Finding Nancy: The Nancy Guthrie Investigation
Aug 8, 2026 · 44 min · 20 segments
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…
Jennifer CoffindafferGuestShavaun ScottGuestWell, I think for me, and I know a lot of my colleagues disagree, they still say these notes aren't real.
People like to say they're not real because they say, oh, it doesn't seem like what we've normally seen.
Look at the response by the FBI and now look at exactly what you're pointing to.
Another response that I believe is aided by the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit related to the language they're having her use, particularly in response to letter two, that is an apology letter, not really a ransom letter.
And that's what I think this specific language talks to, because they're apologizing.
You tried to do things the right way, and you still have a chance to basically right this wrong.
Is this a response literally to the note from almost six months ago now? Or do you think there's more notes being sent behind the scenes here that we're unaware of?
I don't think there's any more notes or any more contact beyond note number two, which came in on the sixth.
The reason I think it's coming out now, though, Tony, which is a very important reason, number one, six-month mark, but she sent this before the six-month mark, really.
The other reason is because of that Reuters report that just tried to deep-six those.
in their strongest of any retort we've ever seen written, saying, no, we're still looking at some of those notes and making that crystal clear.
And then all of a sudden on the heels of that, Savannah comes out, and I think they're trying to reinforce and trying to hopefully reach somebody who knows who Porch Guy is.
Yeah, I definitely agree, Jen, with the language Savannah used, matching the language of empathy and tone that especially that second letter struck.
And I'm curious about this because I know other people are weighing in on this as well, because this kind of goes to...
the original theory that I've been working on and that the abduction was plan B.
And I know some, and that's why I'm curious about your thoughts on that because the language used, and I know this is probably why Reuters, I don't want to speak for them, but others are saying that they're skeptical of the first two notes.
Well, I think they're skeptical because they don't fit the mold of someone who's actually using Reuters her as the primary reason and way to get money it was an afterthought because what they were hopefully going to do in there went sideways plan b because this is not written by someone who does abduction or has done it before or really planned it out what are your thoughts on that uh let's see in the full notes
Well, I think for me, and I know a lot of my colleagues disagree, they still say these notes aren't real.
People like to say they're not real because they say, oh, it doesn't seem like what we've normally seen.
Look at the response by the FBI and now look at exactly what you're pointing to.
Another response that I believe is aided by the FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit related to the language they're having her use, particularly in response to letter two, that is an apology letter, not really a ransom letter.
And that's what I think this specific language talks to, because they're apologizing.
You tried to do things the right way, and you still have a chance to basically right this wrong.
Is this a response literally to the note from almost six months ago now? Or do you think there's more notes being sent behind the scenes here that we're unaware of?
I don't think there's any more notes or any more contact beyond note number two, which came in on the sixth.
The reason I think it's coming out now, though, Tony, which is a very important reason, number one, six-month mark, but she sent this before the six-month mark, really.
The other reason is because of that Reuters report that just tried to deep-six those.
in their strongest of any retort we've ever seen written, saying, no, we're still looking at some of those notes and making that crystal clear.
And then all of a sudden on the heels of that, Savannah comes out, and I think they're trying to reinforce and trying to hopefully reach somebody who knows who Porch Guy is.
Yeah, I definitely agree, Jen, with the language Savannah used, matching the language of empathy and tone that especially that second letter struck.
And I'm curious about this because I know other people are weighing in on this as well, because this kind of goes to...
the original theory that I've been working on and that the abduction was plan B.
And I know some, and that's why I'm curious about your thoughts on that because the language used, and I know this is probably why Reuters, I don't want to speak for them, but others are saying that they're skeptical of the first two notes.
Well, I think they're skeptical because they don't fit the mold of someone who's actually using Reuters her as the primary reason and way to get money it was an afterthought because what they were hopefully going to do in there went sideways plan b because this is not written by someone who does abduction or has done it before or really planned it out what are your thoughts on that uh let's see in the full notes
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