Re: Law Enforcement

willowbark · ‎07-20-2025

According to the news the siblings wanted to offer a million dollars on day 1 but was shut down by the sheriff who said it would cause too many false tips.

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

It almost has to be someone known to her and familiar with the area and the homes. Break in and take her to kidnap or she dies from the break in--for whatever reason.

It's dark, remote, people keep to themselves, throw her in a van, dump the body on the way to Mexico or somewhere else, and who would find it? It would be easy to disappear. You could drive to anywhere in that region and dump her and nobody would find you.

manny2 · ‎05-24-2010

@Lakelife62 wrote:
@Lucky Charm wrote:
I can't imagine why if a home invasion/robbery 'went wrong' why they would take the body. It's easier to leave the body behind.
Taking the body has forced law enforcement to prioritize finding Mrs Guthrie. If the body was left, the priority from day one would be finding the culprits.
Taking the body buys time for the perpetrators.

Your point is not lost @Lakelife62 I do understand the idea that if she had been found deceased, it would have triggered an immediate and very direct manhunt, while her being missing creates a more delicate situation because the priority is to keep her alive. That is a viable theory.

However, it does not fit with typical human behavior in cases like this. The actions taken do not align with the usual patterns seen in either targeted crimes or opportunistic crimes, which is why the situation remains so difficult to interpret.

manny2 · ‎05-24-2010

The abductor acted in a way that only makes sense if they were confident, she did not have alerts or a subscription active on her Nest camera. That level of comfort does not match the behavior of someone who is unsure or taking a chance. They had to have some form of inside knowledge about how her system was set up, because most offenders do not risk triggering an immediate alert unless they believe it will not happen.

threecees · ‎09-22-2017

Just thinking about what will eventually become of Nancy's home.

Probably sit vacant for a long time.

Can you imagine even years down the road how many people who would want

to take a tour if it ever goes up for sale? It would turn into another circus.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

If she died from a gunshot then her body might have the bullet inside and that would involve a ballistics investigation if the perp left her body there. A ballistics report could identify who the gun belonged so why leave the body there to risk that from happening?

manny2 · ‎05-24-2010

If a person dies from a gunshot and the bullet stays inside the body, then the bullet will still be there when the body is found. Removing the body does not eliminate ballistic evidence. The medical examiner would recover the bullet during the autopsy, and investigators would still be able to run a ballistics analysis. And if the bullet exited the body, how would anyone know that without examining the body in the first place? Taking the body does not prevent any of that, so the idea that removing the body would avoid ballistics doesn’t add up.

BarbieDollToo · ‎09-15-2022

@manny2 wrote:
If a person dies from a gunshot and the bullet stays inside the body, then the bullet will still be there when the body is found. Removing the body does not eliminate ballistic evidence. The medical examiner would recover the bullet during the autopsy, and investigators would still be able to run a ballistics analysis. And if the bullet exited the body, how would anyone know that without examining the body in the first place? Taking the body does not prevent any of that, so the idea that removing the body would avoid ballistics doesn’t add up.

And that's assuming they in fact find a body to do an autopsy.

Dazlin · ‎03-14-2010

I pray Savanna goes home to her children and husband...they need her, and she needs care now as well. Heartbreaking to see her. She used the word agony to describe her feelings. Hope someone can guide and help her to go home to some normalcy, despite this tragedy.

What a messed up , beyond sad case.

Praying for all involved 🙏

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

@Dazlin wrote:
I pray Savanna goes home to her children and husband...they need her, and she needs care now as well. Heartbreaking to see her. She used the word agony to describe her feelings. Hope someone can guide and help her to go home to some normalcy, despite this tragedy.
What a messed up , beyond sad case.
Praying for all involved 🙏

@Dazlin - I heard this morning that she's expected to return to NYC this weekend.