Nancy Guthrie: Former Agent Slams Police Chaos On Day 1

A total of 107 days passed since Nancy Guthrie went missing from her Tucson, Arizona home. Questions still surround the timeline following her disappearance, particularly regarding when the property became a crime scene. Read on for a bit more about it.

Frustration With Progress

In the latest episode of Brian Entin Investigates, Brian and retired FBI Agent Steve Moore chatted a bit about Sheriff Nanos, and the need for him to be a bit more “humble.” But that’s not really the core issue that people want to know about.

Still, it can be argued you can’t talk about the case without mentioning the man in charge. And, it’s very noticeable on social media that people became very frustrated with the way Nanos handled the case.

Chaotic Day One

Next, Brian Entin reminded Steve Moore about the initial day of the missing Nancy Guthrie case. He’d spoken with Sergeant Aaron Cross, and apparently it was all a fluster because the family was there. Plus “emotions were high.”

Naturally, Brian wondered how police can get on with their job in a chaotic situation. However, Moore wasn’t going to excuse anyone for that. In fact, he said:

You’re not allowed to have confusion at a crime scene like that.
And let me…unpack that because obviously there’s going to be all sorts of things going on and people will be confused. But law enforcement coming in, you were the ones who’ve done this all the time…you shouldn’t be acting like this is your first time at a crime scene or a first time somebody’s been missing.

A Lack Of Training?

Next. Moore talked about what seemed to be some sort of error in the training department. After all, he reminded true crime followers that good investigation departments always have “a plan.”

Then he related it to a visit to the ER where there’s always a plan to deal with a crisis.

Ultimately, he feels that leaders should coordinate the scene to decide whether it’s a crime.

No Strategy In Place

In his opinion, based on experience, the retired agent noted that whoever is the senior officer on site shouldn’t be cloistered with the family.

In his assessment, there wasn’t a strategic plan and “nobody took charge.” At least, not anyone who knew “what they were doing.”

Ideally, perhaps the family should have been moved away. But it isn’t always that easy. Perhaps it’s best to confine them to somewhere inside that might be “a neutral site.”

Of course, that arose because the home of Nancy Guthrie was already compromised with responding officers and the family before a crime was suspected.

Bones In The Desert

Talking about potential death, the duo discussed how many people apparently die out there in the desert. But, Brian asked, realistically, “if they find Nancy’s body somewhere, would that help the investigation?”

Per Moore, who hopes she’s not dead, he felt it would produce a lot of forensic evidence. But, he hoped that if that happens, “the FBI and the Sheriff’s department” could all get “on the same page,”

Kash Patel’s Swipe At Nanos

Talking about the criticism by Kash Patel who sounded off about the initial handling of the case, Moore felt that it was overall “counterproductive.”

That’s mainly because the agents on the ground need to work with other agencies. Obviously bad feeling could impact the investigation.

Ultimately, it seems as if the initial handling of the Nancy Guthrie case was chaotic, lacked direction, and hinted at poor training. In the comments section, true crime viewers weighed in with their thoughts.

Viewers React

One them opined, “At this point, I think the perpetrator could walk up to Nanos with a confession and Nanos would stand there and say, ‘No, we think we know who did it and it wasn’t you.”‘ It sounds ridiculous but here we are.”

Here are a few more responses from the discussion area:

• I’ll never understand how no one recognizes the porch guy, how they still can’t identify the car he drove, or why Nancy’s family stays so silent….nothing new ever comes out. I never imagined we’d hit 107 days with zero answers. It’s bizarre, frustrating and unbelievably sad.
• I remembered when a reporter asked the sheriff about the blood on the front entrance. It was the first day or two. The sheriff replied,’blood who said anything about blood?”‘ That’s a very strange reply.

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