Retired FBI agent Steve Moore has questioned the decision to treat Nancy Guthrie's disappearance as a search-and-rescue operation rather than a potential abduction, saying the early misjudgement had a 'huge' impact on the investigation. Speaking following reports that an insider had claimed the police's 'rush to judgment' compromised the case, Moore said investigators should have recognised signs of criminal activity from the outset.
Moore pointed to blood on the front door and a ripped-out Ring camera as clear indicators that the scene did not fit a routine missing persons scenario. He also questioned why officers appeared not to act on testimony from Savannah and Annie Guthrie, who told police their mother was unlikely to have wandered off at night.
