Text From Sheriff During Nancy Guthrie Investigation #nancyguthriecase #nancyguthrie #podcast | Forensic Files

And then, let's talk about some of what [music] was said to me and my team behind the scenes from the sheriff. So,
I haven't talked about this before, um but I think this kind of highlights how this all went.
To clarify where the DNA evidence was going was of the utmost importance to accurate reporting, [music]
right? Yes. In Arizona, the nightly newscasts [music] are on at 10:00 p.m. That is standard across the
board. And as we all know in this job, like [music] the news doesn't sleep, right? But it's especially not sleeping
in the biggest investigation in the country [music] at 10:00 p.m., which is not even that late. And my team sent a
text to Sheriff Chris Dannes, just [music] trying to clarify what was going on with the DNA evidence so that we
could be right before the newscast. So, this was at around like 9:50 that [music] the text was sent to him.
>> And this is like what, a week out? >> Yeah, this is within February. So, it's
like a week within like one or two weeks since she was missing. Still, we're talking like top lead [music] story
headlines across every news network every night at this point still. We immediately received a text back [music]
from him. That said, "Did you happen to notice the time? Give it a rest." >> What?
>> When I tell you we looked at that text, [music] I looked at that text and I was like,
"You've got to be joking." First off, that text took more effort than simply a no or a yeah yes or don't respond.
>> And to the point of timing, this isn't a year out and you're bothering him with
his like family. Like, I honestly kind of expect you to be on it at 10:00 p.m. a week out if we still haven't found
[music] her. That just was such a snarky response to give us Give it a rest. You're
Like, she's missing. She the And this is like your job. This is your job. And there was something that the
sheriff [music] said too in that press conference. Basically said like, you guys hold me to all my words. Like,
>> [music] >> Yes! You're the sheriff.

During the early days of the Nancy Guthrie investigation, Crime Junkie breaking news reporter Brianna Whitney and her team reached out to clarify a key detail before going live. This is the response they received from the sheriff.

Watch the full Nancy Guthrie case update tagged below. -------- Follow Crime Junkie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/ Crime Junkie is created and hosted by Ashley Flowers.

Text Ashley to chat about this episode and more: https://my.community.com/ashleyflowers?t=Hi%20Ashley%21

About Ashley Flowers Ashley Flowers is the top female podcaster in the U.S. and the host of Crime Junkie, the #1 podcast among women and the #1 true crime podcast globally. As the Founder of Audiochuck, she has built a top-tier podcast production company that has garnered over 2.6 billion downloads, captivating audiences with its gripping storytelling through 10+ chart topping podcasts. Ashley and her team are dedicated to creating responsible true crime content that respects victims and their families.

Follow Ashley: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ASHLEYFLOWERS/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie

Purchase Ashley’s highly anticipated second novel, The Missing Half now! | https://ashleyflowers.com/books

Brief Summary

Sheriff Chris Dannes' dismissive response to a news team's inquiry highlights challenges in reporting on missing person cases.

Key points

Sheriff's Snarky Response. A text from Sheriff Chris Dannes to the news team raises eyebrows during a critical investigation.

Episode highlights

Sheriff's Snarky ResponseA text from Sheriff Chris Dannes to the news team raises eyebrows during a critical investigation.“Did you happen to notice the time? Give it a rest.”1:11Jul 23, 2026

Episode quotes

You've got to be joking.

Reaction to the sheriff's text response.

1:21WatchJul 23, 2026

More from Crime Junkie

Solve the Crime

Read a real case one clue at a time, then see how your call held up against the investigators.