Nancy Guthrie Update: Retired FBI Agent Defends Savannah's Sister Annie Amid Ongoing Accusations
Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s mom, Nancy Guthrie, is still missing more than 10 weeks after the abduction from her Tucson, Ariz., home-and a retired FBI agent just defended Savannah's sister, Annie Guthrie, amid ongoing accusations.
On Tuesday, April 14, former FBI special agent Jennifer Coffindaffer posted a video on X all about Annie and those who continue to speculate that she had something to do with Nancy's disappearance.
"A lot of people are saying she's a killer, she abducted her mom or had her abducted-not that she's 'porch guy,' but that she pulled the strings," Coffindaffer explained of online chatter. "That 'her a-- is guilty as hell,' that she's a witch and that she's a demon and she's a druggie. OK? This is what people are saying."
She pointed to Annie and her husband Tommaso Cioni's sizable net worth as a factor ruling out money as a motive. Savannah's older sister works as a director of marketing and publicity, teaches oracular writing and poetry at the university level, writes her own poetry, and sells commissioned pieces of jewelry.
"This is a woman who works hard. No signs of money problems," Coffindaffer argued, adding that Cioni is a middle school physics teacher. "They do just fine. They're not in money problems. They have one child. They have a beautiful life from all accounts."
Nancy Guthrie-It is time to talk about Annie. https://t.co/tzssTXZ1kW
— Jennifer Coffindaffer (@CoffindafferFBI) April 14, 2026
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Coffindaffer addressed another online allegation involving Annie, explaining, "They're saying the reason, her motive, is her jealousy of her sister, Savannah. That's what they're saying. Baloney!" She also pointed to several positive quotes from Savannah about her sister, as well as praise of Savannah by Annie.
In a February statement from Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, Nancy's family was officially cleared as suspects in her case.
"To be clear ... the Guthrie family-to include all siblings and spouses-has been cleared as possible suspects. The family has been nothing but cooperative and gracious and are victims in this case," he shared.
Nanos continued, "To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel. The Guthrie family are victims plain and simple."
Nancy was last seen at her Tucson home on the evening of Jan. 31. As of writing, no suspect has been named in the case, despite Savannah offering a $1 million reward for information leading to Nancy's recovery.
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This story was originally published April 14, 2026 at 8:16 PM.