{"id":2327174,"date":"2026-03-13T21:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2327174"},"modified":"2026-03-13T21:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:56:08","slug":"sheriff-makes-another-crucial-error-in-nancy-guthries-complicated-disappearance-case-expert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/sheriff-makes-another-crucial-error-in-nancy-guthries-complicated-disappearance-case-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheriff makes another crucial error in Nancy Guthrie&#8217;s &#8216;complicated&#8217; disappearance case: expert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Sheriff Chris Nanos made <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/06\/celebrity-news\/shocking-police-mistake-may-have-crippled-early-stages-of-nancy-guthrie-search\/\">another critical mistake<\/a> in Nancy Guthrie\u2019s \u201ccomplicated\u201d disappearance, an expert believes.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Nanos revealed he has a theory on why Guthrie was \u201ctargeted\u201d and warned the Tucson, Ariz., community that the abductor <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/13\/celebrity-news\/why-investigators-believe-nancy-guthries-abductor-might-strike-again\/\">could strike again<\/a> \u2014 but wouldn\u2019t share any further information.<\/p>\n<p>Former FBI agent Jason Pack told Page Six of the official\u2019s remarks, \u201cFrom my experience as a crisis communications practitioner, where it gets complicated is when, in that same interview, he suggests the suspect could strike again. Once you put that out there, every person watching wants to know who\u2019s at risk and what they ought to do about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figcaption>Sheriff Chris Nanos of the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department, pictured during an interview last month, made a crucial mistake in his latest statement to the public, according to an expert. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Former FBI agent Jason Pack (seen here on the right in a Fox News interview) told Page Six, \u201cFrom my experience as a crisis communications practitioner, where it gets complicated is when, in that same interview, he suggests the suspect could strike again.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Fox News<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cIf you can\u2019t answer those questions, you probably shouldn\u2019t lead with that statement. A warning without context doesn\u2019t necessarily protect people. It worries them. And it sits a little uneasily alongside the \u2018targeted attack\u2019 framing he\u2019s also offered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pack added, \u201cThose two ideas need to fit together before they go out the door.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pack explained that in a case \u201cof this magnitude,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office and FBI work together, with the latter \u201cbringing resources to the table that no county sheriff\u2019s office can match on its own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen public messaging is coordinated and coming from one unified voice, it tells you the joint investigation is firing on all cylinders,\u201d Pack continued. \u201cWhen statements get out ahead of that coordination, it raises questions about where the seams are. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope those seams are tighter behind closed doors than they may appear from the outside. I just think a little more discipline at the podium, coordinated closely with FBI leadership, would serve everyone better as this moves forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He defended of Nanos not revealing a motive, \u201cWhen the sheriff says investigators believe they know the motive but won\u2019t share it, there\u2019s an investigative reason.\u00a0This is it. You don\u2019t hand the suspect a roadmap of what you know. I have no quarrel with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He added, \u201cOnce you put that out there, every person watching wants to know who\u2019s at risk and what they ought to do about it.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Jason Pack<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>On Thursday, Nanos (pictured during a press conference on Feb. 5) warned the public that Guthrie\u2019s abductor could strike again and revealed his belief over why she was \u201ctargeted,\u201d but refused to disclose his theory. <span class=\"credit\">James S. Wood for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite Nanos\u2019 statement, Pack acknowledged the high-profile investigation is \u201cone of the hardest things a law enforcement leader can face.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody gets everything right under that kind of sustained pressure, and I respect the weight he\u2019s carrying,\u201d he explained. <\/p>\n<p>Pack\u2019s hope is that Guthrie\u2019s grieving family \u2014 including daughters Savannah and Annie, and son Camron \u2014 has a \u201cdedicated point of contact inside this investigation who is keeping them informed and walking alongside them through every development.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figcaption>The retired FBI agent added, \u201cIf you can\u2019t answer those questions, you probably shouldn\u2019t lead with that statement. A warning without context doesn\u2019t necessarily protect people. It worries them.