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Insiders Say Inexperienced Team Led Guthrie Probe, Raising New Pressure on Pima County Sheriff

The allegations increase pressure on Sheriff Chris Nanos, signaling renewed scrutiny of the department’s early decisions.

Overview

  • Anonymous law-enforcement sources, who spoke Thursday to NewsNation and Fox News, said the initial Guthrie scene was handled by detectives with little homicide experience, including a supervisor who had never worked a homicide.
  • Fox News also reported that seasoned investigators were sidelined early and reassigned, and county leaders moved to question Sheriff Chris Nanos as a recall effort against him gathers steam.
  • Investigators have not named a suspect, and DNA from a glove found near the home matched an unrelated restaurant worker, with other items still undergoing testing at private and federal labs.
  • The FBI recovered photos from three cameras on the property but found nothing they plan to release, while previously shared porch footage shows a masked person at the door around the time Guthrie vanished.
  • The family and law enforcement have posted rewards totaling more than $1.2 million for tips, and the sheriff has warned the perpetrator could strike again as cadaver dogs remain available but are not currently deployed.