Is Nancy Guthrie Dead? Ashleigh Banfield Believes So, Raises Troubling Ransom Theory in Missing Woman Case

Investigative producer Allison Weiner suggests that Nancy Guthrie's absence may pose risks and legal obstacles to ransom collection if she is no longer alive. (Credit: Facebook/Savannah Guthrie)

Questions surrounding the fate of Nancy Guthrie have intensified after journalist Ashleigh Banfield raised the possibility that the missing 84-year-old may no longer be alive.

Guthrie was reported missing on 1 February from her home in Arizona, sparking a major missing person investigation. Nearly two months later, there has been no confirmed communication from the alleged kidnappers and no evidence that any ransom has been collected, raising fresh doubts about the case.