Nancy Guthrie has been missing for almost three months, and investigators have yet to name a suspect, but a former FBI assistant director believes the answer lies close to home.
On a recent episode of Michael Hershman’s new podcast, The Fairfax Files, he spoke with John Miller, a former FBI assistant director, who said the person responsible for the alleged abduction is most likely local and had knowledge of the area and Nancy’s living conditions.
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