A former New York Police Department detective turned private investigator said on 3 July that true crime fans and armchair sleuths could provide the crucial tip needed to move the Nancy Guthrie case forward, arguing that one small observation from the public may be enough to crack what has so far remained a stubbornly opaque investigation.
For context, Nancy Guthrie, the 84 year old mother of NBC Today co host Savannah Guthrie, disappeared from her Tucson home on 1 February, and investigators later treated the case as a kidnapping for ransom while the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department continued to work it behind the scenes.
