring doorbell camera footage from Guthrie’s home showed a man wearing a backpack approaching her front door at 2:12 a.m. – just 19 minutes later. However, the FBI has stated that Guthrie’s Ring doorbell camera was disconnected at 1:47 a.m., which contradicts the other times given.
At the first house, a man is seen wearing a backpack, and carrying another backpack. At Guthrie’s home, a man is seen only wearing a backpack.
Levin said the FBI is currently reviewing the newly-obtained video.
🚨🎥 New video has landed on the FBI’s radar and it could be huge.
The footage shows a man with a backpack that looks strikingly similar to the one seen in the original doorbell cam video. pic.twitter.com/HLVih3wF1j
— TMZ (@TMZ) February 12, 2026
Levin then announced that TMZ has received a new chilling from the person who claims to know the identity of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper, and is demanding one Bitcoin, worth about $67,000.
The person complains in the new email that he is not being taken seriously, and said this is his final attempt to help.
🚨 TMZ has received another email from the person who claims to know the identity of Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapper and the words are chilling. pic.twitter.com/VmVmlnsUrT
— TMZ (@TMZ) February 12, 2026
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