Nancy Guthrie Kidnapper Expected to ‘Strike Again’, According to Ex-FBI Agent: ‘Individuals Capable of Extreme Violence’ Are Still ‘on the Loose’
The Nancy Guthrie kidnapping hasn’t really given us a lot of actionable evidence. Police have surveillance photos and video of a suspect and reportedly recovered DNA, but no one has been identified yet. And there’s no indication law enforcement is even close to a match. But, considering the specifics of the case, some experts believe the suspect could strike again.
On Wednesday, March 1, former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer posted on X, bringing up the fact that the kidnapper is still at large and could go on to commit other crimes.
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“There is a kidnapper (at least 1) and a potential murderer (maybe more) on the streets. Who will be their next target?” Coffindaffer wrote. “Yes, this seems to be very targeted abduction (like the Idaho murders), but you still have an individual(s) capable of extreme violence on the loose.”
“Finding Nancy alive was objective 1,” Coffindaffer added. “Objective 2 was getting an abductor (and likely murderer) off the streets. Will this person(s) strike again? This is a big issue.”
She also added that she was “not trying to raise hysteria” but “just saying that protecting the community seems to be lost in the hubbub.”
Which is why she asked law enforcement to hold a press conference “to let the public know if there are any more details they can offer so the public can assist in terms of a vehicle/time parameters/any other important days to be aware of.”
“The public is one of LE’s best tools when it comes to solving who took Nancy,” Coffindaffer also said.
The retired FBI agent had previously told Newsweek that she believes the best bet to solve the case was for someone who knows the suspect to come forward. “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 suggestions that Nancy Guthrie probably didn’t walk out of her home. The 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie 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. Experts believe the blood spatter pattern signals a struggle.
Retired special agent Maureen O’Connell told NewNation’s Brian Entin, “I doubt that she walked out because there were no voids,” adding, “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,” she explained. “There don’t appear to be any voids.”
“In my mind, she’s wrapped up in something and they’re carrying her out,” she added.
The reward for information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance is up to $1 million.
