Ex-FBI Agent ‘Absolutely’ Believes Nancy Guthrie Case Could Be a Result of Elder Abuse—’Every Person Who Even Had a Tangential Relationship’ Should Be Investigated
At this point in the Nancy Guthrie investigation, police are looking into all possibilities. This is pretty common when there are no real leads after a while. First, the investigation has to focus on the most likely scenarios, but at some point, it must expand to anything that could have happened. And one new possibility being raised is elder abuse.
During an episode of the Brian Entin Investigates podcast on March 8, the NewsNation correspondent spoke to former FBI special agents Maureen O’Connell and Jim Clemente about the case. During the conversation, Entin pointed out. “When you have older parents, and I think a lot of people can relate to this, you know, there’s a lot of people coming in and out of the house.”
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“Whether it be healthcare workers or people helping clean up, or helping your loved one shower, that kind of thing.”
To the question of whether elder abuse should be considered in the investigation, Clemente said, “Absolutely.” He continued, “I think every single person who had even a tangential relationship to Nancy Guthrie. Anybody who worked on the house, on the yard, on the pool. Anybody who worked in the house repairing things, delivering things, even driving her in an Uber or a Lyft, all of those people should be looked at.”
Clemente added, “Because that could have been the nexus that allowed them to understand that she was living alone and that she was vulnerable.”
O’Connell agreed. “I also think that from what we know about Nancy, she was just such a nice and kind and wonderful woman,” she said. “And I’ve got a neighbor here that I just love like a second mom. She, too, is 84. And ever since this whole thing kicked off, you know, I’m on her like white on rice. I just want her to be 10 times more careful about everything.”
Nancy Guthrie disappeared in the early hours of February 1. As of today, the Pima County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI do not have any serious leads. The reward for information about Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance stands at $1 million.
On a message posted on February 24, Savannah Guthrie said, “It is day 24 since our mom was taken in the dark of night from her bed, and every hour and minute and second and every long night has been agony since then — of worrying about her and fearing for her and aching for her and most of all, just missing her,” Savannah said. “We still believe in a miracle. We still believe that she can come home. Hope against hope. As my sister says, we are blowing on the embers of hope.”
“We also know that she may be lost; she may already be gone. She may already have gone home to the Lord that she loves, and is dancing in heaven with her mom and her dad and her beloved brother, Pierce, and with our daddy,” Savannah added. “And if this is what is to be, then we will all accept it. But we need to know where she is. We need her to come home.”