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Instagram \/ @savannahguthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Pack continued, \u201cIt sits a little uneasily alongside the \u2018targeted attack\u2019 framing he\u2019s also offered.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy NBC Universal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday, Nanos\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/sheriff-nanos-believes-nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-was-targeted-259226181590\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told NBC News<\/a>\u00a0\u201cit\u2019d be silly to tell people, \u2018Yeah, don\u2019t worry about it. You\u2019re not his target.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged others not to \u201cthink for a minute that because it happened to the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/savannah-guthrie-family-tree\/\">Guthrie family<\/a>, [it\u2019s] safe\u201d for everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>He continued that while authorities \u201cbelieve [Savannah Guthrie\u2019s mom] was targeted,\u201d they are \u201cnot 100 percent sure of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff added, \u201cWe believe we know why he did this,\u201d but did not elaborate further. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Guthrie (pictured above on the left, next to daughter Savannah Guthrie) was reported missing on Feb. 1. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/savannahguthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The sheriff said at the time that he and investigators believe Guthrie (seen here with her daughter Savannah)\u00a0was abducted in her sleep and \u201charmed\u201d in the process.  <span class=\"credit\">savannahguthrie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first misstep the sheriff\u2019s office has been accused of making in the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Page Six reported authorities missed a simple strategy that could\u2019ve been used to catch the kidnapper.<\/p>\n<p>Bezalel Eithan Raviv, the CEO and founder of\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/lionsgate.network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lionsgate Network<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 a crypto recovery service with expertise in Blockchain forensics \u2014 told Page Six that authorities should have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/10\/celebrity-news\/the-simple-tactic-authorities-missed-to-help-catch-nancy-guthries-kidnappers-expert\/\">deposited a small balance in the alleged ransomer\u2019s Bitcoin account<\/a> to ultimately lead to his location.<\/p>\n<p>A ransom note at the start of the investigation demanded $6 million in bitcoin be sent to an address in exchange for Guthrie\u2019s release by two different deadlines \u2014 which both came and went.<\/p>\n<p>Also, Daily Mail reported the department <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/06\/celebrity-news\/shocking-police-mistake-may-have-crippled-early-stages-of-nancy-guthrie-search\/\">failed to immediately launch a high-tech Cessna aircraft<\/a> at the start of their search for the \u201cToday\u201d show co-host\u2019s mother \u2014 as they waited hours after she was reported missing to utilize the high-resolution thermal imaging cameras.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Authorities revealed doorbell footage of the suspect, seen here.  <span class=\"credit\">FBI<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Today, there are still no suspects in the search for Nancy. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/savannahguthrie<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Guthrie was\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthries-mom-84-reported-missing-in-southern-arizona-homicide-detectives-involved\/\">reported missing on Feb. 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The sheriff said at the time that he and investigators believe Guthrie\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthries-mom-was-likely-abducted-from-her-home-police\/\">was abducted in her sleep and \u201charmed\u201d in the process<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 10, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/video\/nancy-guthrie-kidnapping-suspect-revealed-in-horrifying-video-of-home-break-in\/?_gl=1*19vbqyl*_gcl_au*NzkwNjYzOTQxLjE3NjM0MDIwMzE.*_ga*MjA2ODYxOTg5OS4xNzYxNTkyNjYx*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3NzA3NTMxMDAkbzMxOSRnMSR0MTc3MDc1Nzg5NCRqNTkkbDAkaDA.\">photos and videos were released of a masked individual<\/a>\u00a0breaking into Guthrie\u2019s home wearing gloves and a backpack.<\/p>\n<p>A number of people have been questioned over the course of the investigation after the photos and videos were released.<\/p>\n<p>However, authorities have no arrests in connection with the kidnapping. The investigation remains ongoing.<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/13\/celebrity-news\/why-investigators-believe-nancy-guthries-abductor-might-strike-again\/#\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/13\/celebrity-news\/why-investigators-believe-nancy-guthries-abductor-might-strike-again\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheriff Chris Nanos made another critical mistake in Nancy Guthrie\u2019s \u201ccomplicated\u201d disappearance, an expert believes. On Thursday, Nanos revealed he has a theory on why Guthrie was \u201ctargeted\u201d and warned the Tucson, Ariz., community that the abductor could strike again \u2014 but wouldn\u2019t share any further information. 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