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Finding Nancy: The Nancy Guthrie Investigation

Finding Nancy: The Nancy Guthrie Investigation

Hidden Killers Podcast 94 Episodes Aug 15, 2026

An 84-year-old woman vanishes from her Tucson home. No witnesses. No ransom call that makes sense. And a family waiting in the kind of silence that breaks people. Nancy Guthrie—mother of Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie—disappeared on January 24, 2025, setting off a national investigation that has exposed deep dysfunction between federal and local law enforcement. This is Finding Nancy—the only podcast dedicated entirely to this case. Hosted by Tony Brueski, veteran true crime podcaster and Court TV legal analyst, this channel delivers daily monologues breaking down every development as it happens, multi-part expert interview series with former FBI agents, behavioral analysts, and criminal defense attorneys, and unflinching analysis of the investigative failures, jurisdictional conflicts, and unanswered questions surrounding this case.

Episodes

Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Knew WHAT Inside Her Home?!
Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Knew WHAT Inside Her Home?! Aug 15, 2026 2836 The first Nancy Guthrie ransom note contains details that only someone standing inside her house could have known, and Tony Brueski, retired FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke, and retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer lay out exactly what those details are and what they mean six months into this investigation. Released by the Pima County Sheriff's Department on July 31, the first lette
Why Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Stopped Asking For Money
Why Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Stopped Asking For Money Aug 11, 2026 1233 You've followed the Nancy Guthrie case from the first night, so you know what the July 31 release of the ransom notes actually changed: for the first time, the public can read the writer's own words. Tony Brueski and retired FBI behavioral analyst Robin Dreeke spend this episode inside them, guided by your questions.The details you've been waiting to discuss are all here. The 'Hello Savannah' ope
Why Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Never Touched the Money
Why Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Never Touched the Money Aug 10, 2026 1594 Sheriff Nanos sat down for his six-month message on the Nancy Guthrie case and called his office's relationship with the FBI great. In the same stretch, the ransom letters were finally released, and Nanos acknowledged thousands of hours of video still haven't been reviewed. Six months into the disappearance of a 74-year-old woman taken from her own Tucson home. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer
What Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper REALLY Proved With That Note
What Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper REALLY Proved With That Note Aug 8, 2026 2662 Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper had every opportunity to send real proof she was alive — her voice, a photo, anything with her in it — and instead described a smartwatch on the floor and a broken floodlight. Pima County released both ransom notes in full, and this episode is a complete breakdown of what's actually in them and what the investigation has gotten wrong since. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott,
What Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Did AFTER Savannah Said She'd Pay
What Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Did AFTER Savannah Said She'd Pay Aug 6, 2026 939 Eight sentences. No location. No demands. The second note told the family Nancy died shortly after she was taken, said it was heart related, and ended with an apology. The writer walked away from six million dollars and a family that had already publicly said they would pay.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott examines the second note line by line — the phrase buried in nature, the claim about her condi
What Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Knew That Nobody Else Did
What Nancy Guthrie's Kidnapper Knew That Nobody Else Did Aug 5, 2026 1242 The entire first ransom note uses we. We have your mother. We will be holding her. Then one sentence: You will not be able to contact me from here on out. One me sitting in the middle of a wall of we. The sheriff's department has said it has not ruled out that one person did this alone.Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott breaks the first note down line by line with Tony Brueski — the demand structure,
The Sheriff Told the Public WHAT About Nancy’s Only Arrest?!
The Sheriff Told the Public WHAT About Nancy’s Only Arrest?! Aug 4, 2026 1411 Sheriff Nanos went on camera and stated what happened to the only man convicted in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance — and he got it wrong. The actual plea deal for Derrick Callella is probation on harassment charges. He hasn't been sentenced yet. Jennifer Coffindaffer, retired FBI, breaks down what it means when the lead investigator can't describe the outcome of his own case. This conversation cove
Savannah Guthrie Believes THIS About Her Mother's Fate
Savannah Guthrie Believes THIS About Her Mother's Fate Aug 2, 2026 2065 For six months, Savannah Guthrie has spoken to the camera the same way every time: proof of life, an open line, a family ready to negotiate. On July 27th, for the first time, she didn't. The new message dropped every demand she'd made since January and replaced it with something that sounded less like a negotiation and more like a woman who has made peace with an answer nobody has confirmed public
Why Savannah Guthrie Offered Forgiveness To Nancy's Kidnapper
Why Savannah Guthrie Offered Forgiveness To Nancy's Kidnapper Jul 30, 2026 904 Anger didn't work. Reward money didn't work. The biggest law enforcement mobilization in the country didn't work. So on July 27th, Savannah Guthrie tried the one thing she had left. She recorded a video, addressed it directly to whoever took her mother, and offered something that nobody in this family has offered before. Not a deal. Not a demand. Something harder than both.The video arrived the s
Three Agents Gave Three Answers On The Same Day
Three Agents Gave Three Answers On The Same Day Jul 27, 2026 1152 Three FBI sources. Same day. Three different answers about whether the ransom notes in this case are real.Reuters was told every note is fabricated. The Phoenix field office said some may be legitimate. TMZ's sources said the original two carry more credibility than not. The agency investigating Nancy Guthrie's disappearance cannot agree internally on the nature of its own central evidence.Nancy
Nancy Guthrie's Fake Ransom Man Got Just WHAT?!
Nancy Guthrie's Fake Ransom Man Got Just WHAT?! Jul 19, 2026 2599 Every new development in the Nancy Guthrie case seems to raise more questions than it answers, and this one might be the most infuriating yet. The man who sent the Guthrie family fake bitcoin ransom demands has been sentenced, and Tony Brueski breaks down why the punishment doesn't come close to matching what he put this family through. The charge: harassment, reduced down from something far more
How Nancy Guthrie's Sheriff And The FBI Lost Four Days
How Nancy Guthrie's Sheriff And The FBI Lost Four Days Jul 17, 2026 1117 The first forty-eight hours are the only hours that really belong to you. Everything after that is archaeology. In the Nancy Guthrie case, the two agencies responsible for those hours cannot agree on what happened during them.FBI Director Kash Patel says the Bureau was kept out for four days. Sheriff Chris Nanos says he was on scene the night it happened, an FBI task force member was present, and

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