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Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance much than 2 weeks agone resulted from a botched burglary and not an intended kidnapping, according to a caller report.
CBS 5 transgression analogous Briana Whitney, an Edward R. Murrow and Emmy-winning journalist, said Sunday the accusation was from an wrong root “that is present reportable.”
“We tin present study investigators present judge this was a burglary gone wrong,” she said successful a video she shared connected X. “We’ve interviewed aggregate experts since this began who besides said, based connected evidence, surveillance video and different aspects of this lawsuit that they besides believed this was not an intended kidnapping.”
We tin present corroborate done an wrong root investigators judge Nancy Guthrie abduction was intended burglary, and DNA grounds is presently being tested from the Range Rover that was seen being towed distant Friday.
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The study contradicts authorities’ nationalist statements that the 84-year-old Guthrie, the parent of Today amusement big Savannah Guthrie, was kidnapped intentionally.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos reiterated that stance successful an interrogation connected Sunday.
The FBI appeared to propulsion backmost astatine Whitney’s report, telling Fox News’ Matt Finn that it has “no hint wherever that came from.” Nanos told Finn that the “report did not travel from us.”
“We volition fto the grounds instrumentality america to motive,” helium reportedly said.
The elder Guthrie has not been seen since the nighttime of Jan. 31. Her idiosyncratic effects reportedly remained successful her Tucson-area home, and respective ransom notes person been transmitted since her disappearance.
The past week oregon truthful has produced immoderate of the astir meaningful grounds that could pb to the perpetrator(s).
Photos emerged of an armed, masked fishy wearing gloves portion seemingly tinkering with Guthrie’s doorway camera ― and a mitt was found that appears to lucifer them. Its DNA illustration is being processed.
As for Guthrie’s well-being, Whitney said investigators judge she “could beryllium alive.”
HuffPost has reached retired to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI for comment.
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