{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"The Legal Option Nobody Told the Guthrie Family They Had","description":"People with no involvement in the investigation have allegedly fabricated claims, implied motive, and named cleared Guthrie family members as suspects — turning an 84-year-old woman's disappearance into content. The family has been fully cleared by law enforcement. The accusations kept coming anyway.\n\nNancy Guthrie has been missing from her Tucson-area home for over three months. Blood confirmed as hers was found at the scene. A masked, armed individual was captured on recovered doorbell footage. No arrest has been made. No suspect has been publicly identified.\n\nThe investigation has been marked by public conflict between the FBI and the Pima County Sheriff's Department. FBI Director Kash Patel stated his agency was kept out of the case for four days during the most critical window. The sheriff disputes this timeline. A sergeant with no homicide experience was reportedly assigned to lead the case. The crime scene was allegedly released early. Media outlets published unverified ransom notes that turned out to be hoaxes — giving a platform to people who may have been exploiting the family's nightmare.\n\nFormer felony prosecutor and defense attorney Eric Faddis examines whether the Guthrie family can bring defamation claims against content creators who allegedly targeted them, what civil liability the county may face for alleged investigative failures, mechanisms to petition for alternative oversight or a federal takeover, Arizona's victim rights protections, and potential legal exposure for media outlets that ran unverified ransom material.\n\nThe family offered a million-dollar reward and begged the public for help. What the law allegedly owes them may be another matter entirely.\nJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/\n\nWant to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8-vxmbhTxxG10sO1izODJg?sub_confirmation=1\n\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/\n\nTik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod\n\nX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod\n\nThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.\n\n#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #MissingPerson #FBI #TrueCrime #EricFaddis #HiddenKillers #VictimsRights #InvestigativeFailure #JusticeForNancy","author_name":"Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5040505-hidden-killers-with-tony-brueski-true-crime-news-commentary","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43635426/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}