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Finding Nancy: The Nancy Guthrie Investigation

Finding Nancy: The Nancy Guthrie Investigation

Hidden Killers Podcast 94 Episodes Oct 10, 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 Extortionist Had THIS on Coffindaffer
Nancy Guthrie Extortionist Had THIS on Coffindaffer Oct 10, 2026 2501 Nancy Guthrie has been missing since February 1, and the people exploiting her disappearance are now part of the story. Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer says she received an extortion demand in April at a private personnel email address. The sender also used a middle name she does not publicly use. Coffindaffer reported the contact to the FBI and says it was not a genuine message fr
They Used Her Middle Name — What the Guthrie Extortionist Knew About an FBI Agent
They Used Her Middle Name — What the Guthrie Extortionist Knew About an FBI Agent Oct 5, 2026 1649 Someone sent former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer a ransom demand for Nancy Guthrie — and they knew things they shouldn’t have known. The email arrived at a private personnel address and used a middle name Coffindaffer doesn’t publicly go by. For someone who spent a career in federal law enforcement, that level of personal access is alarming. She reported the demand to the FBI. Local au
Nancy Guthrie’s Family Got THIS Text About Mexico
Nancy Guthrie’s Family Got THIS Text About Mexico Oct 2, 2026 843 A text message reached Nancy Guthrie’s family on September 28 claiming she’s alive and being held in Mexico. Bitcoin was demanded. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department rejected it within 24 hours. A retired FBI agent identified it as a known scam recycled from months earlier.It’s been eight months since Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken from her home in the Catalina Foothills outside Tucson. Her daugh
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

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