F formerĀ FBIĀ agent Jennifer Coffindaffer has suggested the suspect in the disappearance ofĀ Nancy GuthrieĀ made a “risky move” by apparently visiting her home days before she was abducted.

Coffindaffer wrote in a post on X on Sunday thatĀ the latest statement from the familyĀ indicates the masked individual, who was captured onĀ a doorbell cameraĀ on Guthrie’s porch on the night she disappeared, had visited the property on January 11.

InĀ a new statement released this weekend, the Guthrie family urged residents to revisit memories, camera footage, journal notes, text messages and personal observations connected to two key timeframes: January 31 and the early morning hours of February 1, as well as the late evening of January 11. It comes after reports thatĀ authorities asked residents in the neighborhoodĀ about specific dates, including January 11 and 24.

The family’s statement “points to Porch Guy doing a trial run on January 11th before he abducted Nancy,” Coffindaffer wrote.

“This tells us how committed Porch Guy was. Such a risky move. If he would have been seen on the 11th, maybe Nancy would have never been taken.”

FBI images show a masked individual on a doorbell camera on the night Nancy Guthrie disappearedĀ |Ā FBI

She was last seen at her home on January 31 in Tucson,Ā Arizona, and was reported missing the following day. Authorities believe she was kidnapped and said drops of her blood were found on the front porch of her home. Since the first days of her disappearance, authorities have expressed concern about her health because she needs vital daily medication.

On February 10, the FBI releasedĀ video from a doorbell cameraĀ showing a man wearing a ski mask, a jacket, long pants, gloves and a handgun holster on the 84-year-old’s porch on the night she disappeared. Authorities have not publicly identified the person, whom they called a suspect, but the FBI described him as a male about 5-foot-9 or 5-foot-10 with an average build and said he was carrying a 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack.

What To Know

In her post on X, Coffindaffer wrote the suspect “knew what was at stake and he didn’t care.”

She added: “He may be dumb, but there is no doubt he was lucky. Look at what he has gotten away with for 50 days with the full force of the FBI on this case.”

Coffindaffer said this past weekendĀ the case remains “red hot,”Ā adding that the FBI is “drinking from a fire hose with more investigative leads than most cases ever have.”

In an interview with NBC News on March 12, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said investigators believeĀ Guthrie’s kidnapping was targeted but warned residents should remain wary asĀ the suspect could “absolutely” strike again.

Nanos saidĀ investigators believe they know the motive for the crime, but reportedly withheld the details of investigatorsā€™ theory, citing the integrity of the investigation. “I think from day one, we had strong beliefs about what happened and those beliefs havenā€™t diminished,” Nanos said.

Officials have provided few new details about the investigation in recent days, but recent reports say federal investigators have returned to Guthrie’s Catalina Foothills neighborhood to askĀ fresh questions about a vacant property and nearby construction activity.

NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin reported that investigators are focusing on a nearby property that was vacated shortly before her disappearance, as well as several homes under construction in the area. Agents have also reportedly requested the names of contractors and workers active in the neighborhood in the days and weeks leading up to Guthrie’s disappearance.

In their latest statement, the Guthrie family said they believe the community holds “the key to finding resolution in this case.”

What People Are Saying

Savannah Guthrie and her family said in a statement released on Saturday:Ā “We are deeply grateful for the outpouring from neighbors, friends, and the people of Tucson. We are all family now.

“We continue to believe it is Tucsonans, and the greater southern Arizona community, that hold the key to finding resolution in this case. Someone knows something. Itā€™s possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant. We hope people search their memories, especially around the key timelines of January 31 and the early morning hours of February 1, as well as the late evening of January 11. We desperately ask this community for renewed attention to our momā€™s caseā€”please consult camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance. No detail is too small. It may be the key.

“We miss our mom with every breath and we cannot be in peace until she is home. We cannot grieve; we can only ache and wonder. Our focus is solely on finding her and bringing her home. We want to celebrate her beautiful and courageous life. But we cannot do that until she is brought to a final place of rest.”

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos recently told NBC News:Ā “We believe we know why he did this, and we believe that it was targeted. But we can’tā€”we’re not 100 percent sure of that, so it would be silly to tell people: ‘Yeah, don’t worry about it. You’re not his target.'”

He added: “Don’t think for a minute that because it happened to the Guthrie family, you’re safe. No, keep your wits about you.”

What Happens Next

Anyone with information is urged to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), 520-351-4900 or 88-CRIME or visitĀ tips.fbi.gov.

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