Nancy Guthrie Case: What Perpetrator Is Thinking & Doing Now, Says FBI Profiler
As Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, remains missing after her Feb. 1 abduction in Tucson, Ariz., an FBI profiler weighed in on what the perpetrator is likely thinking and doing now.
During the Wednesday, April 22 episode of Brian Entin Investigates, NewsNation Senior National Correspondent Brian Entin spoke with Jim Clemente, a retired FBI supervisory special agent and profiler.
The duo discussed the blood splatter found on the 84-year-old's porch at length before Entin asked Clemente, of the perpetrator, "What do you think is going through his mind now?"
"What is going through his mind is likely, 'Did I actually get away with this?'" the retired FBI profiler replied. "'Was I able to permanently conceal her body? And will there be any way that they won't be able to tie it to me?'"
Clemente continued, "I think knowing, and I would say absolutely watching, every bit of coverage that there is on this case. Perhaps even talking to people about it to try to find out more information, or been setting up an alibi with other people. In other words, that he was somewhere else and could not have been involved."
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Additionally, Clemente speculated that Nancy's kidnapper is likely "doing what he can to change his appearance, to change the appearance of his car." He suggested that the perpetrator might have even gotten rid of the vehicle or sold it, like Long Island serial killer Rex Huermann did.
The person is also likely attempting to "get as much distance between himself and this crime scene as possible" and "as much distance between himself and the victim as possible," he noted.
Clemente concluded, "I firmly believe that the mistakes that this offender made during the course of committing this crime and afterwards-and even before actually committing the crime in the pre-attack surveillance that appears to have happened-that he will be caught."
Nancy was last seen on the evening of Jan. 31 at her Tucson home, with the Pima County Sheriff's Department (with the FBI later joining) launching its search on Feb. 1. As of writing, no suspect has been named.
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This story was originally published April 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM.