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Nancy Guthrie ‘fought back’ kidnapper? Ex-FBI profiler weighs in on moment of abduction
Retired FBI profiler Jim Clemente also suggested that Nancy Guthrie's abductor is likely already “setting up an alibi with other people.”
A retired FBI profiler has claimed that Nancy Guthrie likely “fought back” while being abducted. Discussing the case on NewsNation reporter Brian Entin's podcast, retired FBI profiler Jim Clemente also suggested that the kidnapper likely had a strong motivation.
Jim claimed that Nancy may not have gone quietly. “I believe that Nancy fought him,” he said.
Jim also said that the kidnapper is possibly following media coverage and considering whether they have managed to avoid detection. He added that the kidnapper may also be trying to create "as much distance between himself and this crime scene as possible."
“What do you think is going through his mind now?" Brian asked Jim.
Jim speculated that the perpetrator may be thinking, "'Was I able to permanently conceal her body? And will there be any way that they won’t be able to tie it to me?'"
Jim further theorized that Nancy’s abductor is likely already "setting up an alibi with other people," so if he were to be questioned, he can say "he was somewhere and else and could not have been involved."
Jim believes that whoever took Nancy from her Tucson home is "absolutely watching every bit of coverage that there is on this case."
Where is Nancy Guthrie?
Months after Nancy went missing, there has been no update on her whereabouts, and no suspect has been identified. While the Guthrie family has been tormented by the uncertainty of the case’s outcome, her daughter Savannah Guthrie previously even admitted that her mom may be dead.
Savannah previously said in a video that she and her relatives “still believe in a miracle” and “still believe that she can come home,” she also acknowledged that her mother may already be “gone.”
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos previously said that the Sheriff's Department is still working with the FBI, labs around the country and forensics examiners on "thousands (of hours) of video footage we still have to sort through.”
The FBI has received "potentially critical" DNA evidence found inside Nancy's Arizona home, it was recently reported. A hair sample initially sent to a private lab in Florida is now being analyzed using the FBI's advanced technology.
