{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Nancy Guthrie's Sheriff Dismissed WHAT the FBI Didn't ","description":"Nancy Guthrie's disappearance has produced a contradiction that law enforcement hasn't addressed. Sheriff Nanos publicly dismissed the newest email sent to TMZ, one claiming to include video of the 84-year-old grandmother and her alleged kidnapper, as probably just another fraud. But according to reports, the FBI is investigating that same emailer at the same time, which raises an obvious question: why dismiss a lead your own federal partners are still chasing? It's the latest wrinkle in a case that has already produced multiple arrests for people sending fake ransom notes, alongside at least two separate notes investigators consider more serious. One, sent to a Tucson television station days after Nancy was taken from her home, was described by law enforcement as a legitimate communication from the actual kidnappers rather than a hoax, and reportedly claimed she died shortly after the abduction. If authentic, it may amount to a confession the kidnappers didn't intend to give. Criminal defense attorney Bob Motta and Tony Brueski examine what that note means legally, whether Sheriff Nanos and the FBI are actually working from the same information, and why five months in, there's still no arrest and no body. Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer has separately walked through how difficult it is to authenticate any of these messages without physical confirmation, and why investigators reportedly tried and failed to independently verify Nancy's death. All claims remain reported and unconfirmed, and no one has been charged. The FBI has arrested multiple people already for sending fake ransom notes in this exact case, which makes the emailer's claim harder to wave off without a real explanation. This episode breaks down where local and federal law enforcement seem to disagree, and what that gap might mean for the investigation going forward, and for the family still waiting on answers.\nSOCIAL LINKS & LEGAL FOOTER\nJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/\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\nInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/\nFacebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/\nTik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod\nX Twitter https://x.com/TrueCrimePod\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.\nHASHTAGS\n#NancyGuthrie #SavannahGuthrie #HiddenKillers #SheriffNanos #FBI #TrueCrime #Tucson #PimaCounty #BobMotta #MissingPerson","author_name":"True Crime Today | Daily True Crime News & Interviews","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5001260-true-crime-today-daily-true-crime-news-interviews","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43734033/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}