Ex-FBI Agent Thinks Nancy Guthrie Suspect Arrest Could Finally Be ‘Close’ as New Theory Speculates She Was ‘Injured, But Not Killed’
Details from the Nancy Guthrie investigation have been so scarce that it’s hard to believe we will ever find out what happened. Sure, police have released surveillance video and photos, but despite recovering DNA evidence, no suspects have been named, and no clear theory as to what happened has been put forward. So, what do police really know about the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom?
Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer has a theory. After grassroots nonprofit organization United Cajun Navy offered a “full operation package” to Pima County without receiving a response, Coffindaffer says that might be significant.
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“Wondering why Sheriff Nanos keeps turning away proven very capable civilian search experts like EquuSearch and the real Cajun Navy?” she wrote. “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,” she added.
Coffindaffer spoke with Newsweek recently and offered her conjecture about how the case might be solved.“I think the number one way this case is going to be solved, in my opinion, is somebody coming forward that knows him,” she said. “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.”
All of this comes after new information about Guthrie’s disappearance indicates she might have been injured. The 84-year-old woman was reported missing on February 1. When police arrived at her house, they found blood on the front door, on the porch, and on the driveway.
That led a forensic pathologist who examined the crime scene photos to one conclusion: Nancy Guthrie was likely bleeding when she was taken. “The nature of the blood spots with little pale centers or donut shapes is typical for drops that come from the nose or mouth, because they’re mixed with air,” Dr. Michael Baden explained to Fox News, per RadarOnline.
“These are not innocent droplets. From the shape, number of droplets, and the place of the droplets outside the house on the porch, they are entirely consistent and indicative of occurring during an abduction,” he added.
Andrew Bringuel, a retired FBI agent who operates a private security consulting firm in New York, added, “Without knowing if anything of [value] was indeed stolen, my opinion is the subject’s intent was to kidnap Mrs. Guthrie but something went wrong, violence took place, and she was injured but not killed,” he explained in an interview with Newsweek. “If his intent was to murder her, he could have done so with the weapon on his person. He clearly wasn’t against the use of violence as the evidence suggests he caused an injury to Mrs. Guthrie.”
