James Fitzgerald
Former FBI supervisory special agent, forensic linguist and co-host of the Cold Red podcast
James Fitzgerald (Former FBI supervisory special agent, forensic linguist and co-host of the Cold Red podcast) has appeared as a guest on 2 episodes in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Assassination of Charlie Kirk, Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, The True Believer.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Assassination of Charlie Kirk
Fitzgerald advised parents not to fund such living arrangements and to secure firearms.
“i wouldn't pay their rent i mean they're over 18”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:42:22
Fitzgerald judged from the texts that the author would rank on the psychopathy scale.
“I would probably put this person somewhere on the psychopathy scale, meaning he's a psychopath”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:33:45
Fitzgerald said Robinson's texts show he did not grasp the long-term consequences of his actions.
“He didn't comprehend, he clearly didn't comprehend the long-term scope of his actions and what he was about to undertake”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:49
Fitzgerald attributed Robinson's path to substance abuse, gaming and online chat culture.
“This toxic combination of substance abuse, of gaming, and no doubt pot smoking, tie that in with substance abuse, alcoholism”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:25:03
Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
Fitzgerald's profile holds that a single dominant offender directed the abduction even if he had a helper.
“there's going to be an alpha male who is in charge of this”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Latest Arrest Connected to Karmelo Anthony Case, Nowak Prosecutors Appeal Digwa’s Lenient Sentence, New Developments in Nancy Guthrie Case | Ep. 1348 (Jun 26, 2026) · Listen from 2:01:57
Fitzgerald says he is glad the family did not pay a large ransom given the lack of proof of life.
“I'm glad they didn't pay the big bucks to these people with such little information to provide”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Latest Arrest Connected to Karmelo Anthony Case, Nowak Prosecutors Appeal Digwa’s Lenient Sentence, New Developments in Nancy Guthrie Case | Ep. 1348 (Jun 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:54:52
Fitzgerald maintains the crime was a successful abduction that was never intended as a for-profit kidnapping.
“he does this thing again successful abduction I don't think it was ever meant to be a kidnapping”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Latest Arrest Connected to Karmelo Anthony Case, Nowak Prosecutors Appeal Digwa’s Lenient Sentence, New Developments in Nancy Guthrie Case | Ep. 1348 (Jun 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:12
The True Believer
Fitzgerald quoted Hoffer to argue fanatics mask personal failures through self-sacrifice, which he said fits Robinson.
“By sacrificing themselves for an impossible cause, they mask their own perceived failures and shortcomings”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358 (Jul 13, 2026) · Listen from 1:41:01
Erotomania
Fitzgerald suggests the abductor may have been a stalker obsessed with Savannah Guthrie who targeted her mother instead.
“But I'm not even ruling out erotomania, that this guy was a stalker, perhaps, of Savannah, and he couldn't get to her”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Latest Arrest Connected to Karmelo Anthony Case, Nowak Prosecutors Appeal Digwa’s Lenient Sentence, New Developments in Nancy Guthrie Case | Ep. 1348 (Jun 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:12
Forensic linguistics
Fitzgerald says he remains highly skeptical that the Guthrie ransom notes are authentic.
“i am still highly skeptical of their provenance of their of their validity of their legitimacy”
The Megyn Kelly Show: Latest Arrest Connected to Karmelo Anthony Case, Nowak Prosecutors Appeal Digwa’s Lenient Sentence, New Developments in Nancy Guthrie Case | Ep. 1348 (Jun 26, 2026) · Listen from 1:15:09
Appearances
Lindsey Graham's Legacy, McConnell's "Proof of Life," and the Robinson Video You DIDN'T See, with Knowles, Posobiec, and Fitz | Ep. 1358The Megyn Kelly Show · Jul 13, 2026 · 1 h 42 min
Megyn Kelly discusses Lindsey Graham's death, McConnell's health and Elliot Page with Michael Knowles, then the Tyler Robinson hearing with Jack Posobiec and James Fitzgerald.
- Latest Arrest Connected to Karmelo Anthony Case, Nowak Prosecutors Appeal Digwa’s Lenient Sentence, New Developments in Nancy Guthrie Case | Ep. 1348
The Megyn Kelly Show · Jun 26, 2026 · 2 h 9 min
Megyn Kelly discusses the Karmelo Anthony retaliation arrests and Caitlin Clark with Jason Whitlock, the Henry Nowak sentence appeal, and the Nancy Guthrie case with profilers James Fitzgerald and John Kelly.
Often appears with
- Megyn Kelly · 2 shared episodes
- Michael Knowles · 1 shared episode
- Jack Posobiec · 1 shared episode
- Jason Whitlock · 1 shared episode
- John Kelly · 1 shared episode