Nancy Guthrie Case: Could the Kidnapper Be Dead? Forensic Nurse Ann Burgess Says Yes

More than three months after Nancy Guthrie vanished from her Arizona home, investigators and experts continue to examine multiple theories. Despite ongoing search efforts and public appeals, there have been no major breakthroughs in the case involving the mother of broadcast journalist Savannah Guthrie since Feb. 1.

Authorities are now reportedly considering the possibility that the suspect captured on Guthrie’s Ring doorbell camera may no longer be alive.

In the latest documentary, Nancy Guthrie Mystery, NewsNation journalist Brian Entin spoke with law enforcement experts about the high-profile case.

The 84-year-old was dropped off at her Catalina Foothills residence following a family dinner and game night at daughter Annie Guthrie’s home on Jan. 31. She was dropped off by her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, at around 9:50 p.m.

During the program, forensic nurse Dr. Ann Burgess suggested the individual seen in surveillance footage may have died after the kidnapping.

“So, the person we see at the front door could be dead … killed by someone else … killed by the boss,” Entin asked Burgess.

“Right? By the boss. Right. It was well-planned. They got away with it. And they form a type of case that we’ve never seen before, as far as we know,” Burgess replied.

Criminologist Dr. Casey Jordan also raised the possibility that the abduction was targeted, suggesting the suspect may have been familiar with Guthrie and her family.

“This person knew her. I don’t think she knew this person … it could have been somebody who saw her on the Today show with her daughter, Savannah,” Jordan said.

Meanwhile, the Guthrie family has reportedly urged Nancy’s close friends to “keep things private” amid the investigation.

Criminal psychologist Dr. Gary Brucato said that if the masked individual is alive and eventually apprehended, he could lead investigators “down the spider web to the center.”

Brucato pointed to what he described as uneven levels of planning and execution in the crime.

“That amateur hour kind of quality is interesting also, and suggests to me a difference in intelligences. Some schemer behind the scenes, and this character who is the sort of hired or asked to do this,” he said.

“I don’t believe this person worked alone… I think there is a little group of people.”

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos previously confirmed that Guthrie had been abducted.

On February 10, the FBI released video from a doorbell camera showing an “armed individual” wearing a mask and carrying a backpack while tampering with the device at Guthrie’s home shortly before her disappearance.

Deputies responding to the residence found that Guthrie’s personal belongings, including her phone and other essentials, had been left behind.

Given her limited mobility and no indication that she left voluntarily, investigators quickly determined the case was not a routine missing-person situation.

Authorities have yet to identify a suspect or establish a motive in the case. There has been no proof of life since her disappearance.