Disappearance of Nancy Guthrie

O'Connell argues that the Guthrie abduction does not resemble a cartel-style kidnapping.

“they're not they're not running this operation like a cartel would run a a kidnapping because it's a hit and run”

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O'Connell predicts that investigators will identify the man on the porch and that doing so will open up the case.

“I think they're getting close to. The porch guy. And when they get the porch guy, the floodgates shall swing open”

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O'Connell says her sources indicate investigators are close to building their case.

“I think they're close right now to pulling this case together. And that's what my sources are telling me”

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O'Connell says the language of the second ransom note sounds feminine and comforting.

“It sounds feminine to me. A lot of the verbiage is feminine. This buried with nature. It's like they're trying to comfort people”

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Kelly says she would not be surprised if Savannah Guthrie took another leave from or left the Today show.

“I wouldn't be surprised at all if she did take another step away or even just leave”

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Kelly argues conflicting FBI statements on the ransom notes show the Guthrie case has been mismanaged.

“it's just further evidence that this case has been mismanaged, both from a public relations standpoint and apparently from an investigative standpoint from the start”

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Kelly concludes the 'friend of the kidnapper' is a fraudster distinct from the author of the first two notes, on which she keeps an open mind.

“I have an open mind on the first guy. Friend of Harvey seems like a complete fraudster”

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John Kelly points to two other older women missing in Arizona with living situations similar to Nancy Guthrie's as potential linked cases.

“there's two other women, similar looks. Older women that are missing in Arizona”

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John Kelly dismisses the TMZ correspondent as seeking fame and a Bitcoin payout.

“This guy's looking for his 15 minutes of fame in a Bitcoin. That's about what this amounts to to me”

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John Kelly argues the ransom note author shows no sophistication and is not a professional kidnapper.

“No, I mean, this guy's dripping of rookie, dripping of stupid rookie as far as I'm concerned”

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Fitzgerald's profile holds that a single dominant offender directed the abduction even if he had a helper.

“there's going to be an alpha male who is in charge of this”

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Fitzgerald says he is glad the family did not pay a large ransom given the lack of proof of life.

“I'm glad they didn't pay the big bucks to these people with such little information to provide”

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Fitzgerald maintains the crime was a successful abduction that was never intended as a for-profit kidnapping.

“he does this thing again successful abduction I don't think it was ever meant to be a kidnapping”

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Whitney considers it most realistic that Guthrie's remains will eventually be found in the southern Arizona desert, possibly after years.

“And number four, and this might honestly be what I think is realistic, that Nancy Guthrie's remains are eventually found somewhere in nature”

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Whitney suggests a foreign mastermind might be in a country that does not extradite to the United States, limiting the FBI's reach.

“it is also possible that wherever this person is doesn't subpoena or extradite to the United States of America”

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Callahan recommends Savannah Guthrie step away and later use her fame for good, like John Walsh.

“She should go like the John Walsh route. She should disappear for a while, metabolize this, come back, use her fame for good”

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Callahan says her reporting with former FBI agents showed the bureau is far more fallible than its popular image.

“I know from former FBI agents who I spoke to extensively for one of my books that it's simply not so”

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Hamilton believes the abduction was carried out by a team and doubts the ransom notes are legitimate.

“I think it's a team. I think it always has been. I don't really believe these ransom notes are legitimate”

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Hamilton believes the TMZ tipster is a fraudster exploiting Harvey Levin for money and publicity.

“he sees Harvey is an easy mark and wants some publicity and wants a little bit of money”

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