Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie‘s mom, Nancy Guthrie, is still missing following the February 1 abduction from her Tucson, Arizona, home — and a former investigator recently speculated on why the kidnapper was likely “someone close.”
On the Thursday, March 19 episode of Brian Entin Investigates, NewsNation’s senior investigative reporter spoke with Morgan Wright, a former detective and state trooper.
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