Guthrie’s Instagram messages directed at a reckless criminal, ex-FBI agent says
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A former FBI agent who worked in behavioral analysis told Fox News Digital that he believes Savannah Guthrie’s recent Instagram video was directed at a possible criminal suspect who is feeling the heat of an intense investigation right now.
Savannah Guthrie began her latest video by saying that two weeks after her mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84, went missing, she and the Guthrie family are not giving up. He then asked directly to the one who was accused of kidnapping his mother.
“It’s never too late. You’re not lost or alone, and it’s never too late to do the right thing,” he said in the video. “And here we are. We believe in the inherent goodness of every person. And it’s never too late.”
An undated photo of Nancy Guthrie and Savannah Guthrie was provided by NBC in response to the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of the “Today” show. (Courtesy of NBC)
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Jonny Grusing worked in the FBI’s Denver Division for 25 years, investigating violent crimes, missing persons, serial killers and more. He coordinated the department’s behavioral analysis unit for 13 of those years.
Grusing said he believes the FBI may have been behind Savannah Guthrie’s text messages. Since Nancy Guthrie’s bad behavior, several related videos have been posted on the TV anchor’s Instagram page. He personally sent three of those messages: the first directed at the suspect in what Grusing described as an attempt to humanize his mother, the second, asking bystanders to come forward with information, and the video from Sunday night.
Grusing does not believe the suspect in the Nancy Guthrie case is a sophisticated criminal, and believes Savannah Guthrie’s message on Sunday was trained by FBI profilers with that in mind to try to get the suspect to answer.
FBI agents canvass homes near Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Kat Ramirez of Fox News Digital)
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“I think he’s messed with his head about everything that happened to Nancy, and they’re hoping he’s scared enough that his family and friends haven’t abandoned him,” Grusing said. “They begged him directly, like, ‘Look, boy, this isn’t going to work, you just need to summon the courage from whatever humanity you have left and do it.’
Using his decades of experience, Grusing noted signs of the suspect’s learning disabilities. The suspect, who had already covered his face, kept his back to the doorbell camera, and even tried to hide the camera’s view with a brush pulled from the front garden.
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“If you look at the awkwardness of this guy who is going up, this guy is not a professional,” said Grusing. “So I don’t think whatever happened in the house was what he intended to happen. What I can say is that he didn’t plan for this kind of media coverage, this kind of intensive search, for the FBI to come in and this going on two weeks later.”
The FBI has released new surveillance photos of the suspect in Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance on Feb. 1, 2026. (X/ @FBI DirectorPatel)
He also told Fox News Digital that no matter how long the investigation takes, the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department are committed to seeing everything through, and it’s only a matter of time before a suspect is arrested.
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“He’s going to be arrested. At some point, he’s going to be turned around, something’s going to break. So the SWAT team is going to come through his door, and I think that’s what they’re saying. Even if it’s not. [an appeal to] his personality, he needs to have the courage to stand up for himself and take part in this.”
Timeline of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance:
Jan. 31, 2026
• Between 9:30–9:45 pm – The family drops Nancy off at home
• 9:50 pm – Garage door closes (according to authorities)
February 1, 2026
• 1:47 am – The door camera cuts out
• 2:12 am – Security camera detects movement
• 2:28 am – Pacemaker disconnects from the phone system
• 11:56 am – Family checks on Nancy after she misses church’s live streaming gatherings
• 12:03 pm – 911 call
• 12:15 pm — Sheriff’s deputies arrive at the home
