COPS tracking down Nancy Guthrie are reportedly analyzing a new clue hidden in CCTV footage.
The doorbell camera video appeared to show the suspect wearing a ring, said Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos.
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Nancy Guthrie has not been seen since January 31 when she was dropped off homeCredit: Reuters
The man pictured on surveillance video appears to be wearing a ring underneath his gloves
The holster worn by the man could provide a clue as to his identityCredit: AP
“I look at the same photo you look at and I get, I see it,” Nanos told NBC News.
“I’m going to give that to my team. They’ll look at that. They’ll analyze it and we’ll see. Maybe, maybe it is,” he said.
It comes as investigators were dealt a huge blow in the hunt for the 84-year-old mother of anchor Savannah Guthrie.
The DNA found inside the house and on a glove recovered from the scene did not match anyone recorded in the FBI’s database of known criminals.
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The glove appeared to be the same as the one being worn by the man pictured on the surveillance video.
Nearly three weeks after Nancy’s abduction, there are around 400 investigators running down the thousands of possible leads.
Nanos said the investigation is “not cold” and that they were “going to find out who did this”.
Other leads still being chased include the Walmart backpack and gun holster spotted on the surveillance video.
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The “unique” holster has not yet been identified but investigators are speaking to gun shops.
The sheriff’s office and the FBI have so far fielded around 40,000 to 50,000 possible leads.
Cops are also trying to locate Nancy’s pacemaker, which has Bluetooth capabilities.
Another possible lead are the other Nest cameras on Nancy’s property.
They were all inactive, mostly to lapsed subscriptions, but Google managed to retrieve some footage that showed the masked man.
Google has reportedly told they don’t “think they can get anything” but that they would try to access additional video, reports NewsNationNow.
The retrieval process has been described as “delicate”.
“It’s like peeling paint — you have images over images over images,” Nanos said.
“And you’ve got to peel back very easy because you might destroy the layer you wanted.”
Savannah’s most recent appeal to the kidnappers on Sunday saw her plead with them to “do the right thing.”
“It is never too late to do the right thing,” said The Today Show host in a video posted on Instagram.
“And we are here. And we believe in the essential goodness of every human being, that it’s never too late.”
Nancy hasn’t been seen since she was dropped off at home by her son-in-law on January 31 following a family dinner.
She appears to have been abducted in the early hours of February 1.
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Spatters of her blood were found on the front porch.
Nancy suffers from health issues that put her life at risk without medicine.
Police continue to analyze new clues in the surveillance footageCredit: Getty
Savannah Guthrie has repeatedly pleaded with her mom’s kidnappersCredit: Reuters
