Nancy Guthrie Update: ‘Something Went Very Wrong’ in Kidnapping, Expert Says
What To Know
- Forensic nurse Ann Burgess theorizes that “something went very wrong” inside Nancy Guthrie’s home, citing the blood evidence found at the scene of her disappearance.
- Burgess suggests that Guthrie, mother of Savannah Guthrie, may have been abducted as a means to target someone else in her social circle, rather than being the primary target herself.
- Possible motives such as retaliation or revenge are being considered, with Burgess emphasizing the need to profile those close to Guthrie to uncover the reason behind the kidnapping.
Ann Burgess, a forensic nurse who inspired a Mindhunter character, has a theory about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today’s Savannah Guthrie, from her home near Tucson, Arizona, on February 1.
“I think something went very wrong inside the house,” Burgess said in an episode of Brian Entin Investigates, citing the blood found at the scene.
Burgess also noted how little blood appeared in evidence released by investigators. “Where does it go?” she wondered. “Does it go into a car? Does it follow a path? … It’s just like it vanishes. She just vanishes.”
As for the presumption that Nancy was kidnapped, Burgess thinks those responsible might have abducted the 84-year-old to target someone else.
“Who in her orbit — let’s call it that, it could be family, it could be friends — would be hurt the most [by the kidnapping]?” she asked. “Something could have come up there that we don’t know about, and that’s up to people in her orbit to figure out. Because it’s a very mean, angry, horrible thing to do. And then if it goes wrong — which obviously it did, I think — it doesn’t make sense that she would be a target to do more than abduct her.”
Burgess went on: “Is there retaliation? Is there revenge? You want to go down that line of possible motives, and that this is some way of getting even or whatever. I’m just listing them. It’s not that I think that it’s any one of those, but those would be possible motives. I mean, we usually do that anytime we’re profiling and trying to go after motive.”
Burgess, a professor at the Boston College School of Nursing, is a forensic nurse who has been pioneer in the assessment and treatment of victims of trauma and abuse, and she’s the author of books including Expert Witness: The Weight of Our Testimony When Justice Hangs in the Balance and A Killer by Design: Murderers, Mindhunters, and My Quest to Decipher the Criminal Mind, according to her school bio. The character of Wendy Carr (Anna Torv) in Mindhunter is based on Burgess’ work with the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit, per BC News.
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I inherited from my mother,the phenomenon of having very prophetic, symbolic, strong dreams once in a long while. I had one not long after the abduction in which I saw a deserted small " clinic" with a hall and several small "exam" rooms. My feeling was that it was where she had been held/taken. There were a couple of men there but she was no longer there.
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It is difficult to say, but given the circumstances, it is most likely someone she knew—perhaps an act of revenge or a dispute over an inheritance. However, considering the time that has passed since the incident, it is hard to imagine that she is still alive. This is not to suggest that they necessarily murdered her, but rather that the worst may have happened and she died accidentally. Now, we must wait for the FBI to uncover the truth, for only they possess the tools and the skilled personnel required to identify the culprits and bring them to justice—whoever they may be. That is my opinion.
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Look into Matt Lauer. Before Savannah became his Co-Host, she accompanied him on a southern hemisphere episode of “Where in the World is Matt Lauer?” where she became smitten with Matt.
Fast forward to Matt’s firing and the discovery of his Modus Operandi, Savannah then became a tool for losing his $25 million dollar annual salary.
Study one of the doorbell pics, Matt’s face is recognizable.
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Do you think her kidnapper could be someone that lost a high paying job, a ruined reputation, an important position or was divorced, lost their family or lost a large inheritance because of something Savanna exposed or reported about on her news show? Someone looking for revenge?
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I Agree with you.
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Savannah interviewed the Epstein victims a year ago and also interviewed Trump as well. I believe this is tied into the Epstein files. Authorities really need to start digging to get to the bottom of this.
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The files have been released and heavily redacted. Possibly the reactions were done years ago to protect Gates and Clinton's. Whatever Savannah said was taped. Unless something made the cutting room floor. She said nothing the FBI cannot watch repeatedly for clues. If there is something on the cuttin
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Cutting room floor then ppl at NBC need to be investigated.
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I think th FBI should really study the video/picture of the intruder walking up the steps. In the picture, to me it looks like a vehicle in front of the house. I may be wrong but the first picture I saw, I was sure there was a vehicle behind the intruder in the driveway. It appeared to be a blue SUV. I feel the guy the deputies stopped, talked to and let go is involved in Mrs. Nancy's abduction. I'm praying for Savannah and her family. I can't imagine what you are going through.
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Someone that knew her daughter I think this is pure revenge. No one would want a 84 year old woman!!!
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I think they need to talk to savahana Guthrie ex. Husband
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I think it's a neighbor, was she having a problem with someone. Or did they take her to get money. Either way I think it's a neighbor.
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Revenge.
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I feel it's someone who the daughter or son in law owe money to.....
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Of course it was someone in her circle.But who?
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Hmm 🤔
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I agree with theory of more than one person, they are neighbors looking for money and plans went very wrong inside house. They had to develope quick fix and she is not far from scene of crime.
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