Nancy Guthrie Mystery Deepens As Neighbours' Ring Video Captures Suspicious Cars

New Ring camera footage from a back road in Tucson has added a new layer to the Nancy Guthrie mystery, after neighbours captured a dozen vehicles driving along a possible escape route around the time the 84-year-old is believed to have been abducted from her home on 1 February.

The footage, recorded between midnight and 6 a.m. and shared with Fox News Digital, includes a car passing at 2:36 a.m. along Camino Real, around eight minutes after Guthrie's pacemaker last synced with her iPhone, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department timeline.

That timing places the vehicle within the same narrow window investigators have highlighted in their public briefings, although officials have not said whether they regard it as relevant.

Ring Camera Route Could Be Key In Nancy Guthrie Case

Elias and Danielle Stratigouleas, who own the Ring device, live about 2.5 miles from Guthrie's house in the Catalina Foothills, on a side road that allows drivers to leave the neighbourhood while avoiding busier junctions.

Their address sits outside the two mile radius covered by an FBI and sheriff's appeal for Ring and CCTV footage from 1 January to 2 February, so no one had asked them for video in the 25 days since Guthrie disappeared.

Danielle told Fox News she did not notice anything remarkable about the number of cars that night, but she and a friend found it odd that law enforcement had not canvassed the area sooner, given the geography.

The couple have now turned over the footage to the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department, though Fox News reported that it is not yet clear whether investigators can link the vehicles to Guthrie's street.

More Details on New Ring Footage

One still image released from the footage shows a car driving south on Camino Real at 2:36 a.m. Retired NYPD detective and security consultant Pat Brosnan, who reviewed the video with colleagues for Fox News, said the vehicle's silhouette and lights suggested a Kia Soul, citing its slanted roofline, window shape, rear-quarter glass and vertical brake lights.

His assessment has not been endorsed publicly by police, and the sheriff's office has not named any car of interest connected to the Ring clip.

North Campbell Avenue, a main road past the University of Arizona, has already been searched extensively by authorities and volunteers, and connects directly to Guthrie's development. Camino Real, by contrast, links only to East River Road and offers a quieter route out of the foothills.

Danielle said a smaller road behind Camino Real, Camino Escuela, would be an even more secluded option, describing it as a place where 'there's never anybody on it, and never a police car to be seen'.

Neighbours' Sightings, Silent Deputies And The Elusive Suspect

Neighbours have also reported encounters that, in hindsight, feel unsettling. One young mother, who spoke to Fox News on condition of anonymity because she was worried about her children's safety, said she saw a man she did not recognise on 2 February, the day after Guthrie vanished, near what appeared to be an abandoned dark red Honda SUV. She placed him at the intersection of Camino Juan Paisano and Piedra Seca, between Camino Real and Guthrie's home.​

She described the man as Hispanic, about five feet nine, with a close-trimmed beard, a silver bracelet and a cigarette in his hand. She said the Honda, which had visible bumper damage, stayed in place for about three days after deputies examined it, then was moved.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department did not respond to multiple calls and emails from Fox News seeking comment on the man or the vehicle.​

Another neighbour, Aldine Meister, told Fox News she saw a different man in mid January, walking near a junction that leads towards Guthrie's street. He wore a hat pulled low over his eyes and lacked the usual "walking gear" locals rely on in the desert climate, she said, and she never saw him before or after.

At the time she mentioned it only to her husband; she did not notify investigators until after Guthrie's disappearance.​

Guthrie, the mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie and a long-time Tucson resident, is believed to have been forcibly abducted from her home on North Camino Escalante in the early hours of 1 February. She has not been seen since.

In response, her family has announced a substantial reward and Savannah Guthrie has urged anyone with information to contact the FBI on 1-800-CALL-FBI or reach out to her directly.