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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Francis Louie C. Añiga

FBI Profiler Reveals Violent Struggle and Suspect Mistakes in Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Case

Retired FBI profiler Jim Clemente has laid out what he believes happened in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case, saying blood evidence at the 84-year-old's Tucson home points to a violent struggle and an abductor who used 'overwhelming force'. In a detailed US television interview on Wednesday, 22 April, Clemente said the blood spatter and doorbell camera footage suggest Savannah Guthrie's mother fought back, while the suspect also made a series of crucial errors.

Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her home in Tucson, Arizona, earlier this year. Her disappearance triggered a major search, intense national coverage and a $1 million family reward for information leading to her recovery. Local investigators have since been joined by the FBI, which recently took over analysis of a key hair sample linked to the scene after it was transferred from a private Florida laboratory.

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