Man Offering $100K to Find Nancy Guthrie Urges Witnesses— Don’t Call the Sheriff

A Wisconsin attorney offering a $100,000 reward in the Nancy Guthrie case, is urging witnesses to submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers Milwaukee instead of the Pima County Sheriff’s Office, saying it could help people come forward without “fear and apathy.”

“I believe that people will come forward if they’re anonymous and if they get a reward,” said Michael Hupy, the president of the charitable organization.

Crime Stoppers allows community members to submit tips anonymously via a phone line, website or mobile app.

“We encourage citizens in the community to volunteer vital information, while remaining anonymous, helpful to law enforcement agencies in the fight against crime. You may be eligible for a cash reward for your anonymous tip information,” a statement on their official website reads.

Hupy has previously posted rewards ranging from $28,000 to $200,000 in his initiative to solve crimes in his hometown.

“I was very sad that an 84-year-old woman in poor health was taken from her home, without her medication, her heart pacemaker stopped (synching), there’s blood at the crime scene, and I thought something had to be done quickly,” he told Fox News Digital.

“And I thought this is a place I could step in, as I have in Milwaukee.”

Hupy also criticized Sheriff Chris Nanos’ handling of the case and missteps in the early days of the investigation including re-opening the crime scene too quickly.

“I don’t think they secured the scene long enough to process it. They went in, looked, opened it up, then they had to come back later,” he said.

He said he believes the anonymity offered by his organisation can help informants come forward without the fear of the FBI or the sheriff’s department.

Tipsters can avoid being labeled “snitches” or facing retaliation, he said.

“That’s the point of it. They get a reward anonymously, and they help society by getting criminals off the street,” he added.

Guthrie has been missing from her Tucson home for more than two months, with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) leading the investigation. Despite blood found at the scene and a possible suspect captured on a Ring doorbell camera, there has been no major breakthrough.

“Somebody will learn something,” Hupy said. “An ex-girlfriend will get mad and tell the authorities or Crime Stoppers that her boyfriend confessed to her. A bartender will say a drunk came in and spilled the beans on himself or someone else. So the longer it goes on, the more likely we are to get the criminal.”

Hupy urged people to “avoid the bickering and avoid the nonsense and call Crime Stoppers.”

“We know how to handle this. We have solved thousands of cases, and we’re not in the middle of something.”

Tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers by phone or through the P3 Tips app, where their identity is concealed. They receive a unique code to track their tip and can later check if it led to an arrest. If the information helps solve the case, they may be eligible for a cash reward, which can be collected anonymously.

“Come forward, you’ll be anonymous... and if you have the right information, you’ll get a reward,” Hupy said. “It’s that simple.”

The FBI is also offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to Guthrie or her abductors, while her daughter, Savannah Guthrie, has pledged up to $1 million for information that brings her mother home.