Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, has now been missing for six months—and a former FBI agent explained why "quiet" in the investigation is actually good news.
In an exclusive interview with Parade, retired FBI agent Jason Pack used his 20 years of experience to offer insight into Nancy's case. The 84-year-old was abducted from her Tucson, Ariz., home on Feb. 1.
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Pack noted that Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos recently reiterated that this is not a cold case, and that DNA and video analysis is still underway.
"That's exactly why it's quiet," Pack pointed out.
"What video means in practice is that somebody has to sit and watch it. Not skim it. Watch it, and plot every vehicle and every person against a timeline," he explained. "There's no software that does that 100 percent accurately for you. There's no real shortcut and no way to hurry it. Technology can help, but human eyeballs need to confirm, and work at 100-percent certainty."
Although Nanos confirmed that forensic testing on a hair sample found at Nancy's home was inconclusive and did not point to a suspect, he also said that more evidence was still being processed.
"Mixed samples out of a lived-in home are hard, and they're supposed to be," Pack acknowledged. "A house has family in it, friends, caregivers, delivery people. Pulling one unknown contributor out of that and getting it clean enough to work is slow science, and no lab can rush it into being something it isn't."
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Additionally, Pack addressed the lack of updates in Nancy's case as the months pass—and how that isn't necessarily a bad sign.
"People hear silence and assume nothing is happening. In my experience, it's the opposite," he told Parade. "Silence means the work moved to the places you can't announce. Subpoena returns. Financial records. Phone data. None of it makes a press conference. All of it takes months."
Pack continued, "I've watched cases break in month eight, month 14, month 30. Most every one of those families had stopped believing it was ever coming."
Finally, Pack shared how Tucson residents can help the case move forward.
"Go back and check your own cameras from that time period. Doorbell, security, dashcam," he encouraged the public. " A lot of systems archive further back than people realize. If you drove through the area that night, pull your dashcam files. If you were out at all, think about what you saw that seemed like nothing at the time."
He added, "And think about the people in your own life. Somebody who left town. Somebody whose behavior turned in February and never turned back. You don't have to be sure. That's not your job. Sorting it out is theirs."
As of writing, no suspect has been named in Nancy's case despite Savannah's $1 million reward.
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