A former agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) shares his thoughts on the disturbing disappearance Today an anchor Savannah Guthrie84 year old mother, Nancy.
“I think this is a personal complaint that has to do with family,” said retired FBI agent Scott Curtis. Us Weekly on Friday, February 6, of the case. “If this was about Savannah, I think there would be some kind of direct or indirect message in these ransom notes about Savannah. And we don’t see that at all. Or something that Savannah said, right? And we don’t see that either, based on what we’ve been told.”
On Sunday, February 1, news broke that Nancy had gone missing after not showing up for church. He was described as a “vulnerable elderly person” who was last seen “at his home” in Arizona’s Catalina Foothills on Saturday, January 31.
According to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, “regarding the circumstances found” at Nancy’s home led to homicide detectives entering the search, in addition to drones, dogs and a helicopter. Authorities believe Nancy “did not go alone” and “do not see this as a search operation” as a crime scene. “He could not walk 50 yards by himself,” authorities added.
Savannah and her siblings, her sister Annie Guthrie and my brother Cameron Guthriethey have released two videos pleading with the would-be kidnappers of their mother, admitting that there are ransom notes.
“As a family, we’re doing everything we can. We’re ready to talk,” Savannah said when she appeared on video with her siblings on Wednesday, February 4. “However, we live in a world where words and images are easily changed. We need to know without a doubt that you’re alive and that you’re with her. We want to hear from you and we’re ready to listen.”
On Friday, the FBI confirmed there was a “new message about Nancy Guthrie,” adding that authorities were working to verify the authenticity of the message.
Savannah and Nancy Guthrie
Courtesy of NBC News“Supposedly, these ransom notes were sent by email,” said Curtis, who led the single-day execution of organized crime members in American history in 2011. Us on Friday. “These emails are confidential [are] service providers who make it difficult to trace who you are and if you are based overseas especially. But that will also show you that this – there is some detailed planning going on here. “
Like other high-profile cases – including the manhunt for a convicted killer in Idaho Brian Kohberger and the recent shooting at Brown University – said Curtis Us Authorities need to find the vehicle associated with Nancy’s disappearance to get a break in the case.
“We have not yet identified these people,” he explained. “We don’t have an identified machine, a phone number, for example, and we haven’t identified a car, that is, to my knowledge. [and] the current investigation, the most important thing we should try to do.”
The crime and national security analyst continued, “We saw this in Brian Kohberger [case] in Idaho. We saw you at Brown University [case]. When they saw the car used by that person, they were able to quickly identify who it was and look for him and find him. Now, why couldn’t they do that until now? I don’t know.”
Curtis, who has worked as a corruption analyst in the government, believes that because of the alleged kidnappings “under the cover of darkness,” those involved in Nancy’s disappearance “were familiar with the residents, either directly or, again, some relative or close friend who gave them information and drawings and photographs of the residence.”
President Donald Trump says there are new “leads” in the ongoing search for Savannah Guthrie’s missing host, Nancy. “I’ll give you a little statement — I think we’re doing pretty well at that,” Trump, 79, said while speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Friday, February 6. “You’d be surprised […]
“You know how hard it is, how hard it is to work in the dark – to do anything?” he continued. “The fact that they were able to pull this out of the dark shows that they were very smart, and they did a lot of things in this area. And you know, it shows that they had all these details planned out – as possible [had] it was in that place.”
Curtis said Us that he believes authorities “should increase the reward” currently being offered for any information leading to Nancy’s safe return, adding that the increase “should have been done from the start to increase mutual support.”
“I think we need law enforcement to lead strongly, and, with the car, a description of these criminals, maybe video footage,” he added. “That’s why they have to go back in time with any videos they can find – either through nearby residences or track them down to a business that has videos.”
The FBI is currently offering a $50,000 reward for any information leading to Nancy’s recovery and/or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved.
