A former FBI agent has explained how Nancy Guthrie’s blood may indicate that the missing 84-year-old was carried out of her home on the day she went missing.
Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today show co-host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing for more than a month. She was last seen at her Arizona home on January 31 and reported missing the following day. Authorities believe she was kidnapped and said drops of her blood were found on the front porch.
Speaking to NewsNation’s Brian Entin, retired agent Maureen O’Connell analyzed how the blood could be a key clue in the case.
She said: “What I do believe is she was carried out. I don’t believe she walked out. I believe she was carried out by two people and I say that because of the blood droplets, the fact that there’s no void, the fact that there’s no footprints, it’s almost like two guys carried her and her head titled in some way shape or form and it just came out right there.”
A flyer that reads, ‘Nancy Guthrie Desparecida’ (Disappeared) is taped to Nancy Guthrie’s mailbox on February 23, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. | (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Why It Matters
The search for Guthrie continues and authorities are seeking any information that might prove helpful in understanding why and how she went missing. Since the first days of her disappearance, authorities have expressed concern about her health because she needs vital daily medication.
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O’Connell added she believed Guthrie was alive when she left the house and unconscious and she believed she “would have duct tape on her mouth” if she was conscious.
She added that “too much time has passed” to make her confident that Guthrie is alive.
Last month, the FBI released surveillance images of a masked man on Nancy Guthrie’s porch on the night she disappeared. It later said the man is a suspect and have appealed for information from the public in a bid to identify him.
Meanwhile Jennifer Coffindaffer, another retired FBI agent also recently offered her expertise in the case, saying it will be solved when someone who knows the suspect eventually provides law enforcement with the necessary information.
“I think the number one way this case is going to be solved, in my opinion, is somebody coming forward that knows him,” Coffindaffer told Newsweek.
“You know, a girlfriend that gets angry at him or a family member that finds some sort of moral compass or wants that $1.2 million and finds that is worth it to go ahead and betray their loved one.”
What People Are Saying
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department, in a statement on February 27: “This remains an active investigation and will continue until Nancy Guthrie is located or all leads have been exhausted. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is refocusing resources to detectives specifically assigned to this case. As leads are developed and resolved, resource allocation may fluctuate. PCSD will maintain a patrol presence in the Guthrie neighborhood.”
Savannah Guthrie, on Instagram last week: “We feel the love and prayers from our neighbors, from the Tucson community and from around the country. … Please don’t stop praying and hoping with us. bring her home.”
What Happens Next
Nancy Guthrie’s family is offering a $1 million reward for information that leads to her recovery, and a separate reward of more than $200,000 is being offered for information about her whereabouts or that could lead to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.
Anyone with information is urged to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), 520-351-4900 or 88-CRIME or visit tips.fbi.gov.
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