Nancy Guthrie Update: Former FBI Agent Says This May Be the Only Way ‘Porch Guy' Is Identified
Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer has been closely following the ongoing Nancy Guthrie investigation. On Monday, April 20, Coffindaffer called out Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who previously said that he's glad the media is "moving on" from the case.
"Laughs and says he doesn't want the media on the case," Coffindaffer's post on X reads. "The media could be the only way that Porch Guy will be identified," she added, referring to the armed masked man that was seen on Guthrie's front stoop the night that she went missing.
Coffindaffer went on to say that the media getting the footage of the perp out there was the very reason that the FBI released the photos and videos to the public to begin with.
New images in the search for Nancy Guthrie:
— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) February 10, 2026
Over the last eight days, the FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department have been working closely with our private sector partners to continue to recover any images or video footage from Nancy Guthrie's home that may have been lost,… pic.twitter.com/z5WLgPtZpT
FBI Director Kash Patel released footage obtained from Guthrie's Google Nest camera back on February 10. Over the past three months, investigators, experts, and internet sleuths have analyzed every aspect of the photos in hopes of finding something that would help someone identify the person behind the mask. So far, however, authorities haven't been able to find this person.
Coffindaffer has been very outspoken about "porch guy." In March, she said that billboards that had been erected with Guthrie's photo and the FBI's phone number in a variety of states, should also include a picture of the perp.
"This photo should be next to Nancy's on the billboards that the FBI put up," Coffindaffer wrote on X. "The abductor would have hidden Nancy. Likely no one in Texas or California would have ever seen her post abduction, but they could know Porch Guy. I guarantee his friends and family recognize him."
Guthrie, 84, has been missing since Sunday, Feb. 1. Anyone with information on her whereabouts or the person or persons responsible for her disappearance are asked to call the FBI (1-800-CALL-FBI).
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This story was originally published April 20, 2026 at 11:31 AM.