Ex-FBI Agent Shares Chilling Reason $1M Reward Remains Unclaimed in Nancy Guthrie Case

Retired Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Steve Moore spoke with journalist Brian Entin on the latest episode of Brian Entin Investigates, where he addressed a key question in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case: why no one has come forward despite the $1 million reward offered by the family.

​Moore said he is not surprised that no one has stepped forward. He said the most likely explanation is that the only people with real knowledge of what happened may be involved in the crime themselves.

​“I think the reason is most likely that the only people who have knowledge are culpable,” Moore said. “Whatever they have done, the bad guys have done it in such a way that they have kept it from other people.”

Moore said that while some individuals have shared information with investigators, it may not yet appear useful but could become important later as the case develops.

​Moore also said that even if someone involved tried to cooperate with authorities in exchange for a deal, the outcome might not be favorable—especially if the worst fears about Guthrie’s fate are confirmed.

​“If the horrible thing is true that Nancy Guthrie is not alive, then it’s not going to be a good deal for them,” Moore said. “How will you spend a million dollars when you’re going to be in prison for most of the rest of your life?”

Entin also discussed the possibility that Guthrie’s abductor could strike again. In a recent post on X, he shared a concerning update from law enforcement.

​“The Pima County Sheriff was asked if he thinks the Nancy Guthrie suspect could strike again, and he responded ‘absolutely’ in a new interview with NBC News. He said they believe it was targeted, but are not ‘100 percent sure of that,’” Entin wrote.

​Moore also said he is no longer convinced the case was a carefully planned ransom kidnapping. “Yes, I am no longer in the camp that this was a 100 percent planned ransom kidnapping,” Moore said. “They didn’t try to provide proof of life. It’s possible this is something different.”

​He warned that if the crime was not primarily about ransom, there is a chance the suspect could commit a similar act again. “It could happen again. They think they’ve gotten away with it,” Moore added. “If it’s not kidnapping, the things that drove them to commit this crime will recur.”

Guthrie was reported missing from her home in Catalina Foothills since February 1. Despite ongoing efforts by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI, the case remains unsolved.

Meanwhile, former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer suggested investigators may already be closing in on a suspect, which could be why authorities are no longer seeking assistance from civilian search experts.

“Wondering why Sheriff Nanos keeps turning away proven, very capable civilian search experts like EquuSearch and the real Cajun Navy?” Coffindaffer wrote on X.

​“Is LE (law enforcement) close to an arrest and they know what happened to Nancy so they don’t want to waste the valuable resources of these groups? But why won’t the sheriff at least acknowledge these groups? Half glass full. Hoping LE is getting closer,” she wrote.