More than six months into the search for Nancy Guthrie, the founder of a controversial surveillance camera company says his technology could have cracked the case from the start - if it had been in place.
"We would have solved that case," Flock Safety co-founder Garrett Langley told Variety, adding that in his mind there's no doubt Flock's license plate reader cameras could have helped solve Guthrie's disappearance. He echoed the claim in a separate interview with Vanity Fair, saying, "We could have solved that case. There's no doubt in my mind." Flock's AI-enabled cameras capture license plates and vehicle details, feeding that data to law enforcement agencies - but the company did not have a contract with Pima County, Arizona, at the time Guthrie disappeared.
Guthrie, 84, the mother of NBC "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, is believed to have been abducted from her Tucson-area home in the early morning hours of February 1, and the case remains unsolved more than six months later. Langley's comments come during a week in which several Arizona cities, counties, and law enforcement agencies have cut ties with Flock Safety or begun reconsidering their contracts amid growing privacy concerns.
This isn't the first time a security tech executive has weighed in on what might have prevented - or could still help solve - Guthrie's case. Ring founder Jamie Siminoff made similar remarks earlier this year, saying more home cameras around Guthrie's property likely would have helped investigators piece together what happened. The renewed comments underscore how much attention Guthrie's case has drawn from the tech and security industry, even as the Pima County Sheriff's Department continues working the investigation without a named suspect.
Last month, the FBI released the full text of two ransom notes sent to a Tucson TV station days after Guthrie's disappearance - one demanding millions of dollars in bitcoin, the other claiming she had died shortly after being taken, a claim investigators have not confirmed.
Through more than six months of unanswered questions, the Guthrie family has continued to lean on faith and ask the public to keep praying for Nancy's safe return. JubileeCast will continue following this story as it develops.
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