Nancy Guthrie Update: Former FBI Agent Defends Savannah Amid Continued Accusations
Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s mom, Nancy Guthrie, is still missing after her Feb. 1 abduction in Tucson, Ariz.-and a retired FBI agent just defended Savannah amid continued accusations against the Guthrie family.
On Monday, April 20, retired FBI special agent Jennifer Coffindaffer did a deep dive on speculation that Savannah or her family members had something to do with the 84-year-old going missing.
In a video posted via X, Coffindafffer explained that she recently did a poll on X about the ongoing speculation that the Guthrie family was involved in Nancy's disappearance. About half said none of them were involved, with 20-something percent saying Savannah's brother-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, was involved, 20-something percent saying Savannah's sisterAnnie Guthrie and Tommaso were both involved, and the rest said Savannah.
"I was really surprised when I saw the poll come out with really anybody believing that she could be involved," Coffindaffer admitted. "That she could be behind this. That she could have paid for somebody to do this. It's nothing short of shocking to me."
The former FBI agent detailed Savannah's impressive education and journalism background, describing her as a "girl who is beyond success."
"Savannah Guthrie is brilliant academically," Coffindaffer explained. "She's brilliant in terms of the way she can communicate. She's brilliant as a deep thinker, in my opinion. She's no dummy. "
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— Jennifer Coffindaffer (@CoffindafferFBI) April 20, 2026
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Not only does Savannah not have a monetary motive due to her impressive net worth, as Coffindaffer pointed out, but the Today co-anchor also offered a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy's recovery.
"The grief and pain that we have watched Savannah show us. with no makeup on, roots grown out, could care less how she looks on television," Coffindaffer reiterated, of Savannah's public pleas to Nancy's kidnappers. "Begging for answers, begging for her mother."
Additionally, she declared, "Tommaso, Annie, Camron [Guthrie], and Savannah, and her husband, they are all absolutely victims... And so, I'm going to continue to advocate for them, and I'm going to continue to advocate for justice, especially when I see people continuing to go after them and calling them murderers."
Nancy was last seen at her Tucson home on the evening of Jan. 31. As of writing, no suspect has been named in the case.
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This story was originally published April 20, 2026 at 8:58 AM.