Nancy Guthrie Case Sheriff Says Family is Cooperating But NO ONE Has Been Cleared Yet

What this episode is about

The investigation into the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie is ongoing, with local authorities clarifying that, while family members are cooperating, no suspects have been cleared. Sheriff Nanos emphasized the complexity of the case, noting the discovery of various gloves and DNA evidence, but refrained from confirming details about potential forced entry into Guthrie's home, highlighting the FBI's role in assessing the ransom notes.

Key takeaways

• When gloves become the focus, remember: not every 'find' is a forensic treasure map.
• Claims of a good FBI relationship? Classic deflection; crime scene integrity speaks louder than words.
• Dogs may hold secrets, but not in a crime scene; it's not a 'pee'-ce of evidence.
• The sheriff’s 'no one is ever ruled out' line is just a fancy way of saying 'trust no one.'
• Releasing a crime scene too soon is like sending kids to a candy store unsupervised: chaos guaranteed.

Who speaks in this episode?

• Megyn Kelly (Guest) · 4 min speaking
• Jim (Guest) · 3 min speaking
• Ashley Banfield (Guest) · 2 min speaking

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Rio Rico, FBI, Ashley Banfield, Matt Finn
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Nancy Guthrie, FBI
3. 6:00 – 9:00: Ashley Banfield
4. 9:00 – 10:50: Birch Gold Group, Matt Finn

Notable quotes from "Nancy Guthrie Case Sheriff Says Family is Cooperating But NO ONE Has Been Cleared Yet"

• On the ransom notes and their legitimacy. He punted and said the FBI is the expert at that one and he wouldn't comment on whether this is a kidnapping will or something else. He says quote we believe it's a kidnapping.

  about FBI · at 0:00

• The Guthrie crime scene house too soon, opened it up too quick, he said, It's not true. They got what they needed. Finn writes, I asked him if they should have cleaned up the…

  about Matt Finn · at 1:40

• Megan, you're absolutely right about the whole area just basically being sealed off until such time as we can determine what's happened to Nancy. because right now she's just evaporated. We don't know where she is. We don't know.

  about Nancy Guthrie · at 5:07

• Suspect. Now, she has said even this weekend, just up until yesterday, she has said nothing's changed. She talks to this person every day and this person has not said no, we've gone in a different direction.

  about Ashley Banfield · at 6:34

• Gold has risen over 700% in the last 20 years, and a never-ending list of reasons smart Americans diversify a portion of their savings into precious metals with Birch Gold…

  about Birch Gold Group · at 9:45

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Nancy Guthrie — Person · Missing person / central case subject · 2 mentions · first at 4:12
  The discussion centers on the investigation into her disappearance, the handling of her home as a crime scene, and reporting claims about suspects and evidence.
• Ashley Banfield — Person · Referenced reporter (source of contested claims) · 2 mentions · first at 1:24
  Her reporting is repeatedly contrasted with the sheriff’s public statements—especially claims about forced entry and an early report that a family member (brother-in-law) may be a prime suspect.
• Matt Finn — Person · Referenced reporter (Fox News) · 2 mentions · first at 0:19
  Cited as a source summarizing the sheriff’s statements and investigative details (e.g., gloves, crime scene handling, and comments about cleaning blood).

Companies & orgs

• FBI — Company · Referenced expert · 2 mentions · first at 0:01
  Mentioned as the expert in analyzing ransom notes and involved in the investigation of the kidnapping case.

Places & events

• Rio Rico — Place · Setting · 2 mentions · first at 0:41
  Mentioned in the context of a Door Dash delivery man who was investigated in relation to the kidnapping case.
  Anybody has been ruled out, the answer was quote, Nobody is ever really eliminated. When they talked about the Rio Rico man in Arizona, Carlos, who was the Door Dash delivery…

Sponsors

• Birch Gold Group — Company · Sponsor · 1 mention · first at 9:54
  Promoted as a service for diversifying savings into precious metals, specifically gold, during economic uncertainty.

