Television host and legal analyst Nancy Grace Guthrie has urged the family to submit to polygraph tests as the search for Nancy Guthrie reaches a “critical time” in the investigation.
Grace also said Savannah’s video messages appeared contrived. (Screen grab from Fox One video posted by Nancy Grace at X; Savannah Guthrie/Instagram)Appearing on Fox News’ Hannity, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace host said the voluntary polygraph could help dispel suspicion and refocus attention as authorities continue to search for the missing 84-year-old. “Go on, hook up with a poly and work with it,” Grace said, referring to the polygraph test. He added that anyone refusing the test would raise a red flag in his eyes.
Grace was adamant in dismissing the theory that Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance was the result of a medical episode.
“This was not a ‘medical’ event. We can rule it out,” he said, insisting the situation points to something more intentional.
Concerns over cryptocurrency ransomsGrace also addressed reports that the alleged ransom demands involved cryptocurrency. While noting that bitcoin transactions are traceable, he cautioned that recovery becomes more complicated once funds cross borders.
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“Bitcoin can and will be identified by the IRS, the Fed and the DOJ,” he said. However, Grace cautioned that if money has already been transferred, it could be routed through a “potentially less-regulated country” that does not enforce cryptocurrency rules as strictly as the United States. Under such circumstances, he said, bringing Nancy Guthrie home alive could become significantly more difficult. “That concerns me,” Grace added.
Savannah Guthrie’s public appealGrace analyzed Savannah Guthrie’s repeated video appeals, saying her state of mind suggested she still believed her mother was alive. “You could see in his face that he was getting more and more arrogant, begging the public to help him find his mother,” Grace said. “If he knew or suspected that his mother was already gone, he wouldn’t have done it.”
He also claimed that Savannah’s video messages, including the most recent one, appeared planned rather than spontaneous, suggesting she was “schooled by the feds” and working from a script.
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which the investigators confirmedMeanwhile, journalist Brian Antin cites the FBI as reporting that no contact has continued between the Guthrie family and the suspected kidnappers since the ransom deadline passed.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department also said investigators have not identified any suspects or persons of interest as the investigation remains active.
Authorities continue to urge anyone with information to contact federal or local law enforcement agencies.
