Nancy Guthrie Update: Retired FBI Agent Sends Bold Message About Wrench Attack Theory (Exclusive)
A retired FBI agent just sent a bold message about the popular wrench attack theory as Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s mother, Nancy Guthrie, remains missing four months after her abduction in Tucson, Ariz.
Recently, Jason Pack, a retired FBI special agent shared his thoughts on the theory that Nancy was kidnapped (and possibly tortured) by someone who was hired by a remote "mastermind" to extort money from her family. The 84-year-old went missing from her home on Feb. 1.
"Regarding the wrench attack theory, I'll be respectful here because I know people mean well. But not one of us outside this investigation has read the case file," Pack told Parade.
He also pointed out, "We haven't seen the forensic reports, the communications records, or the full body of evidence that investigators are working from every single day. The FBI and Pima County aren't building their strategy around outside theories on cable news. They're working from facts the rest of us simply don't have access to."
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Additionally, pack shared, "We all know that cyber scammers are also opportunistic. It does seem that the original communication to the family may have been real. Everything that followed has to be evaluated against that baseline. That evaluation is happening every day by people who have actually read the file."
Nancy was last seen at her Catalina Foothills residence on the evening of Jan. 31. Since she went missing, Savannah has offered a $1 million reward, and the FBI has released video clips and stills of a masked man on the 84-year-old's front porch. Investigators, in the meantime, are poring through tips and video evidence, as DNA evidence, including a hair sample, is being processed.
Among the latest updates in Nancy's case is an unconfirmed report of Savannah spending roughly $500,000 on a private investigator. As of writing, no suspect has been named.
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This story was originally published May 31, 2026 at 12:14 PM.