Federal and local authorities recently questioned Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona neighbors concerning internet issues on the night of her disappearance.
On Thursday, investigators from the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department conducted door-to-door interviews in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood, questioning residents about internet stability on January 31, the night Guthrie vanished, according to NBC News.
Several residents reported to NBC News that agents asked whether they experienced any internet disruptions or glitches on the night Guthrie vanished. They also inquired about January 11, yet nothing has officially been confirmed regarding the date’s significance.
Homeowners noted that investigators were particularly interested in any connectivity gaps or missing surveillance footage.
Residents stated that law enforcement confirmed to them that multiple neighbors reported “glitches” in their service during the night Guthrie disappeared.
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One couple living adjacent to Guthrie reported that while three of their four Ring cameras functioned normally, the one closest to Guthrie’s property displayed a “not available” error—a malfunction they had never seen before, and they felt was “really weird.”
For some, the nature of the technical disruptions fueled speculation regarding signal-jamming technology use.
When NBC News questioned about the possibility of the suspect utilizing a portable Wi-Fi jammer, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos stated that his team and the FBI are checking “every angle.”
FOX News reported that, based on the fact that the FBI and Google recovered footage of a possible suspect from Guthrie’s missing and not backed-up Nest doorbell camera, it would lead to the assumption that a Wi-Fi jammer was not used, at least near her front door.
Morgan Wright, the CEO and founder of the National Center for Open and Unsolved Cases, told FOX News, “If they were using Wi-Fi jammers, then I would expect that we would not be able to see any video from the front door cameras.”
“I took a look at some of the videos with the other gangs that use Wi-Fi jammers, and had one been up and running and persistent, you wouldn’t have gotten the clear pictures that we did from the front.”
As of Friday, neither Ring nor the investigating agencies has issued a formal comment on the technical anomalies.
The investigation remains active as authorities seek to determine if these outages were a deliberate attempt to disable local security systems, according to NBC News.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, family members said Nancy, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on January 31, after having dinner at her daughter Annie Guthrie’s residence.
Family members then dropped Nancy off at home, and reported her missing the following day when she failed to show up for church.
The search for Nancy Guthrie has now entered day 35, with the Guthrie family offering a reward of up to $1 million for Nancy’s return.
Savannah stated on Instagram that the reward will be provided as long as Nancy’s recovery is “consistent with FBI criteria for payment of its reward in this case,” which can be found here.
“You can be anonymous. Call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or find a way to reach out to me.” Savannah posted.
The FBI is offering its own reward of up to $100,000 for information that leads to the location of Nancy Guthrie and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.”
Tipsters can also contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department tip line at 520-351-4900.
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[Feature Photo via FBI (l)/Instagram (r)]