Nancy Guthrie Case: Forensic Expert Says Second Crime Scene Could Identify Suspect

With the investigation into the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continuing into its seventh week, there is still no indication of who the suspect is who kidnapped her from her home in Tucson, Arizona. While law enforcement officers have been able to take DNA samples and physical items into evidence, they have so far not produced any meaningful breakthroughs in the case.

Now, genetic genealogist CeCe Moore has explained how a second crime scene might prove key to discovering the identity of the attacker and locating Nancy.

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Second Crime Scene May Provide More DNA Evidence to Find Suspect

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While appearing on the NewsNation podcast “The Truth of the Matter” earlier this week, Moore revealed that DNA evidence could still prove vital to making a breakthrough in the case. However, it may require a second crime to be uncovered that could provide additional samples for law enforcement agents to analyze.

Speaking on the podcast, Moore explained that if police can find another location where Nancy may have been kept or taken to, the suspect may have left behind additional DNA samples or other evidence that could help pinpoint his identity. 

“I don’t even like to think of this, but if there is a second crime scene that is discovered or her, you know, remains, then that gives them another opportunity to find DNA,” Moore said.

She then referenced a similar case in Australia where an elderly man was kidnapped and ultimately killed. In this case, the officers were able to prove that the victim was at the location along with several suspects.

“They found a second crime scene in his case because he was held somewhere for a while. His name is Chris Baghsarian.” Moore said. “Unfortunately, his case has been resolved in, you know, the worst possible way.”

She continued, “He was held at a location, where, by the time they found the location, he was no longer there. But his DNA was all over there. His blood was there, they had cut off his finger, terrible. But they were able to prove he had been there.”

Moore added that “we don’t want to hope for a second crime scene or remains to be found of Nancy” before saying “we all still want to believe she’s alive.” The genetic genealogist went on to say that even if she is being held captive alive “that place she’s being held is a second crime scene” and could provide vital evidence.

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Retired FBI Agent Reveals Likely Way Police Will Discover Suspect’s Identity 

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In an interview with Newsweek, former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer explained how she believes that investigators will learn the identity of the suspect in the Nancy Guthrie case.

“I think the number one way this case is going to be solved, in my opinion, is somebody coming forward that knows him,” Coffindaffer said. “You know, a girlfriend that gets angry at him or a family member that finds some sort of moral compass or wants that $1.2 million and finds that is worth it to go ahead and betray their loved one.”

“You have the ring, you had the tattoo, you have the clothing, you have the eyebrows, you have the mustache, somebody knows who he is,” she said. “That’s their best lead, it really is. Somebody is going to come forward. It’s just how long is that going to take.”