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Expert: Kidnapper's Mistakes Point to Nancy Guthrie Case Solved
10 May
Summary
- Blood spatter suggests Nancy Guthrie was alive when forced from home.
- A ski mask may have revealed suspect's wrist tattoo and hair.
- The kidnapper's mistakes are believed to lead directly to his capture.
Retired FBI profiler Jim Clemente believes Nancy Guthrie was alive and conscious when forced from her home by a lone abductor. Analysis of blood spatter on her porch indicates she was near the ground and coughed up blood, suggesting she was not being carried by multiple people.
The suspect, described as above average height and build, wore a ski mask, gloves, and a black Ozark Trail backpack. He approached Guthrie's home around 2:30 a.m. on February 1st, and his movements were captured by a Nest doorbell camera.
Clemente points to several mistakes made by the suspect, including efforts to block the camera that may have inadvertently revealed a wrist tattoo. He also suggests the ski mask could have shed facial hair or other DNA.
These errors, along with an unidentified hair sample recovered from the home, are expected to be crucial in identifying the perpetrator. Clemente anticipates that anyone close to the suspect would have noticed a significant change in behavior after the images were released.
The FBI has doubled the reward to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for the abduction.
