Nancy Guthrie’s Neighbor Reveals New Details About ‘Strange’ Man She Saw ‘Taking a Long Look’ at Missing 84-Year-Old’s Home

One of Nancy Guthrie‘s Arizona neighbors has laid bare new details about a “strange” man she saw walking around their community around three weeks before the 84-year-old disappeared from her home—revealing that she saw the person “taking a long look” at the missing grandmother’s dwelling.

As authorities face increasing scrutiny over their handling of the case, Aldine Meister, who lives in the Catalina Foothills, not far from Nancy’s $1 million property, opened up to NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin about the suspicious sighting in a new interview, explaining that she immediately noticed something off about the man she saw, revealing he was unlike anyone else that can normally be seen strolling through their quiet community.

When asked by Entin whether she had seen anything “strange in the neighborhood” before Nancy’s disappearance, Meister responded: “I did two weeks before,” although the date she then referenced was actually three weeks prior to the 84-year-old’s apparent abduction.

She went on to reveal that she had spotted a “strange guy with his hat down really low” while she was looking out of her bathroom window around Jan. 11—exactly three weeks before Nancy is believed to have been taken from her home.

“I have a picture window in my bathroom, and I see all the people walking by in the mornings,” she noted. “He was kind of hunched over, not in, you know, walking or hiking gear. He was dressed in a kind of street clothing. So I thought that was weird, because that’s not normal.”

Explaining that she is used to seeing strangers out for hikes or runs, Meister said that the man stood out even more because he appeared to linger near Nancy’s home for longer than she feels would be normal.

“I couldn’t make out his face, although his hat was way down,” she said. “And he was walking down the road. And I always see people, and I think, ‘Oh, that’s my friend, Nara, or that’s this person or that person.’ And I saw him, and I was like, ‘Oh, that guy doesn’t fit.’

One of Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona neighbors has laid bare new details about a “strange” man she saw walking around their community around three weeks before the 84-year-old disappeared from her home. (NewsNation)
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Meister said she saw the man while looking out of a window in her bathroom. (NewsNation)

“He was in kind of street clothes, not shoes that you’d walk in, and he had a baseball hat really low, and he was kind of hunched over, and he was kind of looking around, and he just didn’t fit.

“And he wasn’t going terribly quickly, like a normal person that’s getting exercise, he’s kind of going slowly. And when he walked by this street, he really took a long look at [Nancy’s home]. I noticed that.

“It freaked me out, and I’m not one of those people to be super freaked out by that. But I was like, that’s weird.”

Meister revealed that the sighting was so out of the ordinary that she “said something” to her husband and her mother, although she did not alert the authorities to the incident until after Nancy had been reported missing.

After she informed the FBI about the man, she said that they went to her house to discuss it with her—although it’s unclear whether the person has since been identified by the authorities.

Meister initially spoke out about the eerie sighting in a Feb. 25 interview with Fox News, telling the outlet: “He didn’t have your typical walking gear on, and he had his hat pulled really far over his eyes.

“He was kind of younger, and he just didn’t look like he was going out for a walk. He just didn’t fit.”

Hours after the interview was released, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department issued its first media update in several days—sending out a statement addressing furious backlash over “errors” that were identified in Sheriff Chris Nanos‘ online biography, insisting that these were simply “clerical” mistakes.

“The Pima County Sheriff’s Department recently identified two clerical errors in Sheriff Nanos’ publicly posted resume,” the statement read. “Both date discrepancies were administrative in nature and were not intended to mislead or misrepresent Sheriff Nanos’ work history.”

According to the department’s spokesperson, the errors identified related to the dates listed for Nanos’ professional achievements.

“For clarity, Sheriff Nanos served with the El Paso Police Department from 1976 to 1982. His service with El Paso PD concluded in 1982, not 1984 as previously stated. Additionally, Sheriff Nanos was promoted to the rank of captain in 2007, not 2009,” the spokesperson said, adding that the “administrative errors have been corrected.”

The statement went on to stress the sheriff’s ongoing dedication and “steadfast commitment” to his duties in the role.

“Sheriff Nanos has dedicated more than four decades to law enforcement and public service,” it continued. “Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to professionalism, accountability, and the safety of the communities he serves.

“As Sheriff of Pima County, he continues to lead the department with experience, integrity, and a clear focus on protecting the residents of Pima County.”

Nanos has come under heavy criticism for the lack of progress being made in Nancy’s case—with officials failing to identify any suspects or persons of interest in her disappearance, even as the search stretched into its sixth week.

