Nancy Guthrie Evidence Would ‘Light a Fire’ if the ‘Public Knew’ Everything Officials Have Been Keeping a Secret, According to Ex-FBI
While public details about Nancy Guthrie‘s kidnapping appear limited, that doesn’t necessarily mean investigators are without leads. In fact, retired FBI Special Agent Steve Moore has suggested that, while the evidence the authorities have gathered might be of little benefit right now, it could still “light a fire on social media.”
“If they had significant information, they would have more progress on the case,” Moore told NewsNation’s Brian Entin in late April 2026. “I think what you would find is if you could go in and get briefed by four or five different agents who are working it, you would find so much information that ultimately turned out to be of little or no value, but seemed so, so promising at the time.”
He added, “It would probably light a fire on social media if the public knew these things and it would light a fire that would not be helpful.”
Moore also weighed in on how Guthrie’s abduction may have happened, noting that it’s just as plausible that it was carried out by one person acting alone as it is that multiple people were involved.
“Some people very, very rightly say that it’s hard to imagine a single person doing this. But at the same time, you can’t put your weight down on the ice,” Moore said on the April 27 episode of the Brian Entin Investigates podcast.
The former FBI agent continued, “I think both are possible. I think it’s more likely statistically that it was two people. But when you go back and you look at a lot of the famous kidnapping cases in history, occasionally they are and frequently they are sole individuals.”
Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was last seen on the night of Jan. 31, 2026. Police have not yet named a suspect or a potential motive, but as of now, all signs point to money.
