The investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie seems stalled, and true crime followers believe it’s now a cold case. As the FBI sends some of their teams back to where they came from, it seems that for now, each piece of information leads to nothing. Read on for more details.
Fading Leads & FBI Involvement
Plenty of people on social media shout for the FBI to take over the case from the Pima County Sheriff. Instead, it looks like it’s going the other way. Per a report by TMZ on Friday night, the case could remain “unresolved for months or even years.”
Of course, many people already realized that many leads fizzled out. Notably, the camera footage from the Nest camera brought some hope. However, it seems nobody can figure out who’s behind that mask.
Other leads, like cars on nearby roads, were written off as not relevant. Plus, other intruders caught on Ring cameras in the area near Nancy Guthrie’s home also seemed unrelated, at least on the face of it.
A Lack of Suspects
As Nancy Guthrie’s investigators appear to not have any credible suspect, person of interest, or vehicle information, the FBI now turns to analyzing digital evidence and reviewing thousands of tips.
Many of those might have arrived after Savannah Guthrie offered a much higher reward of “up to $1 million.” Sadly, if anything, the reward made true crime followers think the case went cold. So they suspect it signaled a desperate hope for closure rather than an arrest.
With forensic results pending and the trail growing colder, focus apparently shifted to combing through tips and taking a more analytical approach on board.
Viewers React to Slow Progress
In the comments section of the video, viewers shared their frustration with the lack of progress.One viewer remarked, “This case is going cold.”
Here are a few more responses from the discussion:
- The FBI keeps saying “nothing here”
- Too much time has gone by so sorry for the family.
- This is so sad and disheartening that they couldn’t solve it.
- The Guthrie family should hire private investigators, I’d be surprised if they haven’t already. The FBI and Pima county really have not done the job and PIs have different sources to go through that the authorities do not.I feel the FBI doesn’t have much of anything…
- Cold case.
Still, not everyone thinks the case went cold, and given the shift to more analytical work, in a way they might be right. One of those hopeful viewers opined, “Calling it a cold case after so many recent tips have come in is ridiculous..”
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