Savannah Guthrie’s husband, Michael Feldman, is speaking out after the FBI released photos of a possible subject in his mother-in-law Nancy Guthrie’s missing person’s case.
“Someone out there may recognize this person,” Feldman, 57, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, February 10, sharing the photos and video footage of the alleged abduction subject.
He pleaded with his followers, “Please help us. Bring her home.” Nancy, 84, was reported missing on February 1 and has not been found.
Feldman, who has been married to Savannah, 54, since 2014, reposted the FBI’s surveillance camera footage from Nancy’s home in Tucson, Arizona, hours after authorities shared the video publicly. (Feldman and Savannah share daughter Vale, born in August 2014, and son Charley born in December 2016.)
In the black and white video, a masked man approaches what appears to be Nancy’s front door. He tries to cover the camera with his glove before walking back to the arched entrance and picking up something on the ground, seemingly to knock out the cameras.
“New images in the search for Nancy Guthrie,” FBI Director Kash Patel wrote via X on Tuesday, sharing the clip and four black-and-white photos from the scene. “Over the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie’s home that may have been lost, corrupted, or inaccessible due to a variety of factors – including the removal of recording devices. The video was recovered from residual data located in backend systems.”
The FBI added, “Working with our partners — as of this morning, law enforcement has uncovered these previously inaccessible new images showing an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie’s front door the morning of her disappearance.”
Feldman also shared two of the images with his social media followers, including a full body shot of the alleged assailant and a close-up image of the man holding a plant of some sort.
His last Instagram slide included two pictures of Nancy and the FBI tipline phone number as well as the Pima County Sheriff’s Department number for any tips in the case.
Savannah, who has been absent from the Today show since her mom’s disappearance, also spoke about the new surveillance photos on Tuesday.
“We believe she is still alive. Bring her home,” Savannah wrote via Instagram. “Anyone with information, please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department 520-351-4900.”
In a separate social media post, Savannah wrote, “Someone out there recognizes this person. We believe she is still out there. Bring her home.”
Nancy was last seen on January 31 after attending dinner with family members, including daughter Annie Guthrie. (Nancy shares daughters Annie and Savannah and son Camron Guthrie with late husband Charles Guthrie, who died when he was 49 after suffering a heart attack.)
Savannah’s mom was reported missing the next day after she failed to join friends and watch her Sunday church service virtually.
“We have a start point,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos exclusively told Us Weekly on February 2, noting that Annie was the last person to see her mother. “The family took her home from dinner at about 9:30 to 9:45 [p.m.]” on Saturday, January 31.
He added, “So we would back that up to even say 9 or 8:30 p.m. to start looking.”
As the search for Nancy has continued, Savannah and her siblings have spoken out in hopes that someone will come forward with information that may help bring her back.
“Our mom is a kind, faithful, loyal, fiercely loving woman of goodness and light. She is funny, spunky and clever,” the Guthries said in an Instagram video shared on February 4. “She has grandchildren who adore her and crowd around her and cover her with kisses. She loves fun and adventure. She is a devoted friend. She is full of kindness and knowledge. Talk to her and you’ll see.”
On Sunday, February 8, authorities confirmed that the investigation is ongoing. The next day, Savannah posted an emotional video before the deadline for an alleged $6 million ransom was due.
“I just wanted to come on and share some thoughts as we enter into another week of this nightmare,” Savannah said on Monday, February 9. “We believe that somehow, some way, [Nancy] is feeling these prayers and that God is lifting her even in this moment and in this darkest place. We believe our mom is still out there.”
While Savannah and her siblings have been vocal throughout the search for Nancy, Savannah’s husband has been quiet on social media. However, he broke his silence on Tuesday to share the FBI photos.
Although Feldman’s post was direct and to the point, Us spoke with former CIA officer Tracy Walder on Tuesday about what the pictures reveal about the crime.
“A couple of things that stand out to me [are] you don’t see a vehicle in the background,” Walder explained. “Whoever got here was either dropped off, which would have been pinged, but either they were dropped off out of the camera’s view, they walked there, biked there or whatever. I think that’s the first thing we are seeing.”
Walder added, “I think the second thing we are seeing and what these videos tell me is what I have said from the beginning. This was definitely targeted and this was definitely planned.”
While Walder is not part of the investigation, they told Us the pictures lead her to think the alleged kidnapper “had the intention” before approaching the house “because in the backpack — I think — were things to subdue her or restrain her, one of the two.”
Walker mused, “Those can be so many different things. It can be rope, zip ties, handcuffs, a blanket.”