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 on the ransom notes and their legitimacy. He punted and said the FBI is the expert at that one and he wouldn't comment on whether this is a kidnapping will or something else. He says quote we believe it's a kidnapping but quote you always consider all possibilities. Okay. Um he did the sheriff said in a local news interview Matt Finn notes in his Fox News report that they found a few different gloves in the area some miles away. On this topic he told Fox News they are not necessarily prioritizing every glove. For example, they're getting calls of gloves in Phoenix, a long way away. So, news of every glove that's found may not be critical. Um, when asked whether anybody has been ruled out, the answer was quote, "Nobody is ever really eliminated." When they talked about the Rio Rico man in Arizona, um, Carlos, who was the Door Dash delivery man who got roughed up a bit by the, uh, the officers the other night and then they

0:53 moved on. He said that uh he was a delivery person who was quote in the area of NY's house quote more than one end quote issue led the sheriff to the Rio Rico man. After talking the sheriff feels satisfied with his alibi. So notwithstanding his nobody's ever really eliminated comment. It sounds like he has eliminated poor Carlos. Nanos will not confirm to Fox if there was forced entry at NY's house or whether the front or back door was used. She's still not giving it up on that. Nanos, of course, Ashley Banfield's reporting is that there was forced entry and they used the back door. Nanos said NY's blood was found outside of her home and NY's DNA was recovered inside, but cannot confirm that the DNA inside the house was blood.

1:38 Um, on the criticism that he released the Guthrie crime scene house too soon, opened it up too quick, he said, "It's not true. They got what they needed." Uh Finn writes, "I asked him if they should have cleaned up the blood out of sanctity and he said that's not their role. Said it's a slap to his team to say that they left too soon." Also says the deputy cars out front now are at the request of the family for safety. It's not that the sheriff is signaling they left too soon. On allegations that family members are involved, the family has been fully 100% completely whatever we've asked for they've done. it was getting crazy out there with allegations about the family. You can't accuse people of a horrific crime like that and not have any facts behind it. But in the same interview, he does say that no one has ever really ruled out as of today.

2:26 Um Nanos has talked to Savannah. He says they've talked and texted, but she doesn't need to talk to the sheriff. She has people. Quote, "The whole family has my number." Um okay, that's odd. And then one final comment on the FBI on reports and previous incidents suggesting they don't have a good relationship. He with the FBI. You Google what you Google. You read what you read. I've got no response. I've always had a good relationship with the FBI. They're a good team. They're good people. And there was another comment where he said a a an officer like a lower guy in the FBI had said to him like, "Let's not let the media divide us. It's it's not the media. The media is making the reports, but they're getting this from obviously federal sources who are not happy with this sheriff. Let's go to the um the substance here. I mean, I think it's very interesting the part about um how he's he's he's defending turning over

3:19 the crime scene, guys, just today. I mean, she's not found. Okay. Like, we don't even know if if this was a kidnapping or a murder.

3:27 Exactly. So, it it's very disturbing that just any Tom, Dicker, Harry can walk up there, as one did when our own Phil Holloway was still there this morning filming. And a woman walked up. I believe we have this. Again, I can't communicate to my team when I'm remote, so forgive me because I don't know if we have the sound. Um, a woman walked up and her dog peed on Yeah, here it is. peed on the crime scene. Her This is a neighbor. There she is. her dog took a pee on the crime scene, which like I'm kind of guessing that's not ideal. You you you guys tell me.

4:00 I mean, I'm sitting there thinking, didn't we just have a a tarp and a tent set up yesterday to continue the process of this crime scene? Really and truly, that whole property needs to be roped off and secured until Nancy Guthrie is found dead or alive. That's still a crime scene. For some reason, we still, you know, agents keep coming back. Law enforcement keeps coming back. For some reason, if if the family is not at, you know, Annie and Tomaso's house and they keep going back there personally, both of those need to be secured, taped off, nobody in and out, unless it's an investigator at this point.

4:37 Yeah. Because you tell me, will, but don't you you don't know what's relevant to look at for sure until you know what crime you're dealing with. Like you come in, you do an initial survey, you take a guess, you proceed, but like there may be something they learn when and if they catch this guy that then they want to go back into that house and check out again. And there's no reason to release it. NY's not in it. And if we get her back, she can stay with her other daughter, Annie, down the road.

5:05 Absolutely. It should be a sterile area. Megan, you're absolutely right about the whole area just basically being sealed off until such time as we can determine what's happened to Nancy. Uh because right now she's just evaporated. We don't know where she is. We don't know in what capacity. We don't know what the motive was of the individual that that broke into the house or individuals as yet to be confirmed. And ultimately it really comes down to the fact that this environment needs to be left alone because there could be some subsequent information or intelligence that is brought to the attention of uh the bureau or of the sheriff or to the sheriff uh that they may want to revisit the house and and look for something. I I seriously doubt within the last two weeks they've intrinsically and forensically gone through that house in every part.

