Brian Entin Discusses Upcoming Nancy Guthrie Special and Why the Case Has Gripped the Public (Exclusive)

By Effie Orfanides Parade - Trending Stories

Updated April 29, 2026 8:12 AM

If you've been following the Nancy Guthrie case, you undoubtedly know who Brian Entin is. The journalist, who has been with NewsNation since it launched in 2020, spent weeks in Arizona covering the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mom. He's become the go-to reporter in the case, providing the latest updates, eye-opening interviews, and on-the-ground reporting that has helped piece together one of the most widely followed investigations in the country.

Entin got his start at a local news station in Miami and began covering crime during the disappearance of Gabby Petito in 2021. Since then, he's become a trusted source on national cases, including the Bryan Kohberger case and, of course, the Guthrie case.

Now, in an exclusive interview with Parade, Entin shares his take on the case ahead of a new television special-NewsNation Presents: The Nancy Guthrie Mystery-that will air on the CW on Wednesday, May 6.

"I've been covering [the Guthrie case] for 87 days now, and we've had a ton of stories, obviously, on NewsNation, but we haven't really been able to put everything in one place, like from beginning to end and all the stuff that we've uncovered and the information we've gotten from our sources.  So it'll be an hour jam-packed full of everything that we've uncovered on the case," Entin tells me.

The show will feature three criminal profilers; Dr. Ann Burgess, Dr. Gary Brocato, and Dr. Casey Jordan. The three, along with Entin, met in Boston to discuss the ongoing investigation and piece together key elements of the Guthrie case. Their goal: to build a clearer profile of the suspect-an approach Entin described as "totally new."

"I think people [will find the special] interesting because [the profilers] have some fascinating theories based on past cases they've worked, as well as statistics," Entin tells Parade. "They're really focused on patterns in other crimes and kidnappings to help narrow down motive and who they think this [suspect] could be."

Parade also asked Entin why he thinks people are so invested in the Guthrie case.

"I think initially it was because it was Savannah Guthrie's mom, and there was sort of the celebrity element," Entin tells me. "But the more I've covered it, the more I actually think it's because she's an older woman, 84 years old, I think people like me, you relate to your parents getting older."

"There's always this sense of uneasiness that someone's gonna take advantage of them or you think of the people who go to their houses but it's contractors or whether it's a home health [aide], you're always kind of on guard, even with the scammers now...people are always calling old people and scamming them. I think people connected to this, for that reason, because they thought of their own parents and how vulnerable they are, and it's sort of this like fear that so many of us live with," he adds.

In Entin's words, Nancy is like "everybody's grandma."

Nancy has been missing since Sunday, Feb. 1, and investigators believe she was abducted from her Arizona home in the middle of the night. Despite receiving thousands of tips, both the Pima County Sheriff's Department and the FBI have been unable to locate Nancy or identify those responsible for her disappearance. Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

NewsNation Presents: The Nancy Guthrie Mystery will air on the CW on Wednesday, May 6 at 9 p.m. ET.

And, for more on Parade's interview with Entin, check back in the coming days.

This story was originally published April 29, 2026 at 6:44 AM.

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