Ring’s founder and CEO, Jamie Siminoff, thinks police would have “solved” the Nancy Guthrie case if more people—including Guthrie herself—had doorbell cameras.
“I really think if there were more cameras on the house—more of them overall—we might have, you know, solved” the case, Siminoff said in an interview with .
“The footage they have,” he continued, “seems to be the strongest evidence they have about what occurred.”
Siminoff’s remarks come as footage from Guthrie’s Nest camera has gone viral online, capturing the final moments before the mother of The Today Show host Savannah Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson home more than a month ago.
“The Nancy Guthrie case has highlighted just how crucial video—more video—can be in situations like this,” Siminoff stated. “I know the importance has been obvious before, but this is another example of how vital it is to have video surveillance at home.”
Guthrie was last seen on Jan. 31, when her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, dropped the 84-year-old off at her Catalina Foothills home. The case, which began as a missing persons investigation, quickly intensified after police discovered bloodstains at the house. Forensic analysis later confirmed the blood was Guthrie’s.
As the case has dominated national headlines—with her journalist daughter and family begging the alleged kidnappers to return their mother—Nest footage showing a masked individual trying to hide their face from the doorbell camera has emerged online. This has led many, including Siminoff, to emphasize the practicality of having video surveillance in the first place.
“I definitely think the value of video has been clear,” Siminoff said. “But this is another example of how important it is to have home video systems—like Ring. It really underscored that importance.”
The case goes digital
On Feb. 10, the camera captured footage of a masked, armed individual on the property at the time of the disappearance. This person was seen trying to tamper with the camera by tapping it and eventually covering the lens with foliage. Even with these attempts to hide, the footage was preserved through the device’s back-end systems.
Samantha Guthrie and her siblings then issued a public appeal, asking for any information about their mother’s disappearance. In one video, Savannah spoke directly to the possible kidnappers, saying: [quote]. Please reach out to us.”
The investigation is made more complex by a series of communications. While some notes were found to be hoaxes—including one that resulted in the arrest of an individual—other messages have been taken very seriously. Reports say one demand reached [a recipient], leading to [action regarding] the funds.
As the case moves into its second month, Siminoff stressed that Ring is actively cooperating with local authorities, noting that a video of a suspicious car two and a half miles away was recently found and reported via Amazon’s Ring network.
“We’ve been heavily involved with neighbor alerts and community notifications sent through our network,” he stated.