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Crime Scene Investigator Calls Nancy Guthrie Investigation Spectacularly Botched

By Egleze Editorial Desk · Published July 3, 2026 · Reality Check with Ross Coulthart · Couple faces charges after scaling the Empire State Building | Jesse Weber Live Full Show
Crime Scene Investigator Calls Nancy Guthrie Investigation Spectacularly Botched
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
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Couple faces charges after scaling the Empire State Building | Jesse Weber Live Full Show

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"This investigation is so botched. You have not seen Savannah and her family on the same podium as the FBI and the Puma County Sheriff. They should have been standing together making statements from day one and we haven't seen that yet."

Cheryl McCollum, a crime scene investigator who has worked on cases from Tupac Shakur to the Zodiac Killer, harshly criticized the handling of the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation. She pointed to the lack of coordination between the family and law enforcement, the absence of proof of life, and ransom demands that don't follow typical patterns as evidence of investigative failure.

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