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A former FBI agent believes that investigators should explore a new possible angle in the mysterious disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
Jonny Grusing worked in the FBI’s Denver Division for 25 years, investigating violent crimes, missing persons, serial killers and more. He is also the author of “The Devil I Knew: Unmasking a Serial Killer,” about the true crime case of Scott Kimball.
Grusing made it clear that he is only operating off of information that has been made public in the case, and that he’s positing a new theory in case it might jog the memory of a member of the public who could help solve the case.
“The first thing he does is with his glove, and with his glove, it doesn’t look like he’s trying to take [the camera] off,” said Grusing of the suspect’s behavior on Guthrie’s stoop. “It looks like he’s trying to cover it with his right hand. “And then he looks down, he looks around, and he gets the branches, and he puts the branches up in front of it.”
Photos released on Feb. 10, 2025, show a “subject” on Nancy Guthrie’s property. (Provided by FBI)
“Is there a chance, since we don’t have audio, that he is either knocking on the door loudly or that he has pressed the ring doorbell, [that] he’s trying to get Nancy to answer the door, and he’s shielding himself from being seen as a masked person, so she will, in her confusion, open the door?” Grusing asked rhetorically.
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Grusing said that if that’s the case, the suspect likely wasn’t there to rob the home. Since Guthrie lives in a sprawling residential area, Grusing also believes it unlikely that the suspect was a robber who accidentally showed up at the wrong address.
Rather, he said, the suspect might have been there because he had a personal grievance against Guthrie, and might have lured her out of the home onto her porch.
Drops of blood appear to be on the front entrance to Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Arizona, Tuesday, February 3, 2026. Guthrie was last seen on Saturday night. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital)
The possibility makes even more sense, Grusing said, when considering that blood was found spattered on Guthrie’s front porch and down the driveway, and authorities have not released any information about whether there was blood found inside the home.
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The suspect also wore a gun in what is believed to be a cheap Walmart holster, and wore it on the front of his body, which Grusing described as not “tactically sound.” Grusing also believes that the gunman would have had trouble firing that gun with the gloves he was wearing, and that the gun may have just been a prop to instill fear in Guthrie.
“So, if the gun’s a prop, if he’s shielding himself from being seen, if he’s actually ringing the doorbell or knocking on the door, getting her to come, he wants to confront her about something in my opinion,” said Grusing.
An undated photo of Nancy Guthrie and Savannah Guthrie was provided by NBC in response to the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of the “Today” show host. (Courtesy of NBC)
Grusing has always believed that in whatever interaction Guthrie had with the suspect, something went wrong, causing him to remove her from the house. Perhaps, he said, Guthrie identified him, causing a panic. He also says the kidnap-for-ransom theory doesn’t add up, given that alleged kidnappers never reached out to the Guthrie family directly.
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Grusing wouldn’t speculate on what kind of grievance someone might have had with Guthrie, or why they might have had it.
But he wants the public to consider the possibility, just in case they remember someone saying they were wronged by a person fitting Guthrie’s description.
FBI agents canvass homes near Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Guthrie was last seen on Saturday night as an investigation into her disappearance continues. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
“It’s hard to be an expert in human behavior because it’s so unique to that person,” said Grusing, despite his quarter-century of experience.
“You know, I’m just trying to use the experiences of different cases and trying to apply any sort of logic to this in the hopes that someone from the public who has thought it might be someone they know whether it’s his family or whether now it’s a coworker or friend or associate or whatever, to put that one puzzle piece together that says, ‘Yes, and now I think it could be him.’”
“THE CASE JUST TOOK A SHOCKING TURN” — The FBI has reportedly announced a major development in the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
Nancy Guthrie Still Missing: Dramatic New Twist – FBI Summons Mystery Woman After Chilling Discovery at the Scene
(Exclusive Breaking Update – February 18, 2026 | Tucson, Arizona)
The case of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has just taken a turn that has left investigators—and the entire nation—reeling.
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In the past hour, multiple law enforcement sources close to the investigation have confirmed to reporters: the FBI has issued an urgent summons for a woman to appear for immediate questioning after authorities discovered a piece of physical evidence described as “critically important” during a follow-up examination of the crime scene or adjacent areas late yesterday.
The woman in question is not a member of the Guthrie family, not one of the individuals previously detained during last week’s high-profile SWAT raid, and not someone previously flagged in any public tip line. Her sudden emergence into the spotlight is the direct result of something found that was serious enough to force federal agents to act without hesitation.
What exactly was discovered remains under tight wraps. Sources would only characterize it as “physical evidence of substantial investigative value” — something that could potentially reshape the entire narrative of what happened in the early morning hours of February 1, when:
– A masked intruder deliberately blocked the doorbell camera at 1:47 a.m. using yard brush.
– Nancy’s pacemaker wireless signal flatlined at 2:28 a.m.
– Blood confirmed as hers was left on the front porch.
This latest development arrives amid a painful series of setbacks and dead ends:
– Last Friday’s massive federal raid ~2 miles from Nancy’s Catalina Foothills home: SWAT teams, FBI agents, forensics vans everywhere. A gray Range Rover towed away. Multiple people detained and questioned. Everyone released. No charges. No Nancy.
– The black glove breakthrough: DNA from the glove (visually matching those worn by the suspect in surveillance video) was rushed into CODIS — only for Sheriff Chris Nanos to announce yesterday: no match in the national database.
– Helicopter-mounted Bluetooth scanners continue to fly low, slow grids over the desert, desperately searching for any remaining trace of the pacemaker signal. No confirmed detections.
– More than 30,000 tips have poured in. The reward stands at $100,000. Fake ransom demands (bitcoin texts to family and media outlets) have only added cruelty to the family’s suffering. The real abductor has never made contact.
Now the focus has shifted dramatically to this unnamed woman. Is she a witness who withheld vital information? Did she cross paths with the intruder unknowingly? Or—most disturbingly—does the newly uncovered evidence place her in closer proximity to the night of the abduction than anyone previously imagined?
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has not yet released an official statement regarding the summons, but sources emphasize that she is currently being treated as a person of interest for information, not as a formal suspect. The FBI task force, still staged in Tucson, is reportedly prioritizing her interview while forensic laboratories push through remaining evidence from the raid and the glove.
Savannah Guthrie’s anguish remains raw and public. In her most recent Instagram post yesterday, she wrote:
“It’s been over two weeks since our mom was taken from us. We still believe she is out there. We still have hope. If you know anything—anything at all—please come forward. It’s never too late to do the right thing.”
Outside Nancy’s home, the makeshift memorial continues to grow heavier: yellow flowers carpet the ground, ribbons flutter from every mailbox, the “Bring Her Home” banner is nearly buried under fresh handwritten prayers and messages. Neighbors say the entire Catalina Foothills community is holding its breath, praying, and refusing to give up.
Time is merciless. Nancy’s heart condition means every hour without her daily medications is a life-threatening gamble.
The next few hours — perhaps the next few minutes — could bring long-awaited answers… or plunge this already agonizing case into even deeper darkness.
Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Pima County Sheriff’s tip line immediately. The $100,000 reward remains in full effect.
This is a rapidly unfolding story. We will continue to update as more information becomes available.
What do you think this mystery woman knows?
Is this the breakthrough the investigation has been desperately seeking… or yet another heartbreaking false lead?
Share your theories, prayers, and support for the Guthrie family in the comments below. Nancy is still waiting.
