{"id":47398,"date":"2026-02-06T22:21:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T22:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=47398"},"modified":"2026-02-06T22:21:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T22:21:33","slug":"former-nypd-negotiator-says-nancy-guthrie-case-doesnt-add-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=47398","title":{"rendered":"Former NYPD Negotiator Says Nancy Guthrie Case Doesn\u2019t Add Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A former NYPD hostage negotiator has offered a chilling assessment of Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance, suggesting that the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie was likely taken by multiple people. Wallace Zeins, who handled high-stakes abductions for years, said Nancy\u2019s physical condition\u2014limited mobility, health issues, and waking in the middle of the night\u2014makes a solo abduction highly improbable.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6730192526418028\" data-ad-slot=\"4109378541\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfill-optimized\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\">\n<div class=\"google-aiuf\">\n<div class=\"goog-rentries\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Nancy was last seen Saturday evening, January 31, after dinner with Savannah\u2019s sister, Annie, who dropped her off at home around 9:30 p.m. By Sunday morning, concern grew when she missed church, and she was officially reported missing by noon. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos emphasized that Nancy is mentally sharp and does not wander on her own, ruling out voluntary absence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6730192526418028\" data-ad-slot=\"6510823948\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"filled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_3_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>Investigators discovered Nancy\u2019s Apple Watch at her home and noted her pacemaker stopped syncing around 2:00 a.m. Blood traces outside her door have been recorded, though police have not confirmed ownership. Multiple alleged ransom notes demanding Bitcoin were sent to local media outlets, reportedly including details from inside the home, though authorities have not verified them. Experts note that the perpetrators may be digitally savvy, and handwritten notes could yield DNA evidence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6730192526418028\" data-ad-slot=\"9149328213\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"filled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_4_host\"><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>The search has intensified near her Tucson residence, with police helicopters conducting grid searches across the surrounding desert. Savannah Guthrie has stepped back from professional commitments to focus on her family and issued a tearful Instagram plea, saying the family is \u201cready to talk\u201d and urging anyone with information to contact authorities. The FBI has offered $2,500 for tips leading to Nancy\u2019s safe return, highlighting the urgency and seriousness of this unfolding investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; A former NYPD hostage negotiator has offered a chilling assessment of Nancy Guthrie\u2019s disappearance, suggesting that the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie was likely taken by multiple people. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47399,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=47398"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47400,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47398\/revisions\/47400"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/47399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=47398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=47398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=47398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}