5:51 Yeah, I I have the same doubt. What do you make, Jim, of his comment about the family, saying the family's been fully whatever we've asked for, they've done. It was getting crazy out there with allegations about the family. You can't accuse people of a horrific crime like that and not have any facts behind it. Now, this, of course, is a reference to Ashley Banfield's reporting week one. Uh it hit on the Tuesday after Nancy disappeared, which was a the wee hours of a Sunday morning, that her law enforcement source, impeccable, she describes him or her high up, she says that she's known for years, um said at that as of that day, right now, the brother-in-law Tamas is may be the prime suspect. Now, she has said even this weekend, just just up until yesterday, she has said nothing's changed. She talks to this person every day and this person has not said no, we've gone in a different direction.

6:47 And I asked her personally, let me ask you if this person is in a position to know. And and the question was basically trying to get at, is this like just some rando in the FBI or is this somebody who's actually on the investigation? That's that was the implicit

7:00 gist of the question. And she said, "Yes, this person is in a position to know the facts of the investigation." So you tell me what you make of that sheriff's answer, Jim. Well, he's playing both sides against the middle. He's saying that, you know, they've given 100% I hate that, by the way. You know, 100% cooperation or something and that uh but you can't rule out anyone. Well, which one is it? And so, right, we're we're kind of playing both sides there. Uh and I did want to really quick go back to the comment and he said that it's not their job to clean up the blood. Um, yes, I agree with you and and and Chad and and Will that it was given up too soon. And and now, by the way, when you go back with your white tent to get whatever, it's compromised. Okay? A defense attorney is going to have a field day with that. I mean, an absolute field day. And we we are always taught like basic 101. Don't give up the scene

7:51 until you absolutely need to. And in this case, as you pointed out, you don't need to, right? She's not going to be upset. She's not there. But uh to say that we don't clean up the blood, well then what? Her family has to do that. Is that what we're hearing? Sheriff that that that's okay. That her poor family is going to have to go and clean up the blood. You know, certainly you have crime scene people who have vendors that do, you know, dis disposal and cleaning of crime scenes and terrible like suicides and stuff. That is a service that we are all familiar with through the corner's office. They could obviously do that and I think that's extremely callous. That's just my opinion to say something like that that we don't deal with that and and you let the family deal with it. I just

8:35 I find that to be quite quite callous. I It's just I I also feel like isn't it a little odd? I don't know like to leave NY's blood sitting there like that's that's evidence. Don't you try to preserve that and like bottle it or you know keep it someplace for trial as opposed to just

8:51 leaving all those those drug blood droplets on the porch. I I don't know. It seems kind of sloppy e even forget like what's kind to the family or sanctity as as um Matt Finn put it at Fox News. It's it's like that seems evidentiary to me. It seems like something you'd want all of the evidence to be gathered, not

9:12 not any of it to be left at the crime scene if you can. Well, we keep seeing too, Megan, we keep seeing that blue shirt that's been laying out there since day one. It seems like every time they pan on that porch, we see that blue sweatshirt or or something that's been laid out that they've identified. Why was that not even taken? That's so confusing to me. Any type of clothing needs to be taken. Yeah. I mean, look at this. I mean, this is like police 101.

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Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Nancy Guthrie Case Sheriff Says Family is Cooperating But NO ONE Has Been Cleared Yet"?

Megyn Kelly (Guest), Jim (Guest), Ashley Banfield (Guest).

What is "Nancy Guthrie Case Sheriff Says Family is Cooperating But NO ONE Has Been Cleared Yet" about?

The investigation into the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie is ongoing, with local authorities clarifying that, while family members are cooperating, no suspects have been cleared. Sheriff Nanos emphasized the complexity of the case, noting the discovery of various gloves and DNA evidence, but refrained from confirming details about potential forced entry into Guthrie's home, highlighting the FBI's…

What is mentioned in this Megyn Kelly episode?

6 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Nancy Guthrie, FBI, Ashley Banfield, Matt Finn, Rio Rico. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Nancy Guthrie Case Sheriff Says Family is Cooperating But NO ONE Has Been Cleared Yet"?

The episode runs 11 min; the transcript is about 2,112 words in 18 timestamped sections.

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