A former FBI agent fears that those behind Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping -- and "potential" murder -- could soon "strike again."

Jennifer Coffindaffer flagged concerns of a potential next target as the month-long search for the missing 84-year-old dragged on.

"There is a kidnapper (at least 1) and a potential murderer (maybe more) on the streets," she wrote on X.

"Yes, this seems to be very targeted abduction (like the Idaho murders), but you still have an individual(s) capable of extreme violence on the loose."

The retired agent insisted she wasn't trying to drum up hysteria but claimed that protecting the community had fallen by the wayside amid the frantic search.

"Finding Nancy alive was objective 1. Objective 2 was getting an abductor (and likely murderer) off the streets," she said.

"Will this person(s) strike again? This is a big issue."

A resurfaced “Today” show clip from 2013 revealed a rare glimpse into missing matriarch Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson bedroom, showcasing her intricate bed-making routine at 3 a.m. The segment highlights her meticulous nature and the close bond with her daughter, Savannah Guthrie, amidst her recent disappearance.

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"Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie was seen in New York City earlier this week as the search for her missing mom Nancy enters the sixth week.

Savannah was seen walking with her husband, Michael Feldman, and their son. Savannah briefly returned to the "Today" show studio on Thursday to visit her co-workers.

Nancy has been missing since Jan. 31. She was reported missing on Feb. 1 after she failed to show up to a church event in Tucson, Arizona.

The Arizona sheriff leading the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance resigned from his very first policing job to avoid being fired over embarrassing blunders — and posted a resume online that fudged the dates of his employment.

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos stepped down from the El Paso Police Department in 1982 after racking up a laundry list of infractions — ranging from excessive force to off-duty gambling, to improperly using his siren and simple tardiness, the Arizona Republic reported.

Those missteps — including an allegation that he kicked a suspect in the head so badly they were hospitalized — landed Nanos with 37 days of unpaid leave in the early ’80s, and resulted in him finally being told to either step down or get canned, according to the outlet.

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A former FBI agent believes that the decision not to call in civilian search experts in the hunt for Nancy Guthrie could signal that authorities are close to making an arrest.

Jennifer Coffindaffer speculated that it could be telling after United Cajun Navy, a volunteer-led search organization, revealed it had offered help to the Pima County Sheriff's Office last week as the search for the missing 84-year-old reached the month-long mark -- but never heard back.

"Wondering why Sheriff Nanos keeps turning away proven very capable civilian search experts like EquuSearch and the real Cajun Navy?" Coffindaffer wrote on X.

"Is LE [law enforcement] close to an arrest and they know what happened to Nancy so they don't want to waste the valuable resources of these groups? But why won't the sheriff at least acknowledge these groups? Half glass full. Hoping LE is getting closer," she wrote.

Retired special agent Maureen O'Connell said the blood found in front of Nancy Guthrie's Tucson, Arizona, home could indicate a big clue.

O'Connell told NewsNation's Brian Entin that the fact there is no break in the blood droplets or footprints may indicate that Guthrie was carried from her home instead of walking out.

“I doubt that she walked out because there were no voids,” O’Connell said.

“So, let’s say the pattern of the blood is concentrated here, but the sphere is this big, it’s round, you would have a void here from one foot or from another foot or from something. There don’t appear to be any voids.”

“So, for me, in my mind, she’s wrapped up in something and they’re carrying her out,” she continued.

One of Nancy Guthrie’s neighbors has said a suspicious man took a “long look” at their street as he appeared to scope out the area on a key date before the 84-year-old went missing.

“He wasn’t going terribly quickly like a normal person who’s getting exercise. He was kind of going slowly, and when he walked by this street, he really took a long look at it,” Aldine Meister, who lives in Catalina Foothills, just north of Tucson, Arizona, told NewsNation’s Brian Entin.

“I’m getting ready in the morning, and I saw him out there, so I couldn’t make out his face. He was in kind of street clothes, not shoes that you’d walk in, and he had a baseball hat really low, and he was kind of hunched over, and he was kind of looking around, and he just didn’t fit,” Meister said.

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An Arizona inmate is suing Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos and his department for over $1 million, alleging deputies endangered his life by not following COVID-19 protocols. Christopher Michael Marx claims a deputy worked between units, including one with a COVID-19 inmate, without sanitizing, posing a significant threat to his safety.

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More than five weeks after the suspected abduction of Nancy Guthrie — the 84-year-old mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie — Arizona authorities say cadaver dogs used earlier in the investigation are not currently being deployed as the search continues.

The elder Guthrie is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in the Catalina Foothills in northern Tucson around 2:30 a.m. Feb. 1.

While no suspects have been publicly identified, and she has not been found, cadaver dogs had been deployed earlier in the case, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. They have not been visible in weeks.

“They are available if needed in the future,” he told Fox News Digital.

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Authorities have identified the battered body of a woman who was found dead near a canal in Phoenix — and it’s not Nancy Guthrie.

The remains were found Friday, more than 100 miles from Tucson — where the 84-year-old mom of “Today” show star Savannah Guthrie was kidnapped five weeks ago.

The woman has been identified as Alex Fleming, 42, according to KTAR.

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The police are looking into a damaged utility box near Nancy Guthrie's home in Tucson, Arizona.

The search for Nancy Guthrie is entering its fifth week. She was last seen on Jan. 31, 2026.

The mom of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing on Feb. 1, 2026, after she didn't attend a church event.