FBI Investigates Two Critical Dates Leading Up to Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance

As the search for Nancy Guthrie continues, officials are now focusing on two key dates that could help crack the case. In addition to January 11, agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are reportedly also paying close attention to January 24.

Authorities are reviewing surveillance footage from the neighborhood on both dates and are urging Tucson residents and Guthrie’s neighbors to submit any relevant video they may have.

Investigators reportedly believe someone may have been monitoring the 84-year-old in the days leading up to her disappearance. Journalist Brian Entin, who has been closely covering the case through his series Brian Entin Investigates, agreed with that possibility.

He said a neighbor told him that “FBI agents are also especially interested in January 24,” which falls eight days before Guthrie went missing — the Saturday prior to her disappearance. “Agents are looking for video from both dates,” Entin wrote on X.

Several people reacted to Entin’s post in the comments. Some questioned why authorities were interested in footage from 8 days before the incident, while others speculated that investigators must be trying to reconstruct Guthrie’s final moments before her disappearance.

“Interesting that investigators are focusing on specific dates before she went missing. That usually means they believe something important happened during that time…” one user wrote on X.

“January 11, 24, and 31 are all weekend dates. This guy works Monday-Friday and did his surveillance on the weekends. Just my guess,” added another.

The neighbor also said she believes Guthrie may have been targeted because she is the mother of a famous person, Savannah Guthrie.

The neighbor added that Guthrie had a locked security gate on her front door, which would have been difficult to get through. She believes an accomplice may have already been inside while the person on the porch waited outside. “You cannot get into that gate,” she said.

Earlier, Brian Entin also discussed the possibility that Guthrie’s abductor could strike again. In a recent post on X, he shared, ​“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.’”

​Former FBI agent Steve 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.”

Meanwhile, ex-FBI agent Jason Pack told Page Six of Nanos’ remarks, “From my experience as a crisis communications practitioner, where it gets complicated is when, in that same interview, he suggests the suspect could strike again. Once you put that out there, every person watching wants to know who’s at risk and what they ought to do about it.”