As the search for Nancy Guthrie, 84, continues, retired FBI supervisory special agent James Gagliano joined “FOX & Friends” on Tuesday, Feb. 10, to explain the chilling detail that stood out to him in the investigation of Nancy’s home in Catalina Foothills.
“What I was immediately struck by was this — the darkness,” Gagliano said. “Even with a full moon, the light pollution out here is negligible. There’s none. It is so dark.”
Gagliano explained how Nancy’s dimly lit property made it easy for an intruder to gain access without even her many home security cameras taking notice, adding that this one detail suggested why authorities have not been able to identify a prime suspect.
‘This Really Took My Breath Away’
“And the type of cacti, the flora and fauna that are native here in Arizona, for somebody to be able to sneak up in the dark not to be seen or to bring a car in with no lights on the road right behind my shoulder,” he said. “This really took my breath away about how difficult this is going to be, and it made a lot more sense to me why somebody that night might not have seen anything.”
Despite the lack of visuals from Nancy’s home, Gagliano stated that any evidence that has already been seized and processed is a solid indication that the case will eventually be solved. “The good guys always win here. There are no perfect crimes. This isn’t the era of Jack the Ripper, where you don’t have any of the forensics and any of the police sciences,” he said. “This case will be solved, and we’re all praying for a wonderful reunion with Savannah and her mother and her family.”
Nancy Guthrie’s Neighbor Speaks Out
The NYP reported that the neighborhood where Nancy lives in Tucson, Arizona, is home to around 50,000 people and is so safe that some areas don’t have streetlights. One of Nancy’s neighbors, Catalina Foothills Association President Tom Pugh, shared with Fox News Digital that he had never “heard of any crime like this” in their neighborhood before Nancy went missing.
“It’s a friendly neighborhood. It’s [a] very comfortable place to live,” Pugh added. “That’s one of the main reasons I moved here many years ago.”
In a statement shared with People on Monday, Feb. 9, after the final ransom deadline passed without the return of Nancy and no transaction made into the Bitcoin account for the ransom sender, FBI Phoenix Spokesperson Connor Hagan explained how authorities are working around the clock as they bring in additional resources in the search for Nancy.
“Additional personnel from FBI field offices across the nation continue to deploy to Tucson,” Hagan said. “We are currently operating a 24-hour command post that includes crisis management experts, analytic support, and investigative teams. But we still need the public’s help.”