Authorities have continued to search the area around Nancy’s home, while also conducting additional interviews with her fellow residents in the local community.

On March 9, it was revealed that local police in the Tucson area were examining a damaged utility box at a property near Nancy’s home, which officials believe could be related to an internet outage that was reported in the early hours of Feb. 1, the day that she disappeared.

That outage is believed to have disrupted “nearby surveillance systems,” “Today” host Craig Melvin revealed during the March 9 broadcast of the show.

Nancy disappeared from her Tucson area property in the early hours of the morning on Feb. 1. (savannahguthrie/Instagram)

Nancy’s daughter, “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, spent the entire month of February in Arizona, along with her siblings. They were seen visiting a memorial outside of their mother’s home before Savannah flew back to New York. (NewsNation)
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She was seen sharing an emotional embrace with her sister, Annie, and her brother-in-law, Tommaso Cioni. (NewsNation)

Some of Nancy’s neighbors—all of whom were asked to submit any footage taken by their home security systems to the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department—had previously reported to the authorities that videos taken on the night that Nancy disappeared were “not available.”

Officials have reportedly been asking locals in Nancy’s community whether they experienced any unusual outrages with their internet service.

Meanwhile, Nancy’s daughter, “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has returned to her hometown of New York City, where she lives with her husband, Michael Feldman, and their two children, Charley and Vale.

Savannah, 54, was pictured paying an emotional visit to the “Today” studios on March 5, when she was pictured being embraced by her colleagues and co-stars, including Hoda Kotb, who has been filling in for her on-air since Nancy was first reported missing.

A spokesperson for NBC confirmed at the time that Savannah does fully intend to return to her hosting duties on the morning show—but did not indicate when this will happen, noting that the mother of two is focused fully on the search for her missing mom.

“Savannah Guthrie stopped by the studio this morning to be with and thank her ‘Today’ colleagues,” the spokesperson said. “While she plans to return to the show on air, she remains focused right now supporting her family and working to help bring Nancy home.”

After Savannah’s visit to the “Today” studio on Thursday, her colleague, Jenna Bush Hager, opened up about her desire to return to the show, telling viewers: “She said that she has the intention to return to the show, even though it feels like the hardest thing to do, it’s also her home and where she feels so loved.”

Sheinelle Jones added: “We’re not out of the storm, but there’s a light somewhere even in the midst of the storm. I think her coming here and just being able to be with us, and for us to be able to hug her, I think it’s a step.”

Savannah, who was born and raised in Arizona, where she attended the University of Arizona, relocated to New York full time in 2011, when she was named the official co-host of the “Today” show’s fourth hour, alongside Al Roker and Natalie Morales.

Having initially resided in a Tribeca apartment with her husband, the on-air star has since moved to a Brooklyn townhouse with her spouse and their two children.

The couple paid $11.35 million for their 4,500-square-foot dwelling, which features six bedrooms and four bathrooms, in 2023, revealing at the time that they had always dreamed of residing in a townhouse.

Savannah returned to New York at the beginning of March and was seen paying an emotional visit to the “Today” studios. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

She embraced her colleagues, including Hoda Kotb. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

What is the full timeline of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance?

Pima County Sheriff Nanos noted during a media briefing on Feb. 5 that, while times are approximate, his team has pieced together several pieces of evidence that indicate Nancy’s movements—and the timeline of her apparent abduction.

Nancy, 84, was reported missing at around 12 p.m. local time on Feb. 1, around 14 hours after she was dropped off at the property following a family dinner. When she failed to turn up at her usual church gathering on Sunday, her friends alerted her family, who found her home was empty.

SATURDAY, JAN. 31

5:32 p.m. Nancy travels to Annie’s house in an Uber for “dinner and playing games with the family.”

9:48 p.m. A garage door at Nancy’s house opens when she was dropped off at the property by her daughter.

9:50 p.m. The garage door closes, indicating that Nancy was inside the home.

SUNDAY, FEB. 1

1:47 a.m. Nancy’s doorbell security camera is disconnected.

2:12 a.m. Movement is detected on a security camera at the home. No footage of this is currently available.

2:28 a.m. Nancy’s pacemaker app indicates that the device has been disconnected from her phone.

11:00 a.m. Nancy fails to arrive at the home of a friend, where she had been due to watch a church service livestream.

11:56 a.m. Nancy’s family travels to her home to check on her and finds the property empty.

12:03 p.m. The family calls 911 to report Nancy missing.

12:14 p.m. Police officers arrive at Nancy’s home.