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Nancy Guthrie Update: Ex-FBI Official Drops Bombshell on Suspect; ‘Not a Stranger’

Eighty-eight days after Nancy Guthrie disappeared, there is still no formal suspect identified and no breakthrough in the case. However, one former senior federal official believes the case may not be as mysterious as it seems.

Former FBI officials hinted at local ties to Nancy Guthrie’s case. (AFP Getty Images)

talking about Fairfax Archives The show is hosted by Michael Hershman, and former FBI Assistant Director John Miller said the perpetrator may have been someone familiar with the victim’s surroundings.

NancySavannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother was last seen on January 31 at her home in Tucson, Arizona. authorities She is believed to have been kidnapped. Surveillance footage reportedly shows a masked man near the property, but no arrests have been made.

Also read: Nancy Guthrie update: Ex-FBI agent explains why withholding case details: ‘It started a fire’

What does a former FBI assistant director say?

Miller noted that the crime was likely planned locally.

“I think the answer, and I think the Guthrie family believes this, is that the answer is out there. The answer is in Tucson,” he said. procession.

“This was probably planned by someone on the ground who thought, ‘Here’s a relatively defenseless person, living alone, vulnerable, unable to put up much resistance. If we come and take her away, she has connections to… people who have resources and money,'” he added.

He explained that in many kidnapping cases, the suspect often has some connection to the victim, such as being a former employee, someone connected to the employee, or someone with access to the house or property.

“I don’t think this case will be much different,” Miller said. He added that it was likely “a local person who had enough connections to the house to assess what that would be like and had some idea, some nightmare dream, of, ‘We’re going to ask for a lot of money and we’re going to do it through cryptocurrency.'”

Also read: Nancy Guthrie update: Ex-FBI agent points out suspect’s inner ‘error’ that will get him ‘caught’

Why withhold information about the case?

Retired FBI agent Steve Moore & Brian Entin, NewsNation Talked about why it’s important to stay private.

He warned that making certain details public could do more harm than good. “If the public knew about these things, it would likely cause an uproar on social media, which would only create unhelpful fires,” Moore said.

At present, there is no new progress in the case and the investigation is still ongoing.

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