Sheriff Chris Nanos has released a strongly-worded statement in response to growing speculation surrounding Nancy’s mysterious disappearance, which has now stretched into a concerning two-week period.
Nanos emphasized that no family members, including siblings or a spouse, are being treated as suspects in this missing person case. He described any claims to the contrary as “cruel.”
“Let me be clear,” Nanos stated. “The Guthrie family, including all siblings and spouses, has been ruled out as potential suspects. They have been nothing but cooperative and gracious, and they are victims in this case.”
“The Guthrie family are victims, plain and simple,” he continued.
He urged, “I implore the media to uphold their profession by reporting with compassion and professionalism.”
Nancy is a mother to three children: Savannah, Annie, and Camron.
Yesterday the family marked two weeks since Nancy went missing.
”It’s been two weeks since our mum was taken and I just wanted to come on and say that we still have hope and we still believe…,” Savannah said in a video, addressing Nancy’s suspected kidnappers.
“I wanted to say to whoever has her, or knows where she is, that it’s never too late.”
Savannah, the co-anchor of the US Today show, has taken to social media several times with a public plea for her mother’s safe return.
In one message, the journalist even appealed to the presumed kidnappers, offering to pay a ransom.
Flanked by her siblings, Guthrie said “we received your message” and that: “This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us, and we will pay.”
Law enforcement investigating Nancy’s disappearance have confirmed they had received some demands for ransom from different sources, but have not said if any of them are considered credible.
Purported ransom notes were sent to news outlets, but two deadlines for paying have passed.
The images and video show a man wearing gloves, long sleeves, pants, and with a balaclava over his face, apparently attempting to block the door camera at the home, including by holding up a handful of plants.
A glove appearing to match the footage from Nancy’s home was later found around three kilometres away and has been sent for DNA testing.
The FBI said in a statement that it received preliminary results on Saturday and was awaiting official confirmation.
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