A veteran cop has suggested that Nancy Guthrie may have suffered a medical emergency while in the hands of her presumed kidnappers, and that she likely died before they could get ransom money and return her.
Detective Brian Martin, of Indiana’s Fort Wayne Police Department, spoke with NewsNation’s Brian Entin about the case, sharing his thoughts on what might have happened to the 84-year-old mother of Today‘s Savannah Guthrie. Martin stated how the presumed abduction appeared to be based on financial gain, but it’s possible that a medical situation changed the plans.
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