FBI Blocked From Key Guthrie Evidence Former Agent Coffindaffer Breaks Down What’s at Stake

The investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance has hit a serious new obstacle — and it may outweigh any single piece of physical evidence. Federal law enforcement sources told Reuters, Fox News Digital, and NewsNation that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is preventing the FBI from accessing a glove and DNA samples described as “basically all the evidence” in the case. Instead of sending the materials to Quantico, Nanos reportedly directed them to a private lab in Florida. He denies the claim outright. The FBI has not publicly backed his denial.

Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer joins True Crime Today to break down what this kind of standoff actually looks like inside the bureau. She explains the practical differences between Quantico’s forensic capabilities and those of a contracted private lab, what the FBI loses operationally when it cannot directly examine primary evidence in a kidnapping investigation, and how rare it is for federal sources to publicly describe a local agency’s handling of a case as “dumb” or “insane.”

She also addresses the question many are asking — can the FBI simply take control of the investigation? The answer is more complex than it appears, and Coffindaffer lays out why jurisdiction is not as straightforward as the public assumes.

Beyond the dispute, she examines the bureau’s recent investigative steps: an updated suspect description based on forensic video analysis, a reward increased to $100,000, and a request for surveillance footage dating back a full month before Nancy vanished, including a focused three-hour window on January 11. What those moves signal to a seasoned investigator about the direction of the case — and whether earlier setbacks, including a released crime scene, a compromised evidence chain, and escalating tension between agencies, can be overcome in time to safely recover an 84-year-old woman.

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