A man seen carrying a backpack in newly surfaced surveillance footage near Nancy Guthrie’s Catalina Foothills home on the night she vanished has been cleared of involvement in the 84-year-old’s disappearance, according to a report.
The clip, obtained by TMZ, showed a man wearing one backpack and hoisting a second one over a brick wall at 1:52 a.m., around the time a masked, armed man arrived at the home of the 84-year-old mother of “Today” anchor Savannah Guthrie.
The surveillance footage of the man with the backpacks was captured roughly 4.2 miles from Nancy’s home, according to the outlet.
The surveillance footage of the man with the backpacks was captured roughly five miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home, according to the outlet.
Fox News Digital previously reported that the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI were seeking to question him in connection with the missing person probe.
Two officials briefed on the matter later told NBC News that law enforcement officers have cleared the man seen in the footage.
The Post has reached out to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department for comment.
The development comes after Nancy’s neighbors have been asked to hand over any security footage to authorities as the investigation into the 84-year-old’s disappearance moved into its 12th day.
Authorities are reviewing the video because the man appears to be dressed similarly to the alleged kidnapper captured in separate doorbell camera footage at Guthrie’s homeFBI via Getty Images
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department also noted on Thursday that all evidence, including the black glove found Wednesday, is being “submitted for analysis … as part of the investigative process.”
The Post was first to report the discovery of the glove, which the FBI found on a roadside near Nancy’s house, and eerily resembled those of her alleged kidnapper.
There will be a “higher presence of law enforcement activity going forward” in the area as authorities “continue to follow up on viable leads throughout the community … as more leads come in,” the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities in Arizona have been flooded with nearly 20,000 tips related to Nancy’s disappearance.
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A new ransom note about the grandmother was also sent to TMZ Thursday morning.
Nancy was last seen on Jan. 31, when she was dropped off by her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, after dinner with him and her daughter, Annie.
