Arrest in Nancy Guthrie case could come soon, says ex-FBI agent

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The decision not to call in civilian search experts in the hunt for Nancy Guthrie is a signal that authorities are close to arresting a suspect.

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That’s what ex-FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer believes could be happening after volunteer-led search organization United Cajun Navy offered to help the Pima County Sheriff’s Office in search efforts but never heard back from them, per the New York Post.

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“Wondering why Sheriff Nanos keeps turning away proven, very capable civilian search experts like EquuSearch and the real Cajun Navy?” Coffindaffer wrote in a post on X. 

“Is LE (law enforcement) close to an arrest and they know what happened to Nancy so they don’t want to waste the valuable resources of these groups? But why won’t the sheriff at least acknowledge these groups? Half glass full. Hoping LE is getting closer.”

This comes as the search for Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, passes the one-month mark. Guthrie went missing from her Tucson, Ariz., home in the early hours of Feb. 1, according to her home’s security camera.

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Sheriff’s office addresses resume discrepancies

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is addressing questions about Sheriff Chris Nanos’ work history after The Arizona Republic reported that Nanos resigned instead of being fired from the El Paso Police Department in 1982, some two years earlier than the date listed on this resume, which is posted on the agency’s website.

In a statement, the sheriff’s office said it “recently identified two clerical errors in Sheriff Chris Nanos’ publicly posted resume.”

“Both date discrepancies were administrative in nature and were not intended to mislead or misrepresent Sheriff Nanos’ work history,” said the department, per Us Weekly.

The Sheriff’s Department said Nanos worked for the El Paso Police Department from 1976 to 1982.

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“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,” they said. “These administrative errors have been corrected.”

“These administrative errors have been corrected,” the department noted, sharing a link to Nanos’ updated resume.

Blood splatter could be a big clue

Another former FBI agent said the blood found in front of Guthrie’s Tucson, Ariz., home could be a big clue.

In an interview with NewsNation’s Brian Entin, retired special agent Maureen O’Connell said the fact there’s no break in blood droplets of footprints may indicate that Guthrie, 84, may have been carried from her home instead of walking out.

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“I doubt that she walked out because there were no voids,” O’Connell said, per New York Post.

“So, let’s say the pattern of the blood is concentrated here, but the sphere is this big, it’s round, you would have a void here from one foot or from another foot or from something. There don’t appear to be any voids.”

O’Connell said she believed that Guthrie was “wrapped up in something” and carried out.

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