Expert reveals four possible motives in Nancy Guthrie

During a current look on the crime investigation YouTube channel Brian Entin Investigates, knowledgeable and former FBI profiler Jim Celemente outlined four possible motives that might have pushed somebody to abduct Nancy Guthrie.

The dialog between Celemente and Entin lined on numerous theories, including the widely mentioned concept that the abductor could have focused Nancy because of an obsession along with her daughter, Savannah.

When requested, “Are there any other possible motives you can think of other than a Savannah-obsessed person?” Celemente didn’t hesitate in itemizing four potential motives, stating, “Ya know, I imply, cash, revenge, private trigger, or sexual. Those are the motives that might be.”

Celemente added his theory of how the suspected abductor may have accessed the Guthrie home, “I think that the abductor likely worked at the house, or delivered something to the house, or delivered her to the house, and knew that she lived alone. That’s generally what happens, what precedes that kind of an attack.”

He noted the importance of familiarity with the victim’s household in many abduction cases.

“However, unless that was absolutely known, there’s no reason for him to take her from that location,” he finished.

The search for Nancy Guthrie has entered its second month with no confirmed suspect publicly identified. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI continue to investigate leads, reviewing surveillance footage from neighborhood cameras, including Ring doorbell recordings showing a mysterious vehicle in the area around the time she vanished. Sheriff Chris Nanos told Today show reporters that investigators are ‘definitely closer’ to identifying a suspect or suspects, and that they are analyzing video of the vehicle captured shortly after Nancy disappeared.

Investigators are also reassessing details about a backpack worn by the person seen on camera near her home. Nanos said authorities had initially believed the backpack was purchased at a national retailer but are now looking more broadly at where it might have come from as they examine all available evidence.

Savannah and her siblings visited their mother’s home outside Tucson in early March, which marks their first public appearance at the property since Nancy’s disappearance, laying yellow flowers and embracing near a growing memorial of items left by well-wishers.

Savannah shared a message on Instagram urging continued community assist and prayer, writing, “We feel the love and prayers from our neighbors, from the Tucson community and from around the country. Please don’t stop praying and hoping with us. Bring her home.”

The household has also supplied a reward of as much as $1 million for info resulting in Nancy’s recovery, and Today present colleagues have made extra public pleas for help as the case stays lively.

Authorities continue to ask anybody with info to contact the FBI or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department.