Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos remains convinced that the abduction case of Nancy Guthrie is far from being closed, even two months after she initially disappeared. The 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie vanished on February 1, and since then, there have been very few developments in the case.
Chris Nanos has faced criticism for how he has handled the case so far.
During an interview with Arizona Daily Star columnist Tim Steller and radio host Bill Buckmaster on March 20, Chris explained that “we have some DNA that we think is still workable.” The police officer, who has received backlash in recent weeks over his handling of the case, noted that the police are still cooperating with the FBI to examine all the evidence present.
Forensic Experts Are Examining Video Footage
Forensics experts are reviewing “thousands of hours of video footage we still have to sort through,” he said. “The case will get us there. We let the evidence show us the way, and that’s what we base everything on,” Chris said. “Right now, everything is speculative. We don’t have anything in front of us that says ‘this is who did this, and this is why.’”
“I hope also that the public and community understand that we are working it hard, and we are working it with some really good, quality teams,” he sighed.
The sheriff went on: “And we know the science, and we know we have some labs around this country who are really working diligently to get there with this.” While a “breakthrough” could happen soon enough, Chris said it’s possible “somebody out there knows something, maybe somewhere, somebody’s going to say something.”
Chris Nanos Clapped Back at the Critics
The sheriff also addressed criticism of how he’s been managing Nancy’s disappearance investigation, saying he’s happy the public is “throwing rocks at me and not my team.”
“I’ll be your bad guy, I’ll be your villain,” he reiterated. “Part of the problem is, in law enforcement, we know a lot more than you’ll ever know, but it’s for a reason. We know we have to get the help from our media and our community in solving some crimes, but that doesn’t mean we just share the whole case with you.”
Savannah, 54, and her family made countless pleas via social media for her mother’s safe return and offered up to $1 million in reward money. Nancy was last seen being dropped off at her home in Tucson, Ariz. on January 31 and was reported missing the next day after she didn’t show up for church service.
