Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s mom, Nancy Guthrie, is still missing going on six weeks after the abduction from her Tucson, Ariz., home—and a retired FBI agent recently pointed out a detail about the case that “no one is talking about.”
On Wednesday, March 11, Jennifer Coffindaffer, a retired FBI special agent, took to X with a valid observation about the 84-year-old’s investigation.
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“Another point no one seems to be talking about: There is a kidnapper (at least 1) and a potential murderer (maybe more) on the streets,” she began her update. “Who will be their next target? Yes, this seems to be [a] very targeted abduction (like the Idaho murders), but you still have an individual(s) capable of extreme violence on the loose.”
Coffindaffer continued, “Finding Nancy alive was objective 1. Objective 2 was getting an abductor (and likely murderer) off the streets. Will this person(s) strike again? This is a big issue. Not trying to raise hysteria, just saying that protecting the community seems to be lost in the hubbub. “
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To conclude her thoughts on the topic, the ex-FBI agent shared her opinion on what the Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD) should do next.
“[Law enforcement] needs to have a brief presser just to let the public know if there are any more details they can offer so the public can assist in terms of a vehicle/time parameters/any other important days to be aware of,” Coffindaffer stressed. “The public is one of LE’s best tools when it comes to solving who took Nancy.”
One day before, the ex-FBI agent speculated about the PCSD being “close to an arrest.”
Nancy was last seen at her Catalina Foothills residence on Jan. 31, with the PCSD officially launching its search on Feb. 1.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department updated Sheriff Chris Nanos’ public resume Tuesday after a local news report highlighted an error in his work history that appeared to glaze over an unhappy split with his first employer in law enforcement.
Nanos resigned in lieu of termination from the El Paso Police Department in Texas in 1982, according to public records cited in the Arizona Republic.
But his resume claimed he remained there until joining Pima County as a corrections officer in 1984.
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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos gives an update on the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her in Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 5, 2026. (Rebecca Noble/Reuters)
“The Pima County Sheriff’s Department recently identified two clerical errors in Sheriff Chris Nanos’ publicly posted resume,” a department spokesperson told reporters later Tuesday. “Both date discrepancies were administrative in nature and were not intended to mislead or misrepresent Sheriff Nanos’ work history.”
The statement did not address allegations in the report that he left his role in El Paso to avoid being fired.
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“For clarity, Sheriff Nanos served with the El Paso Police Department from 1976 to 1982,” the spokesperson added. “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.”
Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing from her Arizona home since Feb. 1, 2026. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is the head of the investigation. (Don Arnold/WireImage/Getty Images)
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According to the report, Nanos served as a decoy who baited out drug dealers and would-be muggers. But he left in 1982 amid allegations of “insubordination” and “consistent inefficiency.”
In six years, he reportedly spent 37 days suspended — for allegations of excessive use of force, off-duty gambling and coming to work late or missing shifts altogether.
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Savannah Guthrie and her mother, Nancy Guthrie. (Instagram/Savannah Guthrie)
Near the end of his time in El Paso, he took a 15-day suspension for allegedly sending a suspected robber to the intensive care unit after kicking him in the head during an arrest, according to police records included in the report.
The Republic also published what it described as an emailed response to its reporter’s questions, attributed to Nanos himself, after he reportedly declined to comment on the error.
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“That’s your ‘urgent’ request? You sure you don’t want to go back to my high school and ask why I got swats from the principal?” it reads. “Good luck with your hit piece.”
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks at a news conference, Feb. 3, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona, to provide updates in the Nancy Guthrie case. (Sejal Govindarao/AP Photo)
Nanos is in charge of the investigation into the suspected abduction of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie.
He’s taken heat over his initial handling of the crime scene, purported disputes with the FBI over bringing the bureau into the case and subsequent lab testing, conflicting statements given at different points in the case and for attending an Arizona Wildcats NCAA game while Guthrie’s adult children were filming a response to her potential abductor.
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Pima County Sheriffs involved in a law enforcement operation at the intersection of Camino de Michael and East Orange Grove Road in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 13, 2026. The location is approximately two miles from Nancy Guthrie’s home. (DWS for Fox News Digital)
She has been missing since Feb. 1. Nanos held three news conferences that week, with the last coming on Feb. 5. There have been none held since.
In the second, held on Feb. 3, he addressed the weight of massive media attention to the case.
“I’m not used to everybody hanging on my words and then trying to hold me accountable for what I say,” he told reporters.
More than five weeks after her disappearance, authorities have not publicly identified any suspects, persons of interest or any vehicles that could be connected to the crime.
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