{"id":4456,"date":"2026-04-09T11:25:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4456"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:25:58","slug":"nancy-guthries-kidnappers-likely-didnt-know-she-was-so-fragile-and-dumped-her-body-because-she-was-no-longer-of-value-expert-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=4456","title":{"rendered":"Nancy Guthrie&#8217;s kidnappers likely didn&#8217;t know she was so fragile &#8212; and dumped her body because she was &#8216;no longer of value,&#8217; expert says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Savannah Guthrie\u2019s ailing 84-year-old mom likely suffered a fatal medical episode during her kidnapping \u2014 and her greedy captors were forced to dump her body because she was no longer \u201cof value\u201d to them once dead, according to a cold-case expert.<\/p>\n<p>The kidnappers likely \u201cunderestimated\u201d how fragile Nancy Guthrie\u2019s health was when they carried out their sickening money grab, Brian Martin, an Indiana detective who specializes in cold cases, told NewsNation\u2019s Brian Entin.<\/p>\n<p>That left them forced to scrap their ransom plan and get rid of her body when things went \u201csideways\u201d with the \u201cToday\u201d show host\u2019s mom, who had a slew of major health issues, the detective suggested.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nancy Guthrie is believed to have been kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on Feb. 1, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy NBC Universal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A masked suspect was spotted outside Nancy Guthrie\u2019s home in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhat really bothers me is if they underestimated Miss Guthrie\u2019s health and thought, \u2018Well, we\u2019ll take her, this will be easy. We\u2019ll hold on to her at an unknown location for a day or two. We\u2019ll get some money out of this and we\u2019ll leave her in a Walmart parking lot,\u2019\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAnd what they had to do is \u2026 it sounds horrible\u2026. They had to dispose of Miss Guthrie because she was no longer of value to them in that monetary gain that they\u2019re hoping to get,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n<p>Guthrie vanished from her home in Tucson, Arizona 67 days ago and has not been seen or heard from since.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Splatters of blood was discovered at Nancy Guthrie\u2019s front door after she was reported missing in Tucson, Arizona. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police believe she was kidnapped in the middle of the night, but despite weeks of intensive investigation, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been identified.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Why latest Nancy Guthrie ransom notes could be real \u2014 latest on investigation \u2014 day 66\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fhdChquTPwI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Immediately after she disappeared, authorities were notified that she suffers from high blood pressure and cardiac issues and has a pacemaker.<\/p>\n<p>Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos had announced the day after she was reported missing that Guthrie \u201cis in need of medication, medication that if she doesn\u2019t have it in 24 hours, it could be fatal.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">The timeline of the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie\u2019s mom:<\/h2>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator 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