We now have the first videos and images of a person of interest in Nancy Guthrie's abduction from her Tucson, Arizona home more than a week ago.
The images appear to be taken by a Nest camera from Nancy's front door and show what appears to be a holstered gun on the front of the person's waistband ... as you know, Nancy's blood was later found on the front stoop.
The male individual is wearing heavy duty rubber gloves and a backpack ... and he's tampering with the camera on the morning of Nancy's disappearance, according to FBI Director Kash Patel.
We've seen activity for the first time in the Bitcoin account listed in the first ransom note which was sent to us here at TMZ, and also to 2 TV stations in Tucson. For various reasons, we are not going to reveal the amount, but the activity happened in the last 25 minutes.
Potentially big development in the Nancy Guthrie abduction ... our law enforcement sources say whoever kidnapped her from her Arizona home is also from the Tucson area.
Multiple sources involved in the investigation tell TMZ ... the operating theory is that the ransom notes were written by the kidnapper, and those notes provide clues on where the abductor lives.
TMZ has focused for several days on the alleged kidnapper's choice of media outlets to receive the letters. The first letter was sent to 2 Tucson TV stations and TMZ. The second letter was sent to only one of the Tucson stations.
Our law enforcement sources believe the person who wrote the ransom note was very familiar with the local stations ... so much so that it leads them to believe the Tucson area is the abductor's home.
Savannah Guthrie and her family are clinging to faith amid their nightmare ... and a message of hope is coming straight from her mother Nancy’s pastor, who is vouching for the power of prayer when tragedy threatens to take over.
Michael Rudzena, the pastor at Good Shepherd New York in Manhattan -- who Savannah introduced to her mother a decade ago -- sat down with Hoda Kotb on Tuesday ... explaining how prayer fights against a sense of fatality and despair that clouds hearts when bad things happen.
Rudzena described 84-year-old Nancy as strong and fiercely loving ... saying over the years he came to understand her faith deeply when she streamed his church services from Arizona and attended in person when she was in NYC.
Jeffrey Epsteinhad a massive stash of videos depicting young, scantily clad females -- and we're now getting a glimpse into the pedophile's perverted world -- although none of it is criminal, at least according to the Department of Justice.
The DOJ recently released roughly 2,000 redacted videos as part of the latest dump of the Epstein Files ... and while you can see several of the victims in their underwear ... at no point do you ever see Epstein, or anyone else, touching or engaging with them in any way.
Check out the video showing a compilation of women whose faces the DOJ has concealed to protect their identities. Most of them are striking various poses or mimicking models walking a runway.
Considering Epstein's reputation, there's an obvious reason for concern ... but the feds say there were no crimes committed in these videos. In a 2025 memo, an FBI agent wrote they confiscated videos and photos from Epstein's electronic devices at his residences in NYC and Palm Beach.
Elizabeth Warren doesn't need to track her step count or run a stopwatch on her 40-yard dash to know she's the fastest Senator ... and she may very well be right, because our photog had a tough time keeping up with her.
We got the Democratic Senator from Massachusetts in the underground tunnel system under the Capitol and she made our camera man Charlie Cotton work hard to go step-for-step.
Liz was on her way to the Senate for a speech about ICE funding when we chopped it up with her about a ton of topics ... including footwear.
San Francisco 49ers DE Keion White was shot in the ankle Monday morning, just hours after the Super Bowl ended, with the 3-year NFL vet sustaining a non-life-threatening injury.
White, 27, is currently in a local hospital where he's undergoing surgery.
The team confirmed the news in a statement to The Athletic, saying they will update his condition “when appropriate.”
The final deadline to pay the ransom in the kidnapping of 'TODAY' anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, has now expired ... and there's still no clue -- at least publicly -- as to her whereabouts. at 5 PM Arizona time today.
That deadline was Monday at 5 PM Arizona time ... and just a few hours ago Savannah recorded and posted a solo video imploring the public to keep their eyes open for anything that could help solve the case.
Two nights ago, Savannah and her siblings, Annieand Camron, shared another videoagreeing to pay a $6 million ransom to bring their mother home.
In the alleged ransom letter sent last week to various media outlets, including TMZ ... the first deadline was Thursday at 5 PM, which changed the alleged abductors' demands, and the second deadline was Monday, February 9, at 5 PM.
Savannah Guthrie and her family are not giving up hope Nancy Guthrie is alive ... but she's desperately asking for the public's help in locating their mother.
In the 'Today' host's latest video, posted Monday afternoon, she appears alone and says they believe their mother is feeling the love and prayers from the public.
While she expresses gratitude, it also seems they haven't heard anything else from the kidnappers ... and the investigation isn't uncovering enough information.
She says law enforcement is working tirelessly, but they need someone to come forward with more information. She pleads, "No matter where you are, even if you're far from Tucson ... we are in an hour of desperation, and we need your help."
Savannah added, "God is lifting her even in this moment, in this darkest place."
A bitcoin account allegedly set up to accept funds in exchange for Savannah Guthrie's missing mother Nancyis still sitting empty Monday morning ... with time quickly winding down on an alleged deadline.
Over the weekend, Savannah and her family responded to a ransom message, saying they will pay the $6 million demand to have their mother returned to them. The alleged note requested payment by last Thursday ... but it also listed a second deadline of today at 5 PM local Tucson time.
It's unclear how long it typically takes for accounts to update, but as of now, the confirmed balance in the publicly viewable account stands at $0 ... with no transactions recorded.
Representative Lauren Underwood says she's got the skills to win political debates and immunity idols ... telling us Wednesday she'd kill it on the show "Survivor."
The Democratic Congresswoman from Illinois says that she absolutely loves the long-running reality competition show ... and with trust, alliances, and doing whatever it takes to win -- she says that's a lot like Congress.
Watch the clip ... Underwood lays out all the reasons -- including her background as a nurse and her time in the Girl Scouts -- she thinks she'd crush it on "Survivor."
President Trump gave his review of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime performance and, as you probably guessed, 47 panned the hell out of it!
Trump posted a long critique on his Truth Social platform, kicking things off by saying Bunny's show — which the Puerto Rican entertainer sang in Spanish — was "absolutely terrible" and "one of the worst, EVER!"
The commander-in-chief also said Bunny's show didn't make any sense because nobody could understand a single word he was saying. What's more, Trump said the performance overall didn't represent American standards of "success, creativity, or excellence."
Trump continued to rant about Bunny, wrapping up his review by calling the show a "slap in the face to our country."
A night of electronic music turned tragic in Australia after one man died and six others were hospitalized following medical emergencies at a major music festival.
New South Wales Police say officers were patrolling the Dreamstate music festival at Sydney Olympic Park Saturday when several attendees suddenly began suffering what authorities described as “medical episodes.”
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A man in his 40s was pronounced dead at the scene, while six other festivalgoers were rushed to nearby hospitals. Police confirmed one person remains in critical condition.
Senator Mark Kelly says astronauts aren't in a space jam when they let one rip ... telling us passing gas in a full space suit isn't at all like you might imagine.
We caught up with the Democratic Senator from Arizona Thursday in D.C. ... and, he gave us the 4-1-1 on cutting the lunar cheese.
Watch the video ... Kelly -- who's completed four out-of-this-world missions up to the International Space Station -- explains why astronauts on the ISS should feel secure letting a little methane out of their A-S-S.
Gayle King says the abduction of Savannah Guthrie's mom Nancy is weighing heavily on her heart ... and, she's really hoping for a happy resolution.
We caught up with the longtime television host outside the The Fanatics Luncheon -- a pre-Super Bowl event in San Francisco -- Friday ... and we asked her about her peer's missing mother.
King says she's heartsick about the situation ... and she's reached out to send her love and support to Savannah already.
GK says the NBC host hasn't hit her up ... but, she knows she's busy with other issues -- and, she told her in her text she's not expecting a message back.
A floodlight has seemingly been removed from Nancy Guthrie's back door as investigators rake through her property to find clues about her disappearance.
Check out the photo yourself -- a screenshot from a video taken by Fox News on Friday shows a white floodlight on the right side of the Tucson, Arizona home's blue door. On Saturday, footage shows there is no longer a white fixture next to the same door.
It's not explicitly clear why the floodlight was removed ... but as our own Harvey Levin revealed, the writers behind the alleged ransom note TMZ was sent earlier this week wrote about a "destroyed" floodlight.
The home of Nancy Guthrie was buzzing with police activity Friday, with a steady stream of vehicles in and out ... plus a tow truck that was seen hauling away a blue SUV as the search for Nancy continues.
Video shows the truck removing the SUV from Nancy's Tucson, Arizona home during the evening ... hours after authorities were seen taking what appears to be some sort of device from her roof.
It is not clear why officials confiscated the vehicle or what clues could be on Nancy's roof ... but TMZ has reached out to the Pima County Sheriff's Office for more information.
