The disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continues to raise troubling questions, and a previously overlooked social media post has now drawn renewed attention.
A Facebook message written years before she vanished — “This is the second time I’ve been hacked in FB MESSENGER. HOW DO I FIX IT?” — has resurfaced as investigators and journalists revisit details surrounding the case.
Nancy Guthrie was taken from her home during the early hours of February 1, and she has not been seen since. The elderly grandmother had maintained an active presence on Facebook before her disappearance, often sharing moments from her family life.
Friends and followers regularly saw posts featuring her grandchildren, photographs of her three children — Savannah, Cameron, and Annie Guthrie — as well as snapshots of her home baking, including a pie and a pineapple upside-down cake she had prepared.
Her final activity on the platform came on January 27, just days before she vanished. That post shared a video honoring Alex Pretti, who had recently been recognized at the VA Memorial Hospital following his death.
The resurfacing of Guthrie’s hacking complaint comes as reporters and investigators continue searching for answers in the case.
The message, originally published on August 26, 2021, showed Guthrie asking for help after her Facebook Messenger account had allegedly been compromised for the second time. One friend responded by advising her to reset her password.
The renewed focus on that post surfaced shortly after NewsNation reporter Brian Entin discussed possible motives behind Guthrie’s disappearance on his YouTube program, Brian Entin Investigates.
Possible motives discussed by investigators
During a March 12 episode of the program, retired FBI agent Steve Moore addressed potential explanations behind the case.
According to Entin’s interview, Moore said, “It’s getting more possible every day that they were driven by money.” He also stated that the situation could involve “violence or sexual activity, or pure robbery, or randomness.”
When Entin asked whether a sexual motive could be involved, Moore responded that such crimes are not statistically unusual, adding that society often struggles to confront how frequently they occur.
The episode also examined questions about early investigative steps taken after Guthrie disappeared.
Entin reported that authorities spent roughly four hours investigating a nearby home after a neighbor became alarmed when two individuals claiming to be FBI agents entered her sister’s residence. The visitors reportedly asked questions, looked in the garage, and inquired about a pacemaker before leaving.
After the sister contacted emergency services out of concern she had been deceived, law enforcement responded to the scene and conducted fingerprint and DNA collection.
Authorities later confirmed that the agents were legitimate, though Entin criticized the situation during the broadcast, describing the lengthy investigation as a waste of time during the early stages of the search.
As the investigation continues, Guthrie’s disappearance remains unresolved, with investigators still working to determine what happened after she was taken from her home in the middle of the night.